Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canada will impose sanctions on 10 individuals close to Russia’s Putin, says Trudeau
LONDON (Reuters) - Canada is announcing new sanctions on 10 individuals close to the Russian leadership over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday. "Today...
Mar 07, 2022
Citi plans 900 hires for commercial bank over next three years
(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc said on Monday its unit Citi Commercial Bank (CCB) will hire 900 staffers, including 400 commercial bankers, over the next three years in a bid to fast-track its growth. The ...
Mar 07, 2022
Nearly 400 civilians killed in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover, UN says
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights chief said on Monday nearly 400 people had been killed in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, many at the hands of a group affilia...
Mar 07, 2022
UK watchdog says it lacks power to assess tie-up between Binance unit and Eqonex
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's financial watchdog said on Monday it lacked the power to assess the "fitness and propriety" of the new beneficial owners of custodian Digivault, after an arm of crypto exc...
Mar 07, 2022
Cricket-‘Amazing guy, amazing life’, Warne’s family pay tribute to cricketing great
(Reuters) - Shane Warne's family expressed their sorrow and shock on Monday at the sudden death of the Australian cricket great and paid tribute to the leg-spinner, in their first public comments sinc...
Mar 07, 2022
UK ambassador to Ukraine has left the country, says foreign minister
LONDON (Reuters) - British foreign minister Liz Truss said on Monday Britain's ambassador to Ukraine had left the country because of the "serious security situation" after Russia invaded. "Our ambassa...
Mar 07, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court spurns Google bid to avoid shareholder lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Alphabet Inc's attempt to nix a lawsuit by shareholders accusing the Google parent company of fraudulently concealing a securit...
Mar 07, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court nixes appeal of Bill Cosby’s overturned conviction
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - Bill Cosby avoided renewed legal jeopardy on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a bid by prosecutors to undo last year's ruling in Pennsylvania that overtu...
Mar 07, 2022
Kosovo war widow’s inspirational tale told in film ‘Hive’
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - The true story of a Kosovo war widow who defied tradition to launch a successful business enterprise is told in "Hive", a film its director hopes will educate viewe...
Mar 07, 2022
Explainer-Russia could work around SWIFT ban but with high costs
By Tom Bergin (Reuters) - Western sanctions banning several Russian banks from the SWIFT international payments network with the potential threat of more to come if there is no end to the Ukraine conf...
Mar 07, 2022
