Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Analysis-Is WHO’s aim to vaccinate 70% of world by June still realistic?
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - Vaccinating 70% of the population in every country in the world against COVID-19 by mid-2022 has been the World Health Organization's (WHO) rallying cry to end the...
Feb 28, 2022
Ukrainian athletes urge IOC, IPC to suspend Russia, Belarus
(Reuters) - Athletes from Ukraine and other nations have called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to suspend Russia and Belarus and ban their athletes from events immediately. Ukraine's hea...
Feb 28, 2022
Facebook-owner Meta says Ukraine’s military, politicians targeted in hacking campaign
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Meta Platforms said a hacking group used Facebook to target a handful of public figures in Ukraine, including prominent military officials, politicians and a journal...
Feb 28, 2022
Deadline looms as MLB players, owners seek labor agreement
In terms of reaching a labor agreement, think of it as the bottom of the ninth inning. Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association met for six hours Sunday but failed to re...
Feb 28, 2022
Singapore to impose ‘appropriate sanctions and restrictions’ on Russia
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore intends to impose "appropriate sanctions and restrictions" on Russia, the city-state's foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan told parliament on Monday, the Straits Times...
Feb 28, 2022
South Korea bans exports of strategic items to Russia, join SWIFT sanctions
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has decided to tighten export controls against Russia by banning exports of strategic items, and join Western countries' moves to block some Russian banks from the SWIFT ...
Feb 27, 2022
Major Canadian cable operators block Russian state-owned broadcaster RT
(Reuters) - Two Canadian cable operators on Sunday said they would drop Russian state-owned broadcaster RT from their channel line-up in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In separate statement...
Feb 27, 2022
China’s February factory activity likely shrank amid holidays, Olympics
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity likely contracted in February on slower production after the Lunar New Year holiday and Winter Olympics, with Beijing expected to unveil more stimulus meas...
Feb 27, 2022
Goldman sees commodities rally on Russia-Ukraine crisis, sanctions
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs expects a rise in the prices of commodities that Russia is a major producer of and lifted its short-term Brent crude forecast as the West stepped up political and economic sa...
Feb 27, 2022
Degenerative disease found in more than half of donated brains from ex-Australia athletes: study
(Reuters) - More than half of the first 21 brains donated to the Australian Sports Brain Bank by former athletes showed signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative disease caused b...
Feb 27, 2022
