Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Some residents of Ukraine's Mariupol are fleeing on foot, says governor
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Some residents of Ukraine's besieged city of Mariupol have resorted to escaping the blockade on foot as official evacuation efforts have mostly failed due to ongoing shelling...
Mar 18, 2022
U.S. House passes bill banning race-based discrimination on hair
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill banning race-based discrimination on hair, specifically textures or styles associated with a particu...
Mar 18, 2022
At least 12 migrants, most of them Syrians, drown off Tunisia in shipwreck
TUNIS (Reuters) -At least 12 migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy on Friday, a civil protection official told Reuters. The official added that ...
Mar 18, 2022
Uber, Lyft drivers consider quitting as pain at the gas pump grows
By Nivedita Balu and Praveen Paramasivam (Reuters) - A number of Uber and Lyft drivers are considering quitting the app-based ride-hailing platforms as fueling up becomes costlier, with some calling t...
Mar 18, 2022
Italy prepares plan to take in 175,000 Ukrainian refugees - draft decree
ROME (Reuters) - Italy has drawn up plans to take in up to 175,000 Ukrainian refugees, a draft decree seen by Reuters said. The plan is expected to be approved by the cabinet later on Friday. Some 53,...
Mar 18, 2022
Russian official sees progress with Ukraine on neutrality, not on 'denazification'
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia's lead negotiator in talks with Ukraine said on Friday they were making progress on the topic of demilitarising the country, but not on Moscow's demand to "denazify" its neig...
Mar 18, 2022
Morocco says Spain supports W.Sahara plan in shift closer to Rabat
RABAT (Reuters) - Spain has told Morocco that it regards its autonomy proposal for Western Sahara as "serious, credible and realistic", Rabat said on Friday, in a move likely to ease a diplomatic disp...
Mar 18, 2022
U.S.-listed Chinese shares surge, set for best week ever
(Reuters) - U.S-listed shares of major Chinese companies including Didi Global and Alibaba surged on Friday, set to wrap a week that was marked by China's top policymaker laying out plans to support t...
Mar 18, 2022
Russia blasted by West at U.N. for spreading bioweapons 'nonsense' over Ukraine
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States and Western allies slammed Russia on Friday for spreading propaganda, disinformation and "nonsense" at the United Nations Security Coun...
Mar 18, 2022
Sister of US-UK national still in Iran pleads for help
By Silvio Castellanos MADRID (Reuters) - The sister of an Iranian-American environmentalist made a plea for his release after two dual nationals including British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ra...
Mar 18, 2022
