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Indian government ministers to go to Ukraine’s borders to help evacuate stranded citizens
By Sanjeev Miglani and Shilpa Jamkhandikar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India plans to send four senior ministers to Ukraine's border nations, a government source said on Monday, to help in the rescue of tho...
Feb 28, 2022
Bulgarian defence minister to be sacked over Ukraine rhetoric
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on Monday he would propose the dismissal of Defence Minister Stefan Yanev after Yanev's reluctance to describe the Russian invasion of Ukra...
Feb 28, 2022
EU defence ministers to meet to coordinate arms deliveries to Ukraine
(Reuters) - European Union defence ministers will meet virtually later on Monday to coordinate their assistance for Ukraine after the bloc decided for the first time to jointly fund weapons and send t...
Feb 28, 2022
Hong Kong domestic helpers abandoned as COVID takes a toll
HONG KONG/MANILA (Reuters) - A rapid spread in COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong has put the plight of domestic helpers in the global financial hub in the spotlight after some were fired or made homeless by...
Feb 28, 2022
Apple says it has complied with Dutch watchdog – letter
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Apple argued in a letter to the Dutch consumer watchdog obtained by Reuters on Monday that it has complied with an order to open its App Store to alternative payment providers fo...
Feb 28, 2022
SocGen and Renault shares slump after sanctions on Russia
PARIS (Reuters) - Shares in Societe Generale, the French bank that owns Russia's Rosbank, and carmaker Renault slumped on Monday after Western nations imposed sanctions on Russia after its attack on U...
Feb 28, 2022
Sberbank opens additional reserve line for units in Belarus, Kazakhstan
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's dominant lender Sberbank on Monday said it had opened an additional reserve line for its subsidiary banks in Belarus and Kazakhstan, as it grapples with sanctions and the f...
Feb 28, 2022
Norwegian Air leases 10 new Boeing MAX aircraft
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian Air has signed lease agreements with AerCap for 10 new Boeing 737-800 MAX 8 aircraft ahead of the European summer season of 2023, the airline said on Monday. The deal means ...
Feb 28, 2022
Singapore’s top court dismisses attempt to overturn gay sex ban
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's highest court on Monday dismissed a challenge by three gay rights activists against a law criminalising sex between men, ruling that since authorities did not enforce...
Feb 28, 2022
China urges calm after Putin puts nuclear deterrent on high alert
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Monday that all sides should remain calm and avoid further escalation, after Russian President Vladimir Putin put his coun...
Feb 28, 2022
