Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Slovakia to send troops to Ukraine border to help with refugees – news website
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia will send up to 1,500 troops to the country's border with Ukraine to help with refugees and the country is also prepared to increase the number of border crossings, news we...
Feb 24, 2022
UEFA should review organisation of Champions League final in St-Petersburg – EU Parliament
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A group of European lawmakers on Thursday asked European soccer's governing body UEFA to change venue for the Champions League final, which is scheduled to take place in St Peters...
Feb 24, 2022
Taiwan’s UMC to spend $5 billion on new chip plant in Singapore
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) will invest $5 billion on a new microchip factory in Singapore, with production expected to start in 2024 to support the boom in 5G and a...
Feb 24, 2022
Composer Zimmer says ‘Dune’ Oscar win would be for director Villeneuve
By Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Composer Hans Zimmer is no stranger to the Oscars. He's been nominated for an Academy Award 11 times and won once - for "The Lion King" in 1994. But the Hollywood...
Feb 24, 2022
OSCE says monitoring mission in Ukraine implementing contingency plans
VIENNA (Reuters) - The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's secretary general said on Thursday its Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, which has hundreds of observers in the east o...
Feb 24, 2022
Bank of England will fight inflation in a “measured way”, Pill says
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said the British central bank will seek to bring fast-rising inflation down in a "measured way" and one "that doesn't disturb the rest of th...
Feb 24, 2022
Central European countries prepare to receive Ukrainian refugees
By Krisztina Than and Pawel Florkiewicz WARSAW/BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Central European countries braced on Thursday to receive people fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with Poland setting up recepti...
Feb 24, 2022
White House unveils more steps to strengthen U.S. supply chains
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday announced 10 new steps as part of its year-long drive to strengthen U.S. supply chains against climate shocks and geopolitical tensi...
Feb 24, 2022
Russia does not want to weaponise gas in conflict, says TotalEnergies CEO
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia does not want to use natural gas as a weapon in its conflict with Ukraine, the CEO of French energy company TotalEnergies said on Thursday. "I am convinced the Russians don't...
Feb 24, 2022
UK spending edges up in past week despite weather hit
LONDON (Reuters) - British consumer spending edged up in the week to Feb. 17, but other measures were hurt by a series of winter storms which hit the country, weekly data from the Office for National ...
Feb 24, 2022
