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Amazon shortens COVID isolation, paid leave for U.S. workers
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc on Friday told workers they only have to isolate for a week after testing positive for COVID-19, instead of 10 days, following updated U.S. health guidance. The Omicron vari...
Jan 07, 2022
FedEx warns of shipment delays as Omicron leads to staffing shortage
(Reuters) - FedEx Corp warned on Friday that rising cases of Omicron variant has caused staff shortage and delay in shipments transported on aircraft. "The explosive surge of the COVID-19 Omicron vari...
Jan 07, 2022
Andreessen Horowitz raises $9 billion across three new funds for startup investments
(Reuters) - Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz raised $9 billion through three new funds to invest across startups in different sectors, amid a global funding boom as large investors back high-...
Jan 07, 2022
Reddit tapping Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley for IPO – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Social media platform Reddit Inc, whose message boards became central to meme stock trading frenzy in 2021, is tapping Wall Street banks Goldman Sachs Group and Morgan Stanley for its init...
Jan 07, 2022
Pentagon awards $52 million contract for COVID-19 test kits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department said on Friday it has awarded a $51.6 million contract to Goldbelt Security LLC to purchase COVID-19 antigen over-the-counter test kits, part of Pres...
Jan 07, 2022
Aeromexico halts flights as COVID ‘domino effect’ hits crews – union
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - More than 70 Grupo Aeromexico pilots have tested positive for COVID-19 as infections surge due to the Omicron variant, leading to 22 canceled flights, said a union that represe...
Jan 07, 2022
Leon Black’s rape accuser seeks to dismiss billionaire’s lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former model accusing Leon Black of rape asked a U.S. judge on Friday to dismiss the billionaire investor's defamation and racketeering conspiracy lawsuit ag...
Jan 07, 2022
Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine protects children against rare COVID-19 complication – CDC
(Reuters) - Two doses of the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are highly protective against a rare but often serious condition in children that causes organ inflammation weeks after COVID-19 i...
Jan 07, 2022
American Airlines: 96% of employees vaccinated, seeking accomodation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American Airlines said Friday that more than 96% of its employees have submitted proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a request for an accommodation from the requirements. In Novemb...
Jan 07, 2022
Factbox-When and how will Americans get free COVID-19 tests promised by Biden?
(Reuters) - The U.S. government has signed the first contract involving 500 million rapid COVID-19 tests that President Joe Biden promised in December would be free to Americans who request them, an o...
Jan 07, 2022
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