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Another son of ex-Panama president pleads guilty to U.S. money laundering charge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A son of the former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a U.S. money laundering charge linked to Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht, becoming t...
Dec 14, 2021
U.S. study suggests COVID-19 vaccines may be ineffective against Omicron without booster
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) - All three U.S.-authorized COVID-19 vaccines appear to be significantly less protective against the newly-detected Omicron variant of the coronavirus in laboratory...
Dec 14, 2021
U.S. House to vote on compromise version of Uyghur bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Tuesday on legislation addressing China's treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced, after law...
Dec 14, 2021
YouTube down for thousands of users – Downdetector
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's YouTube was down for thousands of users on Tuesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. Downdetector, which showed there were more than 19,000 incidents o...
Dec 14, 2021
The Mexican town where making Christmas baubles is a way of life
TLALPUJAHUA, Mexico (Reuters) - In Tlalpujahua, Mexico, the spirit of Christmas is baked into the small town's very existence. While people around the world prepare to decorate Christmas trees and buy...
Dec 14, 2021
Britain to push back against China and Russia in cyberspace
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said it would push back at what it casts as attempts by Russia and China to establish national sovereignty over the communications arteries and emerging...
Dec 14, 2021
New York ethics panel orders Cuomo to pay $5.1 million in book earnings
(Reuters) - An ethics panel in New York on Tuesday ordered former Governor Andrew Cuomo to return $5.1 million he received for his memoir after finding he failed to follow state ethics regulations, a ...
Dec 14, 2021
KFC cuts queues to keep Japan’s fried chicken Christmas custom alive
TOKYO (Reuters) - A long queue of patrons running out the door of nearly every KFC has been a perennial Christmas sight in Japan but COVID-19 social distancing rules that discourage lines and place st...
Dec 14, 2021
Trump’s social media venture partners with Canada’s Rumble Inc
(Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump's social media venture said on Tuesday it has entered into a technology and cloud-services agreement with Canadian video platform Rumble Inc. As part of t...
Dec 14, 2021
Canada still plans digital services tax; details of bank tax coming later
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is still prepared to impose a tax on corporations providing digital services, the finance ministry said on Tuesday in an announcement set to irritate the U...
Dec 14, 2021
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