Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russian manufacturing shrinks in Feb as new orders fall – PMI
(Reuters) - Russian manufacturing activity shrank in February as new orders fell for the first time in six months as businesses felt the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey showed on Tuesday. Th...
Mar 01, 2022
Over 70 Ukrainian troops killed in military base shelling – governor
MOSCOW (Reuters) - More than 70 Ukrainian servicemen were killed when Russian troops shelled a military base in the town of Okhtyrka in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region on Monday, regional governor ...
Mar 01, 2022
Fears of medical shortages and disease in Ukraine after Russian invasion
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - Ukraine is running low on critical medical supplies and has had to halt urgent efforts to curb a polio outbreak since Russia invaded the country, public health exp...
Mar 01, 2022
$10 toothpaste? U.S. household goods makers face blowback on price hikes
By Jessica DiNapoli (Reuters) - Get ready for the $10 tube of toothpaste. Colgate-Palmolive Co CEO Noel Wallace said last week at an industry conference that the household goods maker sees its new Opt...
Mar 01, 2022
Erdogan discusses Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with Lukashenko
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's office said early on Tuesday that he held a phone call with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko to discuss developments in Russia's in...
Mar 01, 2022
Progress reportedly occurring as MLB labor talks continue into night
With the Major League Baseball up against a self-imposed deadline to reach a labor agreement that would allow the 2022 season to start on time, management and the MLB Players Association engaged in a ...
Mar 01, 2022
TikTok war: How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine played to social media’s youngest audience
By Sheila Dang and Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - When Russia invaded Ukraine last week, some of social media's youngest users experienced the conflict from the front lines on TikTok. Videos of peopl...
Mar 01, 2022
In surprise move, Toshiba CEO resigns amid opposition to restructuring plans
By Makiko Yamazaki and Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp said on Tuesday Chief Executive Satoshi Tsunakawa is resigning - a sudden departure that comes after sources said internal opposition...
Feb 28, 2022
Hong Kong residents brace for citywide lockdown as leader calls for calm
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong residents braced for a city-wide lockdown, emptying supermarkets and pharmacies on Tuesday, even as leader Carrie Lam called for calm and appealed for t...
Feb 28, 2022
Japan, U.S. finance chiefs pledge ‘maximum costs’ for Russia
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and the United States pledged on Tuesday to work together to force Russia to "pay the high price" for its invasion of Ukraine, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday....
Feb 28, 2022
