Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Kenya’s proposed forest law worries environmental activists
By Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) - Parliamentarians are proposing amending Kenya's forest law to make it easier to change the borders of protected areas, a move activists warn could adversely affect...
Mar 16, 2022
Russia tells U.S. Kyiv must not “stall” talks under “outside influence”
(Reuters) - Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev urged the United States in a phone call with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to encourage Ukraine to pursue a diplomatic s...
Mar 16, 2022
Spain detains yacht on suspicion it belongs to Russian oligarch – ministry
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spanish authorities detained a mega-yacht called "Crescent" docked in the port of Tarragona in Catalonia as part of an investigation into whether it belongs to a Russian oligarch...
Mar 16, 2022
Iran’s Tasnim shows video of what it says was British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe boarding a plane leaving Tehran
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Tasnim news showed a video on Wednesday of what it said was British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe boarding a plane leaving Iran. The video showed a woman dressed in black ...
Mar 16, 2022
World Bank says Ukraine war may prompt grain shortages in poor countries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank on Wednesday said a number of developing countries face near-term wheat supply shortages due to their high dependence on Ukrainian wheat exports that have been cu...
Mar 16, 2022
Russia says any Putin-Zelenskiy meeting should be to seal deal
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday there were no obstacles to a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy, but that such a meeting would only ...
Mar 16, 2022
UK says it has settled historic debt to Iran
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has paid a historic debt owed to Iran relating to military equipment, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said in a statement on Wednesday, which also confirmed the release of Briti...
Mar 16, 2022
UK says Zaghari-Ratcliffe, fellow British-Iranian released by Iran
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday confirmed the release by Iran of British-Iranian dual nationals Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anousheh Ashouri, saying they would return to Britain later on Wed...
Mar 16, 2022
Biden to grant temporary deportation relief to Afghans in the United States
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration will grant temporary deportation relief and work permits to Afghans without permanent legal status but who are currently in the U.S., a mo...
Mar 16, 2022
Zelenskiy calls on U.S. Congress for more Russia sanctions, defense aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on the U.S. Congress on Wednesday for further military assistance to help protect the skies over Ukraine and for further sanctions...
Mar 16, 2022
