Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Elderly Swiss women bring European court's first climate case
By Emma Farge STRASBOURG (Reuters) - Thousands of elderly Swiss women have joined forces in a groundbreaking case that opened on Wednesday at the European Court of Human Rights, arguing that their gov...
Mar 29, 2023
Factbox-EU keeps on doing business with Russia despite sanctions
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - With ten rounds of sanctions since Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year, the European Union has rolled out its toughest punishment ever against a for...
Mar 29, 2023
Kremlin says IOC rules on participation amount to discrimination
(Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that criteria announced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) intended to enable Russian and Belarusian athletes to take part in international competit...
Mar 29, 2023
Film makers' guilty verdict upheld in "Estonia" ferry disaster case
OSLO (Reuters) - A Swedish appeals court said on Wednesday it had upheld the guilty verdict against two film makers accused of disturbing the wreck of the ferry Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea i...
Mar 29, 2023
Meta, Italy's Mediaset sign deal against online piracy
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's top commercial broadcaster MFE-Mediaforeurope said on Wednesday its unit Mediaset had partnered up with Facebook owner Meta Platforms to fight online piracy. Under the multi-...
Mar 29, 2023
South Korea to host third 'Summit for Democracy' -joint statement
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will host a third "Summit for Democracy", President Yoon Suk Yeol said in a statement with U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday. "The United States and the Republic of K...
Mar 29, 2023
Futures climb as banking crisis fears abate
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures climbed on Wednesday as easing worries about a banking crisis lifted risk sentiment, while investors awaited economic data to assess the Federal Reserve's monetary...
Mar 29, 2023
Netanyahu sees Israel joining U.S. Visa Waiver Programme in September
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel expects to join the U.S. Visa Waiver Programme in September, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, after Israeli legislation of measures required by Washing...
Mar 29, 2023
Sweden summons Russia's ambassador over "legitimate target" statement
OSLO (Reuters) - Sweden's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it will summon Russia's Stockholm ambassador to complain about an "attempt at interference" with the Swedish NATO application process. Swed...
Mar 29, 2023
Who did it? Question lingers in murder drama 'The Night of the 12th'
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - Crime dramas usually end with the culprit being caught, but French film "La Nuit du 12" ("The Night of the 12th") looks instead at how an unsolved murder t...
Mar 29, 2023
