Author Archives: Syndicated Content
IKEA temporarily closes its stores in Russia, halts sourcing in Russia, Belarus
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - IKEA, the world's biggest furniture brand, is closing all its stores in Russia, and pausing all its sourcing in Russia and Belarus, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "The w...
Mar 03, 2022
Ukrainian couple, lovers during Soviet rule, watch Russia invade from afar
By Agustin Geist and Horacio Fernando Soria BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Viktor Paniouk and Lyudmyla Bots met and fell in love in Kyiv in October 1990 during a hunger strike for Ukrainian independence fro...
Mar 03, 2022
Florida Senate expected to pass 15-week abortion ban
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - Florida's Republican-led Senate on Thursday is expected to pass a bill to ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, putting the state one step closer to adopting a ges...
Mar 03, 2022
U.S. activist investors, Icahn cry foul over proposed stock disclosure rule
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Katanga Johnson (Reuters) - Activist investors including Carl Icahn say a U.S. proposal that would require them to disclose 5% stakes in companies days sooner than current r...
Mar 03, 2022
WHO sees little impact on COVID-19 vaccine supplies to Africa over war in Ukraine
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Thursday it does not expect immediate impact on vaccine supply to Africa due to the fighting in Ukraine, and that Russia's Sputnik COVID-...
Mar 03, 2022
Tide of Ukrainian refugees grows as UN says a million have fled
By Alicja Ptak and Fedja Grulovic MEDYKA, Poland/SIGHETU MARMATIEI, Romania (Reuters) - A growing tide of Ukrainian refugees fleeing a brutal Russian invasion streamed into central Europe on Thursday,...
Mar 03, 2022
Ukraine is staging counter-attacks against Russian troops, Ukrainian official says
LVIV (Reuters) - Ukraine is able to launch counter-attacks against invading Russian forces even as it defends itself, a military adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday. "H...
Mar 03, 2022
S.Korea candidates woo young voters with ‘deepfakes,’ hair insurance
By Hyonhee Shin and Hyun Young Yi SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol got a boost on Thursday when a rival dropped out, but if the conservative former prosecutor wins n...
Mar 03, 2022
Kremlin hails Russian troops in Ukraine as heroes
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Thursday praised Russian troops fighting in Ukraine as heroes who would go down in history and described the deaths of soldiers there as a tragedy. Kremlin spokesman ...
Mar 03, 2022
Analysis-Russia-Ukraine conflict highlights wheat supply vulnerability
By Gus Trompiz and Nigel Hunt PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - The threat to wheat supplies from Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been exacerbated by a shift in global stocks away from major exporters such as...
Mar 03, 2022
