Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russian banks may issue cards with China’s UnionPay as Visa, Mastercard cut links
LONDON (Reuters) - Credit cards issued by Russian banks using the Visa and Mastercard payment systems will stop functioning overseas after March 9, Russia's central bank said on Sunday, adding that so...
Mar 06, 2022
Oil price set to surge further on Iranian talks delays
By Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices are set to surge further this week due to delays to the conclusion of Iranian nuclear talks and the potential return of Iranian crude to global marke...
Mar 06, 2022
Erdogan urges Putin to declare Ukraine ceasefire, make peace
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Sunday to declare a ceasefire in Ukraine, open humanitarian corridors and sign a peace agreement, hi...
Mar 06, 2022
Over 100 Rohingya refugees arrive by sea in Indonesia’s Aceh province
BIREUEN, Indonesia (Reuters) - Over 100 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar arrived by boat on the shores of Indonesia's Aceh province in the early hours of Sunday, an NGO group at the scene said. Authorit...
Mar 06, 2022
Kyiv digs in for battle as fighting flares in areas nearby
By Carlos Barria and Mehmet Emin Caliskan KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian soldiers bolstered defences around Kyiv on Sunday, digging trenches, blocking roads and liaising with civil defence units as Russia...
Mar 06, 2022
Russia, Ukraine blame each other as Mariupol evacuation fails again
(Reuters) - Pro-Russian separatists and Ukraine's National Guard accused each other of failing to establish a humanitarian corridor out of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Sunday, the second time the...
Mar 06, 2022
Ukraine’s president tells Russians to protest before it’s too late
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed directly to Russians on Sunday to take to the streets in protest against the Kremlin's invasion of his country or risk their ...
Mar 06, 2022
Athletics-South Africa’s Mokoka breaks world record in first 50km race
(Reuters) - South Africa's Stephen Mokoka, who had never run a 50km race before, broke the world record on home soil in Gqeberha on Sunday. Mokoka, 37, crossed the finish line in two hours, 40 minutes...
Mar 06, 2022
TUI expects holiday bookings to rise towards 2019 levels
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - TUI, the world's largest holiday company, is seeing a rise in holiday bookings towards pre-pandemic levels, the head of the group's German business told a newspaper. "Our custome...
Mar 06, 2022
Pope Francis says Ukraine conflict is “not a military operation but a war”
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday rejected Russia's assertion that it is carrying out a "a special military operation" in Ukraine, saying the country was being battered by a war. "In Ukr...
Mar 06, 2022
