Author Archives: Syndicated Content
BIS says won’t be avenue for Russia sanctions to be circumvented
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank for International Settlements, the umbrella body for central banks worldwide, said on Monday it would not be an avenue for any circumvention of powerful Western sanctions p...
Feb 28, 2022
German revellers swap Carnival parade for anti-war rally
COLOGNE (Reuters) - Germans in Cologne swapped their traditional Carnival festivities for an anti-war rally on Monday that featured parade floats lampooning Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belaru...
Feb 28, 2022
Ukrainians face long wait at borders as officials seek to ease bottlenecks
By Kuba Stezycki and Jiri Skacel MEDYKA, Poland/UBLA, Slovakia (Reuters) - Poland sought to ease passage into the European Union on Monday for around quarter of a million Ukrainians waiting at Europea...
Feb 28, 2022
Google, Facebook, Twitter must combat Ukraine fake news – Polish, Baltic leaders
By Foo Yun Chee and John Chalmers BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google and its subsidiary YouTube, Facebook and Twitter must do more to tackle disinformation related to Russia's invasion of Ukrai...
Feb 28, 2022
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
