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New York to require state employees to get COVID vaccine or face weekly testing
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York will require state employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or get tested weekly, a mandate that will go into effect on Sept. 6, Governor Andrew Cuomo ...
Jul 28, 2021
PowerSchool valued at over $3 billion in NYSE debut as shares rise
(Reuters) -Shares of PowerSchool Holdings Inc rose 2.8% in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Wednesday, giving the cloud-based education software provider a valuation of about $3.57 billion. Powe...
Jul 28, 2021
U.S. imposes sanctions on Syrian prisons, officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department said on Wednesday it had imposed sanctions on eight Syrian prisons run by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's intelligence apparatus and five senior ...
Jul 28, 2021
Cleanup ongoing at Lyondell La Porte plant after leak kills two, injures 30
By Liz Hampton (Reuters) - Cleanup was ongoing on Wednesday morning after a chemical leak killed two workers and injured 30 others at a LyondellBasell Industries plant in La Porte, Texas, the company ...
Jul 28, 2021
COVID still devastating in the Americas, health agency says
BRASILIA (Reuters) -COVID-19 continues to inflict a devastating toll on the Americas, with Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador and Paraguay among the countries with the world's highest weekly death rat...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Dressel chases first individual gold in showcase race
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. swimmer Caeleb Dressel will be going for the first individual Olympic gold of his multi-medal career in Thursday's showcase 100m freestyle, with the world record possibly in rea...
Jul 28, 2021
Nigerian naira hits record low on black market after central bank clampdown
By Chijioke Ohuocha ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's currency fell 3.3% to hit a record low of 522 naira against the dollar on the black market on Wednesday, after the central bank banned sales of foreign ...
Jul 28, 2021
Kenyan wildlife authorities capture lion in residential area outside capital
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan wildlife authorities said on Wednesday they had captured a lion that had wandered into a residential area in a town south of the capital Nairobi. Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS...
Jul 28, 2021
Britain reports 27,734 daily COVID-19 cases, first rise in a week
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported 27,734 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, an increase on the 23,511 reported a day earlier and a first rise in the daily total after seven consecutive days of lower cases...
Jul 28, 2021
Congressional Republicans lash out against new COVID-19 mask guidance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress lashed out at health officials' recommendations that even fully vaccinated people resume wearing masks in many places, including the Capitol, as...
Jul 28, 2021
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