Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Oklahoma brings religious bias suit over Catholic hospitals’ COVID vaccine mandate
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - Oklahoma sued Ascension Healthcare on Friday because the Roman Catholic hospital operator's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees allegedly violated the state's laws against r...
Nov 12, 2021
Amazon worker group in New York withdraws petition to organize union
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A group of Amazon workers in New York City's Staten Island has withdrawn a petition to organize a union, a spokeswoman for the U.S. National Labor Relations Board confirmed o...
Nov 12, 2021
Exclusive-Chinese embassy lobbies U.S. business to oppose China bills – sources
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China has been pushing U.S. executives, companies and business groups in recent weeks to fight against China-related bills in the U.S. Congress, four sources ...
Nov 12, 2021
Tennis – Kontaveit crushes Pliskova to reach semis at WTA Finals
(Reuters) - Estonian Anett Kontaveit handed Czech Karolina Pliskova a 6-4 6-0 drubbing to become the first player to qualify for the semi-finals at the WTA Finals in Guadalajara on Friday. The number ...
Nov 12, 2021
Brazil’s top court rules that companies can require employee vaccination
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court on Friday suspended a government order that prevented companies from requiring employees to provide proof that they have been vaccinate against COVID-19 and...
Nov 12, 2021
Policeman arrested for killing 8-year-old girl in Cameroon
By Josiane Kouagheu DOUALA (Reuters) - A policeman has been arrested for killing an eight-year-old girl in the Cameroonian city of Bamenda on Friday, as he shot after a car that had escaped a checkpoi...
Nov 12, 2021
Russia to require proof of immunity to COVID-19 from travellers – draft laws
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian government on Friday published a draft proposal to require QR codes as proof of immunity to COVID-19 from air and railway travellers up to June 1. The government will de...
Nov 12, 2021
Guedes says markets underestimate Brazil, rebuffs The Economist
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes on Friday said markets are underestimating the country's growth potential, adding that he expects the economy to grow by more than 5% ...
Nov 12, 2021
Former ‘Apprentice’ contestant Zervos ends lawsuit against Donald Trump
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Summer Zervos, a former contestant on "The Apprentice" who accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her, has ended her defamation lawsuit against the former U.S. president, her ...
Nov 12, 2021
S&P Global, IHS win U.S. antitrust approval for $44 billion deal with conditions
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Business information provider S&P Global Inc and IHS Markit Ltd have won U.S. antitrust approval for their planned merger, on condition it sell some businesses and...
Nov 12, 2021
