Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.N. decries Ethiopia expulsions, says 5.2 million need aid in Tigray
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations on Friday decried Ethiopia's announcement that it was expelling seven senior U.N. officials, and voiced concern for 5.2 million people in the Tigray region who ar...
Oct 01, 2021
Exclusive-'Giant can of worms': Some Afghans leave U.S. military bases before resettlement
By Phil Stewart and Mica Rosenberg WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Something unexpected is happening at U.S. military bases hosting Afghan evacuees: Many hundreds of them are simply leaving before receiving U....
Oct 01, 2021
Fast-food chains close some indoor seating as U.S. cities mandate vaccine checks
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - As New York, San Francisco and a few other U.S. cities and counties require restaurants to check proof of COVID-19 vaccination to dine indoors, some fast-food chain...
Oct 01, 2021
Factbox - Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - Australia will lift one of the toughest international border restrictions on its citizens next month, while neighbouring New Zealand logged more Delta coronavirus infections in its capital...
Oct 01, 2021
British police arrests 13 climate activists who blocked Heathrow airport access road
HEATHROW, England (Reuters) - Climate change protesters on Friday temporarily disrupted an access road close to Heathrow Airport, Britain's biggest travel hub, before police cleared the protest and ar...
Oct 01, 2021
Biden administration to urge halt to strict Texas abortion law
By Jan Wolfe and Sarah N. Lynch (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration on Friday is set to urge a judge to block a near-total ban on abortion imposed by Texas - the strictest such law in the...
Oct 01, 2021
Factbox-Abortion, gun rights, religion on agenda for U.S. Supreme Court
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's new nine-month term, which begins on Monday, promises to be among the most momentous in generations. The justices are poised to decide major cases that could roll ...
Oct 01, 2021
Merck's COVID-19 pill cuts risk of death, hospitalization by 50% in study
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc's experimental oral drug for COVID-19, molnupiravir, reduced by around 50% the chance of hospitalization or death for patients at risk of severe disease, ac...
Oct 01, 2021
Pharmacy chains face first trial in U.S. opioid litigation, judge urges settlement
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Four large pharmacy chains are set to face their first trial over the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic, creating new pressure to reach settlements with state and local governmen...
Oct 01, 2021
In political crosshairs, U.S. Supreme Court weighs abortion and guns
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Just before midnight on Sept. 1, the debate over whether the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority will dramatically change life in Amer...
Oct 01, 2021
