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Russian conductor Gergiev dropped from bill by Italy’s La Scala
MILAN (Reuters) - Russian Valery Gergiev will not conduct the orchestra at Milan's La Scala this week after he failed to condemn the invasion of Ukraine, the city mayor said on Monday. Gergiev -- gene...
Feb 28, 2022
Czech PM supports Ukraine efforts on EU entry -CTK
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic supports Ukraine's efforts to join the European Union, Prime Minister Petr Fiala was cited as saying by the CTK news agency on Monday. Fiala said it was necessary...
Feb 28, 2022
Taiwan says inappropriate to link its situation to Ukraine’s
TAIPEI (Reuters) - It is inappropriate to link Taiwan's situation to that of Ukraine's as the two are completely different and people should not try to manipulate the situation by saying "today's Ukra...
Feb 28, 2022
EU to impose new sanctions on Belarus this week -EU official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is planning to impose new sanctions on Belarus this week for helping the Russian invasion of Ukraine, hitting exports, oligarchs, central bank and cutting Belar...
Feb 28, 2022
Futures slide as West ratchets up sanctions against Russia
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slid more than 1% on Monday as investors assessed the fallout from a new set of sanctions imposed by the Western countries on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. ...
Feb 28, 2022
Factbox-EU sanctions target Russia’s economy, elites and Putin himself
(Reuters) - The European Union has imposed several packages of sanctions on Russia for launching an "unprecedented and unprovoked military attack against Ukraine", with some measures the bloc has neve...
Feb 28, 2022
Citigroup flags $5.4 billion exposure to Russian assets
(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc said on Monday its total exposure to Russian assets was $5.4 billion at the end of December, compared with an earlier disclosure of $5.5 billion at the end of September. The ...
Feb 28, 2022
Airspace closures send airlines on detours, add to cargo woes
By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI (Reuters) - Airlines on Monday braced for a potentially lengthy sanctions war after the EU banned Russian airlines and Moscow pledged to retaliate. Dozens of flights were can...
Feb 28, 2022
UK says IPCC report underlines need for more clean power and sticking to COP26 pact
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released on Monday underlined the need for more clean power and for nations to stick to agreements reached at...
Feb 28, 2022
Dozens killed in rocket strikes on Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, says Ukrainian official
LVIV (Reuters) - Dozens of people were killed in rocket strikes by Russian forces on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Monday morning, Ukrainian interior ministry adviser Anton Herashchenko said. "Khar...
Feb 28, 2022
