Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden hits Russia with tough export curbs, slashing its access to global tech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration announced sweeping export restrictions against Russia on Thursday, hammering its access to global exports of everything from commercial electronics and ...
Feb 24, 2022
Ukraine says 57 people killed on first day of Russian invasion
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's Health Minister Oleh Lyashko said 57 people had been killed and 169 wounded on Thursday after Russia launched a full scale invasion of Ukraine. Separately, the deputy defenc...
Feb 24, 2022
Ukraine requested urgent debate at Human Rights Council, UN says
GENEVA (Reuters) - Ukraine has requested an urgent debate be held at the U.N. Human Rights Council on the situation stemming from the 'Russian aggression', the United Nations said on Thursday. "This i...
Feb 24, 2022
Latvia’s PM says Putin and his regime need to be isolated from the world
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is fighting democracy with his decision to invade Ukraine, and the European Union must take sanctions that isolate him for the rest of the world, ...
Feb 24, 2022
U.S. sanctions Belarus over support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States' sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine include 24 Belarusian individuals and entities over their support for Moscow's attack, the U.S. Treasury Departmen...
Feb 24, 2022
SEC probes trading by Tesla’s Elon Musk, brother – WSJ
(Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether recent stock sales by Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk and his brother Kimbal Musk "violated insider trading rules",...
Feb 24, 2022
FAA expands area in Eastern Europe, Russia where U.S. airlines cannot operate
(Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Thursday it was expanding the area in Eastern Europe and Russia where U.S. airlines and U.S. pilots cannot operate in the wake of Russia's in...
Feb 24, 2022
Lyft offers Ukraine staff financial support for moves, supplies
(Reuters) - Ride-hailing app provider Lyft Inc said on Thursday it is offering its employees in Ukraine financial support for emergency supplies or to temporarily move, along with increased time off, ...
Feb 24, 2022
Russia should not be cut off from SWIFT at the moment – Germany’s Scholz
BERLIN (Reuters) - Cutting off Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payment system should not be part of the second EU sanctions package against Russia that EU leaders will decide upon at a meeting ...
Feb 24, 2022
Occidental Petroleum posts profit on soaring crude prices
(Reuters) - U.S. shale producer Occidental Petroleum Corp on Thursday reported a fourth-quarter profit compared with a year-ago loss, as a recovery in demand has driven crude prices to multi-year high...
Feb 24, 2022
