By Rose Horowitch WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to protect access to contraception, responding to concerns that it could be threatened by a conservative Supreme Court that revoked the ruling that guaranteed a nationwide right to abortion. The bill passed[Read More…]
July 11 (Reuters) – Moderna Inc said on Monday it was advancing two Omicron vaccine candidates for the fall, one designed against the BA.1 variant and another against the BA.4 and BA.5. Vaccine makers including Moderna and rival Pfizer Inc are developing updated vaccines to target the fast-spreading Omicron subvariants[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…]
By Jarrett Renshaw June 22 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Congress to pass a three-month suspension of the federal gasoline tax to help combat record pump prices and provide temporary relief for American families this summer. The president also urged states to temporarily suspend state[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…]
Aug 8 (Reuters) – The United States will send an additional $5.5 billion in aid to Ukraine, made up of $4.5 billion in budgetary support and $1 billion in military assistance, to help it come to grips with the turmoil of this year’s Russian invasion. The $4.5 billion budgetary grant will fund[Read More…]
SEOUL, Aug 4 (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her South Korean counterpart vowed on Thursday to support deterrence against North Korea and achieve its denuclearisation. “Both sides expressed concerns about the dire situation of North Korea’s growing threat,” Pelosi and South Korea’s National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo said in a joint statement after meeting in Seoul. “We agreed[Read More…]
Aug 4 (Reuters) – Here are some highlights from U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner’s statement to a court in Russia on Thursday as she faced a verdict in a trial on drugs charges that could see her sentenced to up to 10 years in prison: Read full story “My parents taught me two[Read More…]
Aug 1 (Reuters) – One year ago, sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya’s life was upended when she refused to board a plane back to her native Belarus after being kicked out of the Tokyo Olympics by her team. What began as a controversy over Tsimanouskaya’s entry in the 4×400 meters relay snowballed into a[Read More…]
JERUSALEM, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Israel signaled it would not change policy around its assumed nuclear arsenal on Monday as Washington affirmed a global treaty designed to roll back the spread of such weaponry. The rare, if veiled, remarks by Prime Minister Yair Lapid came as countries party to the 1970 nuclear[Read More…]
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, July 26 (Reuters) – Russia’s new space chief on Tuesday signaled his country’s intent to withdraw from the International Space Station after 2024, but a senior NASA official said Moscow has not communicated its intent to pull out of the two-decade-old orbital partnership with the United[Read More…]
WASHINGTON, July 26 (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday accused China of increased “provocations” against rival claimants to territory in the South China Sea and other states operating there. “There is a clear and upward trend of PRC provocations against South China Sea claimants and other states lawfully operating[Read More…]
LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) – Britain is enacting the early stages of drought plans which involve using water carefully to protect supplies, the government said on Tuesday, following record-breaking temperatures. There are so far no plans for curbs on water use but regulators and water companies are working to manage[Read More…]
* This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine MOSCOW, July 26 (Reuters) – Privately owned packaging company Tetra Pak on Tuesday said it would exit its remaining Russia operations after 62 years in the country and would divest its business[Read More…]
Last week 71-year-old Freddy Garcia lost his life after being attacked by seven pitbulls on his way to the convenience store. This week, a man was arrested for possibly being involved in his death. Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office have arrested 47-year-old Samuel Cartwright in connection to the tragic incident[Read More…]
