NEW YORK, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Donald Trump defeated his niece Mary Trump in a lawsuit where she accused the former U.S. president and two of his siblings of defrauding her out of a multimillion-dollar inheritance. In a decision on Monday, Justice Robert Reed of a New York state court[Read More…]
Nov 22 (Reuters) – Updated COVID-19 boosters offer increased protection against new variants in people who have previously received up to four doses of the older vaccine, a real-world study in the United States showed. The study of over 360,000 people, published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, offers the[Read More…]
COVID-19 restrictions in China caused the PGA Tour to cancel the WGC-HSBC Champions tournament scheduled for Oct. 27-30. The event began in 2005 but was last contested in 2019 due to the pandemic. “We have worked with all Tours, as well as the China Golf Association, on the viability of[Read More…]
MOSCOW, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Russia’s benchmark MOEX stock index climbed to its highest in more than three months on Friday, as investors bet on other companies following Gazprom’s lead in recommending dividends, while the weakened towards 61 against the dollar and euro. Gas giant Gazprom’s board this week recommended[Read More…]
* David Sassoli became head of EU parliament in 2019 * He had been admitted to hospital in December * Sassoli was TV journalist who switched to politics (Adds details, quotes) By John Chalmers and Crispian Balmer BRUSSELS/ROME, Jan 11 (Reuters) – European Parliament President David Sassoli, an Italian socialist[Read More…]
KYIV, Nov 24 (Reuters) – More than 15,000 people have gone missing during the war in Ukraine, an official at the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) said on Thursday. The Hague-based organization, created in the wake of the Balkan wars of the 1990s, opened an office in Kyiv in[Read More…]
Nov 22 (Reuters) – Updated COVID-19 boosters offer increased protection against new variants in people who have previously received up to four doses of the older vaccine, a real-world study in the United States showed. The study of over 360,000 people, published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, offers the[Read More…]
LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) – A single dose of the monkeypox vaccine provides 78% protection against the virus, according to data from England released on Tuesday that health officials said was the strongest evidence yet of its effectiveness. Monkeypox cases have remained low but the World Health Organisation continues to[Read More…]
Nov 14 (Reuters) – Brazil’s democracy prevailed under attacks by far-right social media militias that sought to discredit the voting system during elections in October, the head of the national electoral authority said on Monday. Allegations that electronic voting machines were vulnerable to fraud were aimed at changing the political[Read More…]
NEW YORK, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Donald Trump defeated his niece Mary Trump in a lawsuit where she accused the former U.S. president and two of his siblings of defrauding her out of a multimillion-dollar inheritance. In a decision on Monday, Justice Robert Reed of a New York state court[Read More…]
Last weekend, city officials and the owners of the company Talyard Brewing, announced they will open a 15,000-square-foot brewery in Sugar Land. The work has just started and if everything happens as expected, it will be finished by 2024. “We are very excited to welcome Talyard Brewing Co. to Imperial,”[Read More…]
Fort Bend County made a $345,000 deal with the Houston-based firm Next Wave Strategies to provide outreach on the coronavirus vaccine. Nevertheless, according to the Fort Bend Star, a recent county audit asserted that the firm should repay $25,000 out of questionable expenses. Thus far, the county has paid $102,200[Read More…]
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Every morning, Mary’s eight-year-old daughter Paige walks into school in the Texan city of Austin with a legal letter in her rucksack, neatly packed with her schoolbooks and her lunch, just in case she gets stopped by state family protection officials. The[Read More…]
ALPHARETTA, Ga./PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov 9 (Reuters) – U.S. Senate control hung in the balance while Republicans edged closer to securing a majority in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, a day after Democrats outperformed expectations and avoided a Republican “red wave” in midterm elections. The Senate contests in Nevada and[Read More…]
WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc is recalling just over 40,000 2017-2021 Model S and Model X vehicles that may experience a loss of power steering assist when driving on rough roads or after hitting a pothole. The Texas-based electric vehicle manufacturer has released an over-the-air software update to[Read More…]
