(Reuters) -Peloton Interactive Inc has drawn interest from potential buyers including e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc, according to a person familiar with the matter, as the exercise bike maker struggles to maintain pandemic-fueled growth. Shares of Pe…
New Zealand reports record 243 new COVID cases
(Reuters) – New Zealand reported a record 243 new COVID-19 community cases on Saturday, as officials warned more cases of the highly transmissible Omicron variant are expected but urged people in the highly vaccinated nation not to panic. The country o…
Olympics-S.Korea irked over ‘Korean traditional dress’ in Beijing Winter Games ceremony
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean politicians and activists criticised what they called China’s “cultural appropriation”, after a woman appearing to be wearing Korean traditional dress appeared among those representing China’s different ethnic groups durin…
Taiwan condemns ‘contemptible’ timing of China-Russia partnership
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan on Saturday condemned as “contemptible” the timing of China and Russia’s “no limits” partnership at the start of the Winter Olympics, saying the Chinese government was bringing shame to the spirit of the Games. China and Russi…
U.S. coronavirus deaths surpass 900,000, driven in part by Omicron surge
By Steve Gorman and Roshan Abraham (Reuters) -The coronavirus pandemic reached a grim new milestone in the United States on Friday with the nation’s cumulative death toll from COVID-19 surpassing 900,000, even as the daily number of lives lost has begu…
Avenatti convicted of defrauding ex-client Stormy Daniels, sealing U.S. lawyer’s fall
By Luc Cohen and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Lawyer Michael Avenatti, who rose to fame for taking on then-U.S. President Donald Trump before a string of criminal charges ended his legal career, was convicted on Friday of defrauding a former cl…
U.S. considers lengthening gap between first 2 COVID shots to 8 weeks
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. health officials on Friday said they are considering lengthening the recommended interval between the first two doses of the most widely used COVID-19 vaccines to eight weeks to lower the risk of heart inflamm…
U.S. considers lengthening gap between first 2 COVID shots to 8 weeks
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. health officials on Friday said they are considering lengthening the recommended interval between the first two doses of the most widely used COVID-19 vaccines to eight weeks to lower the risk of heart inflamm…
U.S. CDC backs full approval of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) – The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) signed off on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s full approval of Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine in those aged 18 and over, the agency said on Friday. The vaccin…
Pence says Trump was wrong that he could have overturned 2020 election result
(Reuters) – In a sharp rebuke to his former boss, former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday that Donald Trump was wrong to think Pence could have taken action to reverse the outcome of the 2020 presidential election that Trump has falsely cl…