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Germany’s Scholz talks with Russia’s Putin on the phone
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has talked with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone and called on Moscow to halt all military actions immediately, a German government spokes...
Mar 04, 2022
Close loopholes to prevent crypto investors bypassing Russia sanctions, EU lawmaker says
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union should introduce measures to plug loopholes that could allow investors in cryptoassets to bypass sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, a ...
Mar 04, 2022
Paralympics-Ukrainian contingent gets warm welcome as Winter Games open in Beijing
By Dhruv Munjal BEIJING (Reuters) - Ukrainian athletes were given a warm welcome on a chilly Beijing evening as the Winter Paralympics opened on Friday, after Russian and Belarusian athletes were sent...
Mar 04, 2022
Putin’s forces are increasingly hitting civilian population, Germany says
BERLIN (Reuters) - Russian forces in Ukraine are increasingly targeting the civilian population, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Friday ahead of a meeting with her EU counterparts. "...
Mar 04, 2022
Ukraine to confront Russia at Int’l Court of Justice on Monday
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Ukraine and Russia will face off Monday at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a hearing on emergency measures sought by Kyiv to order Moscow to suspend military operatio...
Mar 04, 2022
Fed to raise rates, won’t be as restrictive as ’90s: Evans
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans on Friday said the U.S. central bank is on track to raising rates this year, though it may be "more than I think is es...
Mar 04, 2022
Libya ministers released as political factions jostle for power
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's new parliament-backed government said on Friday that an armed group linked to rival authorities had released two of its ministers held against their will, but tensions rema...
Mar 04, 2022
Canadian dollar falls by most in 2 months amid Ukraine fears
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar fell against its U.S. counterpart on Friday and was on track for a weekly decline as the intensifying war in Ukraine triggered a flight to quality, overshadowin...
Mar 04, 2022
Factbox-Ukraine has one of Europe’s largest nuclear power sectors
(Reuters) - Russian troops on Friday seized Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe. Ukraine is heavily dependent on nuclear energy and has 15 operative nuclear reactors that...
Mar 04, 2022
Fearing for relatives left behind, Ukrainians escape over the borders
By Jan Lopatka and Fedja Grulovic VELKE SLEMENCE, Slovakia/SIGHETU MARMATIEI, Romania (Reuters) - Svitlana Babatenko and her three children arrived on foot in Slovakia on Friday after trying to escape...
Mar 04, 2022
