Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ukraine, China in focus for Japan PM Kishida on Southeast Asia visit
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sets off on Friday for an extended visit to Southeast Asia, aiming to marshal regional responses to the Ukraine crisis as well as counter China'...
Apr 28, 2022
Russia court orders early release of ex-minister jailed for corruption -Interfax
(Reuters) - A Russian court has ordered the early release of former economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev, who was sentenced in 2017 to eight years in jail on corruption charges, Interfax news agency repo...
Apr 28, 2022
British Virgin Islands says its premier has been arrested in Miami
(Reuters) - The premier of the British Virgin Islands has been arrested in Miami for money laundering and conspiracy to import a controlled substance, the government of the Caribbean territory said in...
Apr 28, 2022
‘I’m not afraid’, says ex-Gazprombank executive who defected to Ukraine
By Tom Balmforth and Parniyan Zemaryalai KYIV (Reuters) - A former senior executive at Russian lender Gazprombank said on Thursday that he fled Russia for Ukraine hoping to take up arms against Moscow...
Apr 28, 2022
Brazil, Mexico WhatsApp users report problems with service – Downdetector
(Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc's widely used WhatsApp messaging service was presenting problems for Brazilian and Mexican users, website Downdetector reported on Thursday. (Reporting by Carolina Pulic...
Apr 28, 2022
Panic as tourists bring unexploded shell to Israeli airport
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An American family set off a bomb scare at Israel's main airport on Thursday when they showed security inspectors an unexploded shell which they found while visiting the Golan He...
Apr 28, 2022
Brazil central govt posts smaller-than-forecast deficit in March
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's central government reported better than expected fiscal numbers in March, once again supported by higher tax revenue, and suggested a brighter fiscal picture for 2022. Th...
Apr 28, 2022
Oklahoma Senate passes near-total abortion ban, would take immediate effect with governor’s signature
(Reuters) - Oklahoma's Senate on Thursday passed a ban on all abortions, except in cases of medical emergency, rape or incest, that would take effect immediately if the state's Republican governor sig...
Apr 28, 2022
Labor issues, idle trains leave U.S. grain and food stranded -shippers
By Christopher Walljasper CHICAGO (Reuters) - Rail backlogs in the United States are delaying shipment of grains as well as processed flour and corn syrup, contributing to the national problem of infl...
Apr 28, 2022
IAEA probing Ukraine report that missile flew over a nuclear power plant
(Reuters) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Thursday it was probing a Ukrainian report that a missile had flown directly over a nuclear power station, saying this would be "extre...
Apr 28, 2022
