Author Archives: Syndicated Content
At least 18 killed in informal gold mine collapse in Guinea
CONAKRY (Reuters) - At least 18 people were killed when an informal gold mine collapsed on Monday in Gaoual, in western Guinea, the government spokesman said on Thursday. (Reporting by Saliou Samb; Wr...
Mar 03, 2022
EU considering SWIFT exclusion for Belarus banks – official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is considering excluding banks in Belarus from the SWIFT messaging system that underpins the global financial transactions, as it has already done for seven Rus...
Mar 03, 2022
French customs officials seize another cargo vessel over Russia sanctions
PARIS (Reuters) - French customs officials have seized another cargo vessel for checks linked to sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine, a spokeswoman for the Loiret port in Brittany told Reute...
Mar 03, 2022
Citigroup hikes U.S. equities to ‘overweight’, sees demand for growth stocks
(Reuters) - Citigroup upgraded U.S. equities to "overweight" rating on Thursday on analysts' expectations of a revival in appetite for growth stocks due to a sharp drop in bond yields following the Uk...
Mar 03, 2022
Germany wants inquiry into Russian human rights violations in Ukraine
GENEVA (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock called on Thursday for an urgent inquiry to investigate what she called human rights violations committed by Russia during its invasion of ...
Mar 03, 2022
Russia’s Lavrov: no doubt that solution to Ukraine crisis will be found
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov told Russian state television on Thursday he had no doubt that a solution to the Ukrainian crisis will be found, but Russia's dialogue with th...
Mar 03, 2022
Analysis-Chinese banks scramble for ‘workarounds’ as Russia sanctions impinge
By Engen Tham and Julie Zhu (Reuters) - Top Chinese banks are rushing to ensure they can maintain business ties with Russian clients without running afoul of a barrage of Western sanctions, people wit...
Mar 03, 2022
Analysis-Sanctions response to Russia’s invasion offers clues for China
By Tony Munroe BEIJING (Reuters) - Under President Xi Jinping, China has pushed for self-reliance in key areas of technology and the payments needed to settle trade to minimise its vulnerability to ec...
Mar 03, 2022
EU sanctions on Russia starting to have an effect – EU official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine are starting to have an initial impact, an EU official said on Thursday. "We believe that the package of...
Mar 03, 2022
Taiwan to more than double annual missile production capacity amid China tension
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan plans to more than double its yearly missile production capacity to close to 500 this year, the island's defence ministry said in a report, as it boosts its comb...
Mar 03, 2022
