By Ahmed Aboulenein
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has rejected an agreement adopted by members of the World Health Organization to improve preparedness for future pandemics following the disjointed global response to COVID-19, the government said on Friday.
The Department of State and Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement they had transmitted on Friday the official U.S. rejection of the legally binding pact,... (continue reading...)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The 2019 suicide of disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a New York jail cell generated conspiracy theories, fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump's conservative MAGA movement, that he was killed by one of his famous connections.
Here are some facts about Epstein and the current controversy:
WHO IS JEFFREY EPSTEIN?
The Brooklyn-born Epstein, a former high school math teacher who later... (continue reading...)
By Scott DiSavino
(Reuters) -U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for the first time in 12 weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday.
The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose by seven, its biggest weekly increase since December, to 544 in the week to July 18.
Despite this week's rig increase, Baker Hughes said the total count was still... (continue reading...)
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro told Reuters on Friday he expects his son Eduardo Bolsonaro, a Brazilian congressman, to seek U.S. citizenship instead of returning from the United States.
In an interview with Reuters after federal police searches of his home and party headquarters, Bolsonaro said he has been speaking at least every other day with his son, an outspoken ally of U.S. President Donald Trump who has sought support... (continue reading...)
By Promit Mukherjee
OTTAWA (Reuters) -The Chinese embassy in Ottawa criticized duties slapped by Canada this week on Chinese imported steel, saying on Friday they violated World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and disrupted the global trade order.
The embassy statement, in response to questions from Reuters, followed an agreement between Canada and China in June to improve bilateral ties and take initial steps to rebuild their fraught trade... (continue reading...)
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