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U.S. casts doubt on Biden summit with Putin, eyes new sanctions Tuesday -official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's agreement in principle to meet President Vladimir Putin may be off after Russia declared two breakaway regions of Ukraine as independent on Monday, an...
Feb 21, 2022
Soccer-U.S. firm to invest in Rio soccer club Vasco da Gama
(Reuters) - Vasco da Gama look set to become the latest Brazilian soccer club to be bought by outside investors on Monday when U.S. investment firm 777 Partners reached a deal to purchase a controllin...
Feb 21, 2022
Biden condemns Putin’s recognition of Ukraine breakaway regions
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden condemned on Monday a decision by Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognize two breakaway regions of Ukraine as he spoke to world leaders following the latest ...
Feb 21, 2022
Russia now has right to build military bases in eastern Ukraine – agreement
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has acquired the right to build military bases in Ukraine's two breakaway regions under new agreements with their separatist leaders, according to a copy of an agreement sign...
Feb 21, 2022
Paul Farmer, U.S. doctor dedicated to the world’s poor, dies at 62
(Reuters) - Paul Farmer, an American doctor and anthropologist dedicated to improving public health in some of the world's poorest countries, died unexpectedly in his sleep in Rwanda, the group he fou...
Feb 21, 2022
Brazil wholesaler Assai posts 76% increase in Q4 net profit
(Reuters) - Brazilian wholesaler Assai posted on Monday fourth-quarter net income of 527 million reais ($103.26 million), beating estimates as store openings accelerated.Net income rose 76% from a yea...
Feb 21, 2022
At least 55 killed in explosion at Burkina Faso gold mine site
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - At least 55 people were killed and dozens more wounded on Monday in an explosion at an informal gold mining site in southwest Burkina Faso, state television reported, citing lo...
Feb 21, 2022
Russia’s VTB reports record $4.1 billion net profit for 2021
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian state bank VTB on Tuesday reported a more than fourfold increase in net profit to a record 327.4 billion roubles ($4.1 billion) in 2021, rebounding from a sharp drop the yea...
Feb 21, 2022
Haiti hikes minimum wage by up to 54% following worker protests
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti's government on Monday hiked the minimum wage by as much as 54% following weeks of demonstrations by garment workers who say their wages are not enough to keep up with...
Feb 21, 2022
Top Colombia court decriminalizes abortion until 24 weeks gestation
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's constitutional court voted on Monday to decriminalize abortion until 24 weeks of gestation, said the abortion rights coalition which brought the lawsuit seeking to remove...
Feb 21, 2022
