Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia, Belarus to end drills as planned – officials
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and Belarus will end their joint military drills on Feb. 20 as previously planned, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday, addressing Western concerns that R...
Feb 17, 2022
Russia assures Italy it wants diplomatic solution to Ukraine crisis -Di Maio
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Thursday that his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, had assured him Moscow wanted to find a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisi...
Feb 17, 2022
Russia to reply to U.S. in security talks on Thursday – minister
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will send a reply to the United States on the issue of security guarantees on Thursday, the TASS news agency quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying. Moscow w...
Feb 17, 2022
Olympics-Alpine skiing-The secret of Swiss success – ‘Drink Wine, Ski Fast’
By Simon Evans YANQING, China (Reuters) - In a sport where talk of tactics, strategies and techniques can sometimes sound baffling, the dominant Swiss Alpine ski team has a simple motto - 'Drink wine,...
Feb 17, 2022
Olympics-Speed skating-Japan’s Miho Takagi wins gold in women’s 1,000 metres
BEIJING (Reuters) - Miho Takagi of Japan won gold in the women's speed skating 1,000 metres at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday. Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands claimed silver and Brittany Bowe of th...
Feb 17, 2022
Olympics-Ice hockey-Canada’s “Captain Clutch” makes the extraordinary look routine – again
By Amy Tennery BEIJING (Reuters) - Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin made the remarkable seem almost routine on Thursday, clinching the Olympic gold medal-winning goal yet again in a career that sh...
Feb 17, 2022
Swiss plan hydropower reserves, back-up plants to ensure lights stay on
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland plans new hydropower reserves and two or three back-up power plants after officials warned the country would be without power for nearly two days in a worst-case scenari...
Feb 17, 2022
ECB’s De Cos says withdrawal of stimulus scheme should be data-dependent, gradual
MADRID (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymaker Pablo Hernandez de Cos on Thursday said that any premature tightening of monetary policy would only hurt the economy and stimulus should be withdra...
Feb 17, 2022
EU leaders won’t discuss Russia sanctions over Ukraine Thursday – official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders meeting over the crisis in Ukraine on Thursday will not discuss specific new sanctions on Russia as the matter is "divisive", an EU official said on Thursda...
Feb 17, 2022
Pakistan struggles to quell violence on its Afghan border
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's military has stepped up operations along the Afghan border in recent weeks after a spate of militant attacks that has dashed any hope the frontier migh...
Feb 17, 2022
