Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Red Cross seeks funds for Ukraine aid, access to detainees
GENEVA (Reuters) - Red Cross agencies appealed on Tuesday for 250 million Swiss francs ($273 million) to provide food, water and shelter to millions of people in Ukraine where the humanitarian situati...
Mar 01, 2022
Italy’s Draghi says ready to step up curbs on Russia, hit oligarchs
ROME (Reuters) - Italy is ready to impose further sanctions on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, including targeting its oligarchs and increasing pressure on the central bank, Prime Minister Mario...
Mar 01, 2022
Factbox-Corporate ties to Russia uprooted as sanctions tighten
(Reuters) - Companies have taken action to limit, put on hold or exit business activities in Russia following a wave of sanctions imposed after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Below is a list of compani...
Mar 01, 2022
Bulgaria nominates replacement for defence minister sacked over Ukraine
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's ambassador to NATO, Dragomir Zakov has been nominated as defence minister, the parliamentary speaker said on Tuesday, after the government sacked his predecessor over his ...
Mar 01, 2022
Ukraine’s banking system is running smoothly, say central bank
LVIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's banking system is running smoothly and banks are replenishing cash machines where possible, central bank governor Kyrylo Shevchenko said in a statement on Tuesday. Online ba...
Mar 01, 2022
U.S. parents still divided over school COVID masking rules -survey
By Bhanvi Satija and Leroy Leo (Reuters) - As public schools around the United States lift COVID-19 mask mandates, parents are divided over the issue, with nearly 43% saying face covering requirements...
Mar 01, 2022
‘The Batman’ stars ‘scared and very excited’ to see audience response
By Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Robert Pattinson and Zoe Kravitz team up as Batman and Catwoman in the latest cinematic outing of the famed DC Comics figures for "The Batman". The nearly three-h...
Mar 01, 2022
No military bases in ex-Soviet countries, Russia tells West
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The West must not build military facilities in any countries of the former Soviet Union, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying on Tuesday. Lavrov, quoted by Ru...
Mar 01, 2022
Credit Suisse appoints Fitzgerald, McCaffrey, Rima to asset management roles
ZURICH (Reuters) - Credit Suisse announced on Tuesday three senior appointments to its asset management business, which will operate under a new organisational structure from April 1. The Swiss bank a...
Mar 01, 2022
Ukraine seeks disarmament meeting on Russia’s invasion, weapons of mass destruction
GENEVA (Reuters) - Ukraine's foreign minister told a disarmament conference on Tuesday that Russia had committed war crimes through its "indiscriminate shelling" of cities like Kharkiv and called for ...
Mar 01, 2022
