Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Putin says Russia is open to diplomacy but won’t compromise on its security
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia was always open to diplomacy but put its own national security interests first and would continue to strengthen its military i...
Feb 23, 2022
World’s first octopus farm stirs ethical debate
By Nathan Allen and GUILLERMO MARTINEZ MADRID (Reuters) - Spurred on by soaring demand for seafood, a Spanish company plans to open the first commercial octopus farm next year but as scientists discov...
Feb 23, 2022
Hong Kong COVID cases hit record as compulsory testing looms
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong reported a record 8,674 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, as the city prepares for compulsory testing of its residents after authorities extended the toughest socia...
Feb 23, 2022
With cinemas closed, Ghana’s hand-painted movie posters find homes abroad
By Francis Kokoroko and Cooper Inveen ACCRA (Reuters) - With a flick of his brush, Ghanaian painter Daniel Anum Jasper armed actor Paul Newman with a pair of revolvers. Unfinished paintings of a bell-...
Feb 23, 2022
Pope tells politicians to examine their consciences before God over Ukraine actions
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday said the threat of war in Ukraine had caused "great pain in my heart", and urged politicians to make a serious examination of conscience before God a...
Feb 23, 2022
Poland’s unemployment rate rises to 5.5% in January
(Reuters) - Poland's registered unemployment rate rose to 5.5% in January compared with 5.4% in December, statistics office data showed on Wednesday, below analysts' expectations of 5.6%. The statisti...
Feb 23, 2022
Motorcycling-Triple world champion Rainey to ride racing bike for first time since 1993 crash
(Reuters) - American motorcycling great Wayne Rainey will be reunited with a racing bike at the Goodwood Festival of Speed for the first time since a crash at the 1993 Italian Grand Prix that left him...
Feb 23, 2022
New Russia debt sanctions to have “limited implications” for bond holders – JPMorgan
LONDON (Reuters) - JPMorgan's emerging market strategists said on Wednesday that new U.S. sanctions on Russian sovereign debt announced this week were likely to have limited implications for the inter...
Feb 23, 2022
Tesla to expand parts production in Shanghai to meet export demand -document
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Tesla Inc plans to expand parts production at its Shanghai factory to meet growing demand for exports, according to a document it filed with the city government. The automaker wil...
Feb 23, 2022
U.S. and allies step up sanctions pressure on Russia over Ukraine
MOSCOW/DONETSK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and its allies sought to step up sanctions pressure on Russia on Wednesday over the deployment of troops in separatist regions of eastern Ukraine...
Feb 23, 2022
