Author Archives: Syndicated Content
S.Korea, Germany hold energy talks in Qatar amid Ukraine conflict
DUBAI (Reuters) - German and South Korean officials held talks in gas-rich Qatar on Sunday, underlining efforts by major energy importers to find alternatives to Russian supplies amid disruptions to o...
Mar 20, 2022
Czech central bank may discuss further use of FX reserves to slow inflation
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech central bank may discuss whether to use its large foreign exchange reserves to not only stabilise exchange rate fluctuations but also for fighting inflation, central bank ...
Mar 20, 2022
Flow of Ukrainian refugees testing limits of central Europe’s capacity
By Jan Lopatka and Alicja Ptak PRAGUE/WARSAW (Reuters) - Officials in Central Europe voiced concern on Sunday that they were reaching capacity to comfortably house some of the nearly 3.5 million refug...
Mar 20, 2022
At least 902 civilians killed in Ukraine since conflict began – U.N
ZURICH (Reuters) - At least 902 civilians have been killed and 1,459 injured in Ukraine as of midnight local time on March 19, the U.N. human rights office (OHCHR) said on Sunday. Most of the casualti...
Mar 20, 2022
Parents up in arms against an Ontario school board’s move to keep masks on
By Alexander Schummer TORONTO (Reuters) - As students in Canada's most populous province return to mask-free classes after two years on Monday, one Ontario school board is facing backlash for defying ...
Mar 20, 2022
Motor racing-F1 drivers to support UNICEF appeal for Ukraine
MANAMA (Reuters) - Formula One drivers will gather together on the grid ahead of Sunday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix to raise awareness of UNICEF's emergency fundraising appeal for its programm...
Mar 20, 2022
From Leningrad to Kharkiv, a life bookended by war and despair
By Vitalii Hnydyi KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - A lifetime ago and 1,400 km away, Margarita Morozova lived through the World War Two siege of Leningrad. Now the 87-year-old Ukrainian finds herself once...
Mar 20, 2022
Barrick agrees deal with Pakistan to waive $11 billion penalty and restart Reko Diq
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - An $11 billion penalty against Pakistan will be waived under a deal with Barrick Gold to restart the Reko Diq gold and copper mining project, Pakistan's Finance Minister ...
Mar 20, 2022
Athletics-Venezuela’s Rojas sets triple jump world record
(Reuters) - Venezuelan triple jumper Yulimar Rojas bettered her own women's triple jump world record with a leap of 15.74 metres to win gold at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade on Sunday. Th...
Mar 20, 2022
Alpine skiing-France’s Worley pips Shiffrin, Hector to win giant slalom title
(Reuters) - France's Tessa Worley denied Mikaela Shiffrin a 13th Alpine skiing crystal globe when she won the giant slalom World Cup title in the last race of the season in Meribel, France on Sunday. ...
Mar 20, 2022
