Judge imposes harsher sentence than requested on man accused of encouraging U.S. Capitol rioters
By Mark Hosenball
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A judge on Thursday imposed a longer prison term than prosecutors requested on a (More…)
Top Story
Officials in Japan warn of potential earthquake, that could be worse than Fukushima, is overdue
Important Takeaways:
The Japanese government warns of an 80% chance of a magnitude 9 Nankai Trough earthquake in 30 years, (More...)Health & Science
Toronto says police not vaccinated by Nov 30 will be put on unpaid leave
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Members of Toronto’s police, the largest municipal force in Canada, will be placed on unpaid leave if (More…)
Syria executes 24 people over deadly forest fires
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria executed 24 people it said had set fires that swept swathes of forests (More…)
U.S. appeals court rules against nursing homes over COVID-19 lawsuits
By Tom Hals
(Reuters) – In a setback to nursing-home operators facing hundreds of COVID-19 negligence and wrongful-death lawsuits, a (More…)
NOAA expects U.S. Southwest drought to continue or worsen this winter
By Karl Plume
(Reuters) – A harsh drought is expected to continue or worsen across parts of the U.S. West (More…)
Texas urges U.S. Supreme Court to maintain state’s abortion ban
By Andrew Chung
(Reuters) – Texas on Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to keep in place a state law (More…)
Late monsoon floods kill more than 150 in India and Nepal
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -More than 150 people have died in flooding across India and Nepal in recent days, as heavy (More…)
Russia reports cases of more contagious COVID-19 Delta subvariant
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia has reported “isolated cases” of COVID-19 with a subvariant of the Delta variant that is believed to (More…)
Japanese volcano spews plumes of ash, people warned away
TOKYO (Reuters) -A volcano erupted in Japan on Wednesday, blasting ash several miles into the sky and prompting officials to (More…)
Children with mild COVID-19 may not develop antibodies; oral vaccine booster shows promise in monkey study
By Nancy Lapid
(Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that (More…)
