BEIJING (Reuters) -Daily COVID-19 infections among athletes and team officials at the Beijing Winter Olympics athletes jumped to 19 on Friday from two a day earlier, as Games organisers warned of more cases in coming days. Including the athletes and of…
Major Nor’easter blankets U.S. East Coast with snow, heavy winds
By Nick Pfosi BOSTON (Reuters) -The northeastern United States was walloped by a fierce winter storm on Saturday that dropped more than two feet (60 cm) of snow on some areas while packing high winds, prompting thousands of flight cancellations and lea…
U.S. airlines cancel almost 5,000 flights ahead of Nor’easter
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. carriers on Friday canceled thousands of flights through the weekend in anticipation of a winter storm forecast to bring high winds and heavy snow across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. The National Weathe…
U.S. returns 40 migrants to Cuba after intercepting two vessels
By Brian Ellsworth MIAMI (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday said it has returned 40 people to Cuba after intercepting two vessels near Florida while two people were being investigated for human smuggling. Increasing numbers of migrants are tryi…
Easier to produce COVID vaccine shows promise in trials; nasal spray vaccine booster works in mice
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. New COVID-19 vaccine could be manuf…
Argentina strikes breakthrough deal with IMF in $45 billion debt talks
By Agustin Geist, Nicolás Misculin and Adam Jourdan BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina has struck an agreement in principle with the International Monetary Fund over a new $44.5 billion standby deal, both sides said on Friday, a major breakthrough in te…
Collapsed Pittsburgh bridge is one of 44,000 in poor condition in U.S
By Andy Sullivan (Reuters) -The half-century-old bridge that collapsed https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-highlight-manufacturing-jobs-gdp-growth-pittsburgh-2022-01-28 in Pittsburgh on Friday ahead of President Joe Biden’s visit highlighted the per…
French investigators to head soon to Saudi Arabia for Dakar rally probe – source
PARIS (Reuters) -French investigators are preparing to go to Saudi Arabia soon as part of their investigation into incidents targeting French nationals that marred last month’s Dakar sports car rally, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters …
Russian buildup at Ukraine border includes blood for wounded, U.S. officials say
By Phil Stewart, Vladimir Soldatkin and Alexander Marrow WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian troop buildup along its border with Ukraine includes supplies of blood https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/exclusive-russia-moves-blood-supplies-near-ukra…
Thousands honor slain New York police officer at Manhattan funeral
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Thousands of New York City police officers lined Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue on Friday to honor a fellow officer who was shot and killed last week while responding to a domestic violence call. Officers dressed in blue uniforms with wh…