Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Wheat pulls back from 13-1/2 year peak as Ukraine conflict assessed
By Gus Trompiz and Enrico Dela Cruz PARIS/MANILA (Reuters) - Chicago wheat futures fell on Friday after earlier hitting their highest since mid-2008, as investors turned back to equities and traders a...
Feb 25, 2022
Cutting Russia off SWIFT technically difficult – German govt spokesperson
BERLIN (Reuters) - Suspending Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payments system would be technically difficult to arrange and would have a massive impact on transactions for Germany and German bu...
Feb 25, 2022
Commission finds Sweden should have clamped down harder as COVID hit
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden should have adopted tougher early measures and the government assumed clearer leadership as COVID-19 hit, though the mostly voluntary no-lockdown strategy was broadly corre...
Feb 25, 2022
Deutsche Telekom introduces free-of-charge calls to Ukraine
BERLIN (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom is making calls and text messages to Ukraine free of charge, the German telecommunications company said on Friday in a move to support people with families in Ukrai...
Feb 25, 2022
Italy must reduce reliance on Russian gas, lift domestic production -Draghi
ROME (Reuters) - Italy must reduce its reliance on gas imports from Russia and is ready to take further measures to protect consumers from rising energy prices after the invasion of Ukraine, Prime Min...
Feb 25, 2022
Pope cancels Florence visit, Ash Wednesday service due to knee pain
ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis has been forced to cancel a trip to Florence this Sunday and Ash Wednesday services next week, because of an acute flare up of pain in his knee, the Vatican said on Frida...
Feb 25, 2022
Explainer-Russian banks face exclusion as EU joins new round of sanctions
By Tommy Wilkes and John McCrank LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States, Britain and European Union leaders are targeting Russian banks as part of a new package of sanctions following Moscow's ...
Feb 25, 2022
UK says NATO forces must not play active role in Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) - British and NATO troops must not play an active role in the Ukraine conflict after Russia's invasion, armed forces minister James Heappey said on Friday, saying the risks of miscalc...
Feb 25, 2022
Sean Penn in Ukraine filming documentary on Russian invasion
(Reuters) - Hollywood actor and director Sean Penn is in Ukraine filming a documentary about Russia's invasion, Kyiv and Hollywood publication Variety have said. Pictures released by Ukraine's preside...
Feb 25, 2022
Almost 11,000 Ukrainians entered Romania on first day of Russian invasion – minister
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A total of 10,624 Ukrainians entered Romania through its six border checkpoints on Thursday as Russia invaded Ukraine by land, sea and air, Romanian Interior Minister Lucian Bode...
Feb 25, 2022
