Author Archives: Syndicated Content
WestJet Airlines says unvaccinated employees to face unpaid leave or termination
(Reuters) - Canada's WestJet Airlines said on Wednesday all employees who fail to attest their vaccination status by Sept. 24, or get fully vaccinated by Oct. 30, will face unpaid leave or termination...
Sep 08, 2021
U.S. charges former Ericsson employee over bribery scheme
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. authorities on Wednesday charged a former employee of Swedish telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson with scheming to bribe Djibouti government offic...
Sep 08, 2021
Lawyer for accused U.S. Capitol rioter asks to move trial from Washington
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A lawyer for a man linked by prosecutors to the anti-government Oath Keepers group on Wednesday asked a judge to consider moving his possible trial on charges ...
Sep 08, 2021
Explainer - Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - The continued spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spawned a Greek alphabet of variants - a naming system used by the World Health Organization (WHO) to track co...
Sep 08, 2021
United employees receiving COVID-19 vaccine religious exemption face unpaid leave
By David Shepardson and Sanjana Shivdas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -United Airlines employees who receive religious exemptions from the company for COVID-19 vaccinations will be placed on temporary, unpaid ...
Sep 08, 2021
Tennis - Bencic hopes teenagers Raducanu, Fernandez are protected from hype
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Open semi-finalists Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez must be protected from the hype and pressure that the teenagers are likely to encounter in the coming months after thei...
Sep 08, 2021
Mexico-U.S. talks to focus on border movement, semiconductors -foreign minister
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Wednesday that upcoming high-level economic talks with the United States will focus on infrastructure along the border to facili...
Sep 08, 2021
Li-Cycle to build EV battery recycling plant in Alabama
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) - Li-Cycle Holdings Corp said on Wednesday it will build a recycling facility in Alabama to process a rising volume of lithium-ion battery scrap in the U.S. Southeast for ...
Sep 08, 2021
Tropical Storm Mindy forms in U.S. Gulf of Mexico - NHC
(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Mindy has formed in the northeast Gulf Of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory on Wednesday. Mindy is located about 90 miles (150 km) west...
Sep 08, 2021
U.S. investment-grade corporate bond issuance surges to record
By Karen Pierog CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. investment-grade corporate bond deals soared to a record high this week as companies sought to take advantage of current low interest rates before they rise. T...
Sep 08, 2021
