Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Slovakia preparing for possible refugee flow from Ukraine
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia is preparing its armed forces to help handle any possible flow of refugees from Ukraine after Russia's recognition of two separatist regions escalated the crisis, Defence M...
Feb 22, 2022
Three Fed banks voted to increase discount rate in January
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - Directors at three regional Federal Reserve banks voted in January to increase the interest rate charged to commercial banks for emergency loans by a quarter of a percentage ...
Feb 22, 2022
Ukrainians on frontline expect worst after Putin move
By Sergiy Takhmazov NOVOLUHANSKE, Ukraine (Reuters) - Zoya, a pensioner, cowered under the stairs in the early hours of Tuesday as fresh shelling shook her home near the frontline of the war in easter...
Feb 22, 2022
Brazil meatpacker Marfrig proposes shareholder Molina, Santander’s Rial for BRF board
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian meatpacker BRF SA said on Tuesday that Marfrig Global Foods SA proposed appointing its controlling shareholder Marcos Molina as BRF's chairman and Santander Brasil's Ch...
Feb 22, 2022
Very small blood clot risk after first AstraZeneca COVID shot – UK studies
By Pushkala Aripaka (Reuters) - A large study into rare blood clots linked with AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine found between just one and three cases per million, and only after the first dose, sheddi...
Feb 22, 2022
U.S. market fallout from Russia-Ukraine strife may be brief, some strategists say
By Davide Barbuscia and Devik Jain (Reuters) - As the S&P 500 hovers near correction territory, Wall Street is gauging the further effect of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine on asset prices, wi...
Feb 22, 2022
Students try bulletproof vests and escape drills in east Ukraine
KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Students in the eastern city of Kharkiv are learning about bulletproof vests and explosives as well as practising evacuation drills and first aid as Ukraine prepares for a...
Feb 22, 2022
Global stock market outlook modest even before Russia-Ukraine escalation: Reuters poll
By Hari Kishan and Jonathan Cable BENGALURU (Reuters) - Global stock markets were already headed for a volatile year with modest gains even before the latest escalation of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, a...
Feb 22, 2022
Explainer: Western sanctions on banks only scratch surface of Fortress Russia
By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union and Britain announced new sanctions on Russia on Tuesday after Moscow's recognition of two separatist regions in Ukraine as independent entities, ...
Feb 22, 2022
Russia’s Lavrov questions Ukraine’s right to sovereignty – Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday questioned whether Ukraine had a right to sovereignty because he said the government in Kyiv did not represent the country's const...
Feb 22, 2022
