Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia says almost 180,000 people fled Ukraine to Russia – Interfax
(Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that nearly 180,000 people had been evacuated from Ukraine to Russia since the start of the conflict on Feb. 24, the Russian news agency Interfa...
Syndicated Content Mar 09, 2022
Two Russians resign from supervisory board of Dutch yacht maker Heesen
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Two Russian members of the supervisory board of Dutch luxury yacht maker Heesen Yachts stepped down on Wednesday, the company said, citing "developments of the c...
Syndicated Content Mar 09, 2022
Around a dozen Russian aircraft stranded in Switzerland
ZURICH (Reuters) - Around a dozen Russian aircraft are stranded at Swiss airports by the closure of airspace in many European countries to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, Switzerland's civi...
Syndicated Content Mar 09, 2022
Tobacco group BAT suspends Russia capital investments, scales back marketing
By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) - Camel and Lucky Strike cigarette maker British American Tobacco Plc said on Wednesday its business in Russia continued to operate, but that it had suspended all plann...
Syndicated Content Mar 09, 2022
Prudential flags Ukraine conflict risks after 2021 profit rise
By Selena Li and Carolyn Cohn HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) -Prudential PLC notched up a 16% rise in 2021 operating profit after it strengthened its focus on Asia, though it warned of implications for gl...
Syndicated Content Mar 09, 2022
Original Buzz Aldrin moon walk photo sells for $7,700 at auction
(Refiling to fix date in dateline to March 9 instead of March 8) COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A series of original NASA photographs from the Apollo missions sold for a total of 1.16 million Danish crowns ($...
Syndicated Content Mar 09, 2022
Exclusive-BNP Paribas bars Russia-based staff from computer systems as cyber attack fears grow
By Sinead Cruise and John O'Donnell LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - France's largest bank BNP Paribas has cut off its Russia-based workforce from its internal computer systems as it seeks to bolster its ...
Syndicated Content Mar 09, 2022

State to pull pension funds from companies based in Russia and Belarus
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The State of Michigan Investment Board voted unanimously today to divest the State of Michigan Retirement Systems (SMRS) pension plans from companies based in Russia a...
Ken Delaney Mar 09, 2022
Czechs to drop most mask requirements from March 14
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic will drop most mask requirements, except for on public transport or in health or social care facilities, from March 14, as it winds down COVID-19 restrictions, He...
Syndicated Content Mar 09, 2022
Texas regulators seek punishment for pro-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Texas legal regulators have asked a judge to discipline attorney Sidney Powell for filing lawsuits they say were frivolous in support of former President Donald Tru...
Syndicated Content Mar 09, 2022

