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China COVID deaths accelerate to 9,000 a day – UK research firm Airfinity
BEIJING (Reuters) – About 9,000 people are dying from the new coronavirus every day in China, UK-based health data company Airfinity said on Thursday. country with a large population. COVID infections began spreading across China in November and picked up pace this month after Beijing scrapped its COVID-zero policy, which included regular PCR testing of…
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Twitter back online after global outage hits thousands
(Reuters) – Twitter Inc suffered a major outage on Wednesday, with tens of thousands of users around the world accessing the popular social media platform in the hours before the service was brought back online. or use its main functions. The incident marks the social media site’s first apparent widespread service outage since billionaire Elon…
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Southwest flight upheaval a ‘system failure,’ U.S. says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stepped up pressure on Southwest Airlines (LUV.N) on Thursday, with thousands of canceled flights pointing to a system failure at low-cost airlines. said. “It’s past the time they can say this is a weather issue,” Buttigieg said in an interview published on the ABC News website. “Don’t…
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FTX customers file class action to lay claim to dwindling assets
Dec 27 (Reuters) – FTX customers filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday against the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange and its former chief executive, including Sam Bankman-Fried, alleging that the company’s digital assets I asked for a declaration that it belonged to the customer. The lawsuit is the latest legal effort to claim FTX’s dwindling assets, which…
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Ringleader in Michigan governor kidnapping plot sentenced to 16 years
(Reuters) – The ringleader of a failed plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer by members of a right-wing militia group was sentenced to 16 years in prison in a U.S. district court on Tuesday, prosecutors said. Stated. Adam Fox was found in August by a federal court jury in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on charges…
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Stocks advance, U.S. dollar retreats as China drops quarantine rule
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Stocks fell as the U.S. dollar weakened on Tuesday after China said it would further ease three-year border controls aimed at curbing the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The market has risen. Starting Jan. 8, China will stop requiring quarantine for incoming travelers, the National Health Commission said Monday. It also reduces…
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Buffalo, N.Y. death tolls hits 25 from region’s worst blizzard in decades
Dec 26 (Reuters) – At least 25 people were killed in a powerful blizzard that paralyzed western New York over Christmas weekend, Erie County officials said Monday. Erie County Chief Executive Mark Polonkers told reporters at a Monday morning briefing that the county’s death toll related to storms surged overnight by as much as 12.…
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Thousands lose power after three substations targeted in Washington state, sheriff says
(Reuters) – Thousands of residents lost power in a Tacoma, Wash., suburb after three substations were destroyed, local officials said Sunday, whether the Christmas Day incident was connected. It’s not clear yet, he added. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department said robberies were reported at two substations belonging to Tacoma Public Utility and another substation belonging…
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Seven dead in Buffalo as Arctic system freezes eastern U.S.
(Reuters) – A deadly blizzard hits Buffalo, New York, on Christmas Day, leaving people stuck in cars, causing power outages and a death toll from the severe winter storm system that hit the United States. Increased. Twenty-eight people have died in weather-related incidents across the country so far, according to NBC News’ tally.CNN reported a…
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Arizona judge dismisses election denier Kari Lake’s bid to overturn vote results
(Reuters) – An Arizona judge on Saturday dismissed an attempt to overturn Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s gubernatorial loss. The order by Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson was filed on Saturday. Lake was one of the most high-profile Republican candidates to accept former President Donald Trump’s false voter claims in the 2020 midterm elections. Earlier…