Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russian bank VTB no longer has control of European subsidiary -German regulator
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Russian bank VTB can no longer exercise any control over its European subsidiary in the wake of new sanctions, German regulator BaFin said on Sunday. The European Union on Friday...
Apr 10, 2022
Shanghai residents question human cost of China’s COVID quarantines
By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Lu, 99, was a long-time resident at Shanghai's Donghai Elderly Care hospital, her loved ones secure that she was getting round-the-clock care at the city's largest s...
Apr 10, 2022
Zelenskiy says discussed additional Russia sanctions with Germany’s Scholz
(Reuters) - Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday he had held spoken on the phone with German chancellor Olaf Scholz on the possibility of additional sanctions on Russia, as well as f...
Apr 10, 2022
Pope calls for Easter truce in Ukraine leading to peace negotiations
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday called for an Easter truce in Ukraine, leading to negotiations and peace. "Put the weapons down!" he said at the end of a Palm Sunday service for tens o...
Apr 10, 2022
NHL roundup: Leafs, Rangers seal playoff berths
Auston Matthews scored twice for the Maple Leafs in a 3-2 win against the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, allowing Toronto to clinch a postseason berth. Matthews has 21 goals and 29 points in...
Apr 10, 2022
Two killed, several injured by Russian shelling — Kharkiv governor
(Reuters) - Two people were killed and several injured on Sunday in the Ukrainian town of Derhachy in the northeastern Kharkiv region, regional governor Oleh Synyehubov said in a Facebook post. Russia...
Apr 10, 2022
Iran MPs set conditions for reviving 2015 nuclear deal amid stalled talks
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian lawmakers have set conditions for the revival of a 2015 nuclear pact, including legal guarantees approved by the U.S. Congress that Washington would not quit it, Iranian stat...
Apr 10, 2022
Western Sahara’s Polisario Front suspends contact with Spain
MADRID (Reuters) - The Polisario Front, Western Sahara's independence movement, on Sunday said it was severing ties with Spain after Madrid backed Morocco's plan giving autonomy to the former Spanish ...
Apr 10, 2022
MLB roundup: Yankees power past Red Sox
Giancarlo Stanton hit a tie-breaking two-run home run with one out in the sixth inning, lifting the New York Yankees to a 4-2 victory over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon. Stanton ho...
Apr 10, 2022
German arms maker offers weapons to Ukraine – German government source
BERLIN (Reuters) - Ukraine has received an offer of a sizeable shipment of self-propelled howitzer weapons from a German armaments company, a German government source said on Sunday. German weekly Wel...
Apr 10, 2022
