Author Archives: Syndicated Content
British ministers to decide on lifting England's COVID curbs
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will meet with his Cabinet on Wednesday to review restrictions to tackle the spread of COVID-19 in England as he seeks to mo...
Jan 18, 2022
Giuliani and other pro-Trump lawyers hit with subpoenas over Jan 6 attack
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol issued subpoenas on Tuesday to three lawyers who joined former President Donal...
Jan 18, 2022
Olympics-Swiss Ski jumper Ammann set for his seventh Winter Games
(Reuters) - Four times Olympic champion ski jumper Simon Ammann will compete in his seventh Winter Games after being named in the Swiss team for Beijing on Tuesday. The 40-year-old is the only jumper ...
Jan 18, 2022
Brazil reports 351 COVID-19 deaths, highest daily toll since Nov 17 -ministry
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil has had 137,103 new cases of the novel coronavirus reported in the past 24 hours, and 351 deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily toll since mid-November as Omicron spreads...
Jan 18, 2022
COVID-19 concerns force U.N. to prepare tsunami-hit Tonga relief aid at a distance
By Michelle Nichols and Praveen Menon (Reuters) - The United Nations is preparing for distanced relief operations in Tonga to avoid a COVID-19 outbreak in the Pacific island nation that is reeling und...
Jan 18, 2022
U.S. lawmakers call for U.N. Uyghur rights report before China's Olympics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday urged the United Nations' human rights office to release its assessment of China's policies in Xinjiang before next month's Beijing Winter Olympics, wh...
Jan 18, 2022
Australia's Lynas posts record revenue on strong demand for rare earths
(Reuters) -Australia's Lynas Rare Earths Ltd posted record second-quarter revenue on Wednesday, as demand for metals used in electric vehicles (EVs) grew amid a global push for reducing carbon emissio...
Jan 18, 2022
BHP posts 5% jump in second-quarter iron ore output
(Reuters) - BHP Group on Wednesday reported a 5% rise in iron ore production for the second quarter, driven by strong performance at its Jimblebar mine and ramped up production at South Flank in Weste...
Jan 18, 2022
Wells Fargo names Derek Flowers as new chief risk officer
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co named Derek Flowers as its new chief risk officer, leading all aspects of the lender's risk management systems, the bank said in a statement on Tuesday. Flowers r...
Jan 18, 2022
Teva settles shareholder lawsuit over generic drug pricing for $420 million
(Reuters) - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd has agreed to pay $420 million to settle shareholder litigation alleging the company hid an anti-competitive scheme to fix the price of generic drugs. Th...
Jan 18, 2022
