Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia says nearly half its reserves are frozen, counts on ties with China
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) - Russia said on Sunday that it was counting on China to help it withstand the blow to its economy from Western sanctions, which it said had frozen nearly half of it...
Mar 13, 2022
Nearly 125,000 people evacuated via humanitarian corridors in Ukraine, says president
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Nearly 125,000 people have been evacuated via humanitarian corridors from conflict zones in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a video address on Sunday. "Today t...
Mar 13, 2022
Pope, in toughest comments yet, calls Ukraine invasion ‘armed agression’
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday issued his toughest condemnation yet of the war in Ukraine, saying the "unacceptable armed aggression" must stop. Speaking to thousands of people in St....
Mar 13, 2022
Turkey hopes its citizens can be evacuated from Ukraine mosque – minister
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday he hoped progress could be made on evacuating Turks stuck in a mosque in the southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, addin...
Mar 13, 2022
Tunisian protest shows widening opposition to president’s one-man rule
TUNIS (Reuters) - Thousands of supporters of a hardline secularist Tunisian party protested on Sunday against President Kais Saied for his march towards one-man rule and failure to avert an economic c...
Mar 13, 2022
India’s Paytm chief detained briefly for negligent driving: reports
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian police briefly detained Vijay Shekhar Sharma, the founder and CEO of the fintech firm Paytm in New Delhi in February for a minor road accident, local media said on Sunday. A ...
Mar 13, 2022
Ukraine is working with Israel and Turkey to set up talks with Russia, says negotiator
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine is working with Israel and Turkey as mediators to finalise a location and framework for peace negotiations with Russia, Ukrainian presidential adviser and negotiator ...
Mar 13, 2022
Alzheimer’s patient groups pressure U.S. to pay for Biogen drug
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Patient groups are mounting a public pressure campaign aimed at persuading the U.S. government to loosen proposed restrictions on new Alzheimer's treatments, spending mill...
Mar 13, 2022
Turkey says talks with Taliban on operating Kabul airport still underway
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday that talks with the Taliban on operating the Kabul airport were still underway, a day after he met acting Afghan Foreign Min...
Mar 13, 2022
Ukraine war becomes a cudgel in Republican Party’s internal conflict
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The war in Ukraine has opened a new front in the U.S. Republican Party's civil war, with party primary candidates vying to run in the November midterm elections ...
Mar 13, 2022
