Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. State Department cancels U.N. envoy’s trip to Taiwan as part of Biden transition
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The cancellation of all travel by the U.S. State Department this week includes a planned visit to Taiwan by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft, said a State Departm...
Jan 12, 2021
U.S. judge delays executions of two men on federal death row with COVID-19
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ordered the U.S. Department of Justice to delay the executions of two condemned murderers until at least March 16 in order to allow them to recover from COVID-19. The...
Jan 12, 2021
JetBlue, American to refrain from ‘certain coordination’ in some cities
(Reuters) - JetBlue Airways and American Airlines Group will refrain from "certain kinds of coordination" in some cities, where they are substantial competitors to each other, the carriers said on Tue...
Jan 12, 2021
Minneapolis policeman accused in Floyd killing to stand trial without three other defendants
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - The former Minneapolis policeman accused of killing a Black man by kneeling on his neck will stand trial alone, without three officers accused of aiding and abetting the alle...
Jan 12, 2021
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou asks Canada court to drop security detail to loosen bail conditions
By Moira Warburton (Reuters) - Lawyers for Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou argued in a court on Tuesday to let her leave home without the security detail that was a condition of her bail s...
Jan 12, 2021
Exclusive: Biden to name Gary Gensler as U.S. SEC chair, sources say
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gary Gensler, a top financial regulator under the Obama administration, is expected to be named chair of the U.S. Securities and Excha...
Jan 12, 2021
France likely to have to take tougher measures due to virus variants
PARIS (Reuters) - France will likely have to consider more restrictions on people's movements soon to limit the spread of the UK and South African variants of the coronavirus, Jean-Franois Defraissy, ...
Jan 12, 2021
Ireland to require negative COVID-19 test from all travellers
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Any travellers arriving in Ireland from Jan. 16 must provide a negative or not detected COVID-19 test from the previous 72 hours to be permitted entry, the government said on Tuesda...
Jan 12, 2021
U.S. counter-intelligence chief worried about China, Russia threats to vaccine supply chain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. counter-intelligence chief said on Tuesday he was worried about threats from China and Russia to disrupt the U.S. coronavirus vaccine supply chain. Bill Evanina, direct...
Jan 12, 2021
Fed’s Rosengren says U.S. economy could see robust recovery in second half of 2021
(Reuters) - The U.S. economy could see a strong rebound in the second half of this year as vaccinations become widely available, but the virus is still driving the economy and monetary policy will rem...
Jan 12, 2021
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