Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russian isolation intensifies as Ukraine fighting rages
KYIV/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow faced increasing isolation on Tuesday as President Vladimir Putin showed no sign of stopping an invasion of Ukraine, where fierce fighting and Russian bombardment have k...
Feb 28, 2022
Burkina Faso national conference approves 3-year military-led transition
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - A national conference in Burkina Faso has approved a charter that will allow a junta that seized power in the West African state in January to lead a 3-year transition, a Reute...
Feb 28, 2022
FTC prepares for possible challenge to Amazon’s $8.5 billion MGM deal – The Information
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is gearing up for a potential antitrust lawsuit challenging Amazon.com Inc's $8.5 billion takeover of MGM Studios by exploring actions including hiring ex...
Feb 28, 2022
Taiwan to follow SWIFT move, sends medical aid to Ukraine
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan will join moves to block some Russian banks from the SWIFT international payments system and has sent humanitarian aid to Ukraine to show support for the international "democr...
Feb 28, 2022
Israeli forces kill Palestinian gunman in West Bank raid, Palestinian health ministry says
JENIN, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli forces killed a Palestinian fighter on Tuesday in a raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. Islamic Jihad c...
Feb 28, 2022
China’s factory growth picks up as demand improves, Ukraine crisis raises risks
BEIJING(Reuters) - China's factory activity unexpectedly expanded in February as new orders improved, pointing to some resilience in the world's second-largest economy even as downward pressure builds...
Feb 28, 2022
U.S. tells agencies they can ease federal employee mask rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House told federal agencies late on Monday they can drop COVID-19 requirements that employees and visitors wear masks in federal buildings in much of the country, acco...
Feb 28, 2022
Oil prices climb as market weighs release of reserves vs Russia disruption
By Liz Hampton (Reuters) - Oil futures rose on Tuesday morning, following a volatile start to the week, as the market weighed a coordinated international release of crude inventories against Russian s...
Feb 28, 2022
Sydney told to brace for heavy rains, floods in ‘one-in-a-one thousand’ year event
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Sydney must brace for heavy rains and possible flash flooding over the next two days, authorities said on Tuesday, as an intense weather system battering Australia's east coast slow...
Feb 28, 2022
China’s Feb service sector activity growth accelerates – official PMI
BEIJING(Reuters) - Activity in China's services sector grew at a faster pace in February, official data showed on Tuesday. The official non-manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) was at 51.6 i...
Feb 28, 2022
