Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Supreme Court justice rejects challenge to Maine COVID-19 vaccine mandate
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer on Tuesday turned away a religious challenge to a requirement that healthcare workers in Maine be vaccinated against...
Oct 19, 2021
Brazil superior court rejects Brumadinho indictments on procedural grounds
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Superior Court of Justice threw out on procedural grounds an indictment of 16 people in relation to the collapse of the Brumadinho dam owned by Brazilian miner Vale SA, a...
Oct 19, 2021
U.S. administers 409.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 409,438,987 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Tuesday morning and distributed 495,844,635 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and P...
Oct 19, 2021
Exclusive: Investor group to pressure utilities on net zero emissions deadline
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - A coalition of investors with more than $60 trillion in assets under management is preparing to call on electric utility companies globally to move up their ti...
Oct 19, 2021
U.S. congressman charged with lying to FBI about campaign contributions
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A U.S. congressman who prosecutors say lied to FBI investigators about illegal contributions to his 2016 re-election campaign from foreign nationals was indicte...
Oct 19, 2021
N.Korea says it conducted successful missile test from submarine -KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said it had test-fired a new ballistic missile from a submarine, state media reported on Wednesday, a day after authorities in South Korea and Japan detected an apparent ...
Oct 19, 2021
Brazil’s Bolsonaro should face homicide charge for COVID-19 errors – Senate report
By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) - The senator leading a probe into Brazil's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has recommended that President Jair Bolsonaro face 13 criminal charges, including homi...
Oct 19, 2021
Argentina food chamber knocks back government prize freeze plan
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's umbrella food industry chamber said on Tuesday that a government proposal to freeze prices on some 1,650 food and household goods fell short of an offer the sector...
Oct 19, 2021
America Movil Q3 net profit dips 16.4% to $766 million
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican telecommunications giant America Movil reported on Tuesday a third-quarter net profit of 15.8 billion pesos ($766 million), down 16.4% from the same period a year earlie...
Oct 19, 2021
Activision Blizzard fires 20 employees following harassment claims – FT
(Reuters) -Activision Blizzard Inc has fired 20 employees over claims of harassment, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing a letter sent to staff. (https://on.ft.com/3n6xM7u) According to th...
Oct 19, 2021
