Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Senate passes, sends to Trump, one-week extension of government funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Friday unanimously approved a one-week extension of federal funding to avoid a government shutdown this weekend and to provide more time for separate negotiat...
Dec 11, 2020
Steve Bannon hires Giuliani’s lawyer to replace attorney who left after threat to Fauci
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Steve Bannon, the former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, has hired a lawyer who also represents the president's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani to defend...
Dec 11, 2020
Brazil studies 58 cases of COVID-19 re-infection – health ministry
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Health Ministry is studying 58 suspected cases of COVID-19 re-infection after confirming the first case of a person getting re-infected with the illness caused by the cor...
Dec 11, 2020
UK records 21,672 COVID-19 cases and 424 deaths
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom recorded 21,672 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, up slightly from the day before, and 424 deaths of people who had tested positive for the disease within 28 days, off...
Dec 11, 2020
India readies for 600 million COVID vaccine jabs; to use standard cold storage: top government expert
By Neha Arora and Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will deploy its vast election machinery to deliver 600 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the most vulnerable people in the next six to...
Dec 11, 2020
Parsley Energy lays off most workers as part of sale to Pioneer Natural Resources-government notice
(Reuters) - Parsley Energy will lay off most of its Austin, Texas workforce as part of its sale to Pioneer Natural Resources, according to a notice to the Texas Workforce Commission posted on Friday. ...
Dec 11, 2020
Athletes must take their place in the vaccine queue, says Coe
By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - Healthy Athletes should take their place in the COVID-19 vaccine queue behind people with more pressing needs despite events such as next year's Olympics looking s...
Dec 11, 2020
Mexico adds nearly 149,000 formal jobs in November
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) said on Friday that 148,719 tax-paying jobs registered with the institute were added in the month of November. Mexico shed some 1.1...
Dec 11, 2020
Exxon Mobil to cut 700 jobs in Houston -government notice
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp will lay off more than 700 workers in the Houston area, according to a notice it sent to the Texas Workforce Commission posted on Friday. The largest U.S. oil producer had...
Dec 11, 2020
As Israel and Moroccan Jews celebrate new ties, others are critical
By Ahmed Eljechtimi and Ari Rabinovitch RABAT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel and Moroccan Jews on Friday celebrated an agreement to normalise relations between the two countries, but the largest party i...
Dec 11, 2020
