Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Poland say it has collected more than 300 witness statements on war in Ukraine
MEDYKA, Poland (Reuters) - Polish prosecutors have collected more than 300 witness statements as a part of an investigation into alleged war crimes committed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Polan...
Mar 16, 2022
McConnell urges Biden to expand lethal aid to Ukraine, up U.S. force deployment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, speaking soon after Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskiy's address to Congress, urged President Joe Biden on Wednesday to provid...
Mar 16, 2022
Russian patriarch discussed Ukraine conflict with Pope Francis
LONDON (Reuters) - Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill discussed the Ukraine conflict with Pope Francis in a telephone conversation on Wednesday, the Patriarchy said. "Special attention was paid to the ...
Mar 16, 2022
U.S. accuses Chinese agent of scheme to undermine congressional candidate
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors have accused China of trying to harass and undermine an American critic of China who is running for U.S. Congress, according to a criminal complain...
Mar 16, 2022
Biden will deliver remarks on law to bolster protections for women facing violence
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday will deliver remarks on the Violence Against Women Act, which he renewed a day earlier while signing a massive spending bil...
Mar 16, 2022
COVID-19 retreating in the Americas, says regional health agency
BRASILIA (Reuters) - COVID-19 infections and deaths are declining in most of the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday, with the exception of the Caribbean and Atlant...
Mar 16, 2022
World Court ‘profoundly concerned’ about Russia’s use of force in Ukraine-presiding judge
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) said on Wednesday it is "profoundly" concerned about the use of force by Russia in Ukraine. "The court is acutely aware of the extent of ...
Mar 16, 2022
UK supplying starstreak anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine, defence minister Wallace tells BBC
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is supplying starstreak anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine, defence minister Ben Wallace told the BBC on Wednesday. "We are supplying them - they will go into theatre," the B...
Mar 16, 2022
U.S. Senate panel to vote Wednesday on advancing Fed nominees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Banking Committee plans to hold a meeting Wednesday to vote on advancing four nominees for the Federal Reserve, including the renomination of Chairman Jerome Pow...
Mar 16, 2022
German debt to reach some 70% of output this year – Lindner
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's public debt will be around 70% of economic output this year and will fall to no more than the 60% ceiling set by the European Union in the second half of this decade, Fina...
Mar 16, 2022
