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Former head of Vatican bank guilty of embezzlement, money laundering -court
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A Vatican court on Thursday convicted Angelo Caloia, a former head of the Vatican bank, on charges of embezzlement and money laundering and handed down an eight-year, 11-month...
Jan 21, 2021
Hedge fund Greenlight Capital's strong fourth quarter gains lift 2020 return to 5.2%: letter
BOSTON (Reuters) - Greenlight Capital ended 2020 with a 5.2% gain thanks to a dramatic fourth quarter comeback when bets on a homebuilder, jet leasing company and home security services company turned...
Jan 21, 2021
Biden to keep Wray as FBI director: CNBC, citing White House source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is planning to keep Christopher Wray as FBI Director, CNBC reported on Thursday, citing a White House source. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki was aske...
Jan 21, 2021
Badosa first player to confirm COVID-positive in Australian Open quarantine
(Reuters) - Paula Badosa became the first player entered for next month's Australian Open to confirm a positive test for COVID-19 while in quarantine in Melbourne, with the Spaniard saying on Thursday...
Jan 21, 2021
Russia plans to produce COVID-19 vaccine storable at fridge temperatures - minister
By Polina Nikolskaya MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plans to produce a form of its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine that can be transported and stored at normal fridge temperatures as opposed to -18 Celsius, ...
Jan 21, 2021
Biden names Democrat Glick to chair energy regulatory panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday named Richard Glick, a Democrat, to chair the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, where he could eventually lead the panel to consider low...
Jan 21, 2021
Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine unit struggles to add new hires as holiday nears
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Beijing unit of Sinovac Biotech manufacturing a COVID-19 vaccine said it is facing difficulties in finding staff to expand production because of surging local infections and the ...
Jan 21, 2021
Brussels "COVID boys" take on mission to police pandemic rules
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Two Belgian men left unemployed by the coronavirus pandemic have reinvented themselves as the "COVID boys", disinfecting public surfaces and patrolling Brussels to encourage socia...
Jan 21, 2021
House Democrat says votes in hand to approve waiver for Austin as U.S. defense chief: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives has enough votes to approve a waiver for retired Army General Lloyd Austin to serve as defense secretary, a senior House Democrat said in a pho...
Jan 21, 2021
Biden appoints U.S. consumer watchdog veteran as acting director after Trump appointee resigns
By Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House announced President Joe Biden would appoint Dave Uejio to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on an acting basis after its dire...
Jan 21, 2021
