Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Putin has chosen to ‘specifically target civilians,’ says Canada’s Trudeau
By Ismail Shakil and Steve Scherer (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had made a choice to "specifically target civilians" and any...
Mar 10, 2022
Russia to suspend grain exports to Eurasian Economic Union until Aug 31
(Reuters) - Russia will suspend exports of wheat, meslin, rye, barley and corn to the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) until Aug 31 in a move to secure its home market with enough food, the economy minis...
Mar 10, 2022
Polish volunteers worry Ukraine refugee wave may become overwhelming
By Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk WARSAW (Reuters) - Grzegorz Patyk and nearly two dozen friends started driving Ukrainian refugees between the Polish border and temporary housing a day after Russia invaded ...
Mar 10, 2022
Exclusive-TikTok nears deal with Oracle to store its data-sources
By Echo Wang and David Shepardson (Reuters) - TikTok is nearing a deal for Oracle Corp to store its U.S. users' information without its Chinese parent ByteDance having access to it, hoping to address ...
Mar 10, 2022
Russia’s GDP to fall 15% this year on Ukraine-linked sanctions -IIF
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Russia's economy will contract in 2022 by some 15% due to the severity of sanctions imposed over its invasion of Ukraine, and the rise in commodity prices will be both a tail- and...
Mar 10, 2022
Russia’s inflation seen at 20%, GDP down 8% in 2022, central bank survey shows
(Reuters) - Inflation in Russia is forecast to accelerate to 20% and its economy could fall by as much as 8% this year, an independent survey of analysts requested by the central bank showed on Thursd...
Mar 10, 2022
Spain’s ombudsman set to lead probe into Catholic Church abuses
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly approved the creation of an independent commission led by the country's ombudsman to investigate suspected sexual abuse of minors by Ca...
Mar 10, 2022
U.S. Census undercounted Black people, Latinos, Native Americans, officials say
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Black people, Latinos and Native Americans were undercounted during the 2020 national census, new U.S. Census Bureau data showed, potentially affecting political representatio...
Mar 10, 2022
Lev Parnas, an ex-Giuliani associate, to plead guilty to conspiracy charge
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lev Parnas, convicted in October on campaign finance charges, will plead guilty to a conspiracy count concerning his work at a fraud insurance company that for...
Mar 10, 2022
No civilians could leave besieged Mariupol on Thursday, says Ukraine deputy PM
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Not a single civilian was able to leave the encircled Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Thursday as Russian forces failed to respect a temporary ceasefire to allow evacuations, U...
Mar 10, 2022
