WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A New York state judge yesterday ordered the New York Times to return internal documents to the conservative activist group Project Veritas, a restriction the newspaper said violates decades of First Amendment protections.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Commercial airlines around the world canceled more than 4,000 flights over the Christmas weekend, as a mounting wave of COVID-19 infections driven by the Omicron variant created greater uncertainty and misery for holiday travelers.
BEIJING, (Reuters) – Officials in the northwestern Chinese city of Xian are facing punishment after a COVID-19 outbreak led to the lockdown of its 13 million residents, authorities said on Friday, as the number of new cases declined.
MARACAIBO, Venezuela (Reuters) – It took accountant Anibal Pirela six days of travel and $7,000 to reach Austin, Texas from Maracaibo, the capital of Venezuela’s once-flourishing western oil state of Zulia.
(Reuters) – United Airlines and Delta Air Lines yesterday said they had each canceled dozens of Christmas Eve flights, as the spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant takes a toll on its flight crews and other workers.
TOKYO, (Reuters) – Japanese and U.S. armed forces have drawn up a draft plan for a joint operation for a possible Taiwan emergency, Japan’s Kyodo news agency said on Thursday, citing unnamed Japanese government sources, amid increased tensions between the island and China.
(Reuters) – A Minnesota jury yesterday found former police officer Kimberly Potter guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright during a traffic stop when she mistakenly fired her handgun instead of her Taser.
(Reuters) – Four people were injured when a fire erupted yesterday at Exxon’s complex in Baytown, Texas, one of the largest refining and petrochemical facilities in the United States.
(Reuters) – Four people were injured when a fire erupted today at Exxon’s complex in Baytown, Texas, one of the largest refining and petrochemical facilities in the United States.
GENEVA/JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South African data offered a glimmer of hope yesterday about the severity of the Omicron coronavirus variant, but World Health Organization officials cautioned that it was too soon to draw firm conclusions as the strain spread across the globe.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States yesterday barred two former Malta government officials and their immediate families from entry, citing suspicions of involvement in significant corruption.
(Reuters) – The United States yesterday authorized Pfizer Inc’s antiviral COVID-19 pill for at-risk people aged 12 and above, making it the first oral treatment and which can be taken at home, providing a potentially important tool in the fight against the fast-spreading Omicron variant.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court agreed yesterday to take up disputes over the Biden administration’s nationwide vaccine-or-testing COVID-19 mandate for large businesses and a separate vaccine requirement for healthcare workers.
JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – A South African study offered pre-Christmas good tidings about the severity of Omicron today as the fast-spreading coronavirus variant forces countries across the world to impose new curbs.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden announced yesterday more federal vaccination and testing sites to tackle a surge in COVID-19 driven by the Omicron variant, and said 500 million free at-home rapid tests will be available to Americans starting in January.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, has been ordered by the High Court in London to provide a British record of more than 554 million pounds ($733 million) to settle a custody battle with his ex-wife over their two children.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said yesterday that he and conservative Democratic Senator Joe Manchin were “going to get something done” on the president’s proposed social spending and climate legislation.
JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israel announced yesterday that it will offer a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to people older than 60, amid concern about the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
COPENHAGEN, (Reuters) – Former immigration minister Inger Stojberg, a main architect behind some of Denmark’s tough immigration policies, was voted out of parliament yesterday by her fellow lawmakers following her conviction in a rare impeachment case earlier this month.
LONDON/DUBAI, (Reuters) – Qatar plans to invest at least $10 billion in U.S.
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