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Barclays subpoenaed by U.S. Virgin Islands over Epstein ties
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Virgin Islands has asked British bank Barclays to hand over information related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the bank said on Friday. Barclays rece...
Nov 05, 2021
U.S. working to secure doses of new COVID pills – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is working to secure millions of doses of new Pfizer and Merck pills intended to prevent severe illness from COVID-19, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-P...
Nov 05, 2021
Husband of U.S. transportation secretary says infant son out of hospital
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chasten Buttigieg, the husband of U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, said on Friday that the couple's infant son Gus had been released from the hospital and had been ...
Nov 05, 2021
U.N. investigator ‘hopeful’ Facebook will hand over more Myanmar information
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The head of a U.N. team of investigators on Myanmar said on Friday he is hopeful that Facebook will hand over more information to the team as it collects...
Nov 05, 2021
Exclusive-US Foods seeks new top executives amid investor pressure -sources
By Jessica DiNapoli and Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) - US Foods Holding Corp is seeking to hire a chief operating officer and replace its chief financial officer as it faces pressure from an activist...
Nov 05, 2021
PPS to start COVID-19 vaccines on 5-11 year olds next week
PEORIA, Ill. – You may or may not be a fan of the COVID-19 vaccines, especially the new lower-dose Pfizer vaccine for five- to eleven- year-olds, but the Superintendent of Peoria Public Schools ...
Nov 05, 2021
AIIB to continue vaccine funding for developing nations in 2022
By Aaron Saldanha (Reuters) - China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will continue to finance developing countries acquire COVID-19 vaccines, a senior executive said on Thursday. Las...
Nov 05, 2021
Former USC athletic official pleads guilty ahead of U.S. college scam trial
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A former senior associate athletic director at the University of Southern California pleaded guilty on Friday to participating in a vast fraud and bribery scheme tha...
Nov 05, 2021
Occidental to increase dividend payments after cutting debt -CEO
By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) -U.S. oil producer Occidental Petroleum Corp will increase its fixed dividend payments to shareholders after cutting its debt levels to $25 billion, Chief Executive ...
Nov 05, 2021
Coup puts into question Sudan’s debt cancellation, France says
PARIS (Reuters) - France said on Friday the coup in Sudan had put into question the process that would have seen France cancel some $5 billion debt it was owed by the African country. "It is clear tha...
Nov 05, 2021
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