Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lula holds healthy lead in Brazil presidential race, poll shows
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva still holds a healthy lead in this year's presidential race over right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, according to a n...
Thomson Reuters Feb 21, 2022
Russia to decide on recognising Ukraine's breakaway regions on Monday - Putin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said Russia would decide later on Monday whether or not to recognise two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent. He made the remark at the end ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 21, 2022
Strong cause for concern Putin still committed to invasion of Ukraine -UK's Wallace
LONDON (Reuters) - There is strong cause for concern Russian President Vladimir Putin is still committed to an invasion of Ukraine, British defence minister Ben Wallace said on Monday. Wallace said th...
Thomson Reuters Feb 21, 2022
Slovakia working to help Ukraine energy security - PM
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia is working on helping Ukraine's energy security, Slovak Prime Minister told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a phone call on Monday, the Slovak government office ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 21, 2022
EU, U.S. trade, technology body to meet May 15-16 in France
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The U.S.-European Union Trade and Technology Council, set up last year to mend strained transatlantic trade relations and help the allied democracies better compete with China, wi...
Thomson Reuters Feb 21, 2022
Drought hits Mediterranean crops, rest of Europe in good condition
PARIS (Reuters) - Persistent rain deficits in Mediterranean regions have led to droughts, harming grasslands and crops such as wheat and barley, while dry weather has had a limited impact in central a...
Thomson Reuters Feb 21, 2022
Russian spy chief Naryshkin accuses U.S. of war propaganda
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) chief Sergei Naryshkin on Monday said Western accusations that Russia plans to attack Ukraine are war propaganda cooked up in the U.S. St...
Thomson Reuters Feb 21, 2022
EU will consider making countries fill gas storage - energy chief
By Isla Binnie MADRID (Reuters) - The European Union will consider whether to require member states to fill their natural gas storage to prescribed levels, a senior official said as the bloc seeks ene...
Thomson Reuters Feb 21, 2022
'Catastrophe': firefighters, volunteers battle blazes in Argentina's north
By Matas and Baglietto ITUZAING, Argentina (Reuters) - Luis Candia is battling to put out raging wildfires in Argentina's northern Corrientes province, which have scarred the region burning over 800,0...
Thomson Reuters Feb 21, 2022
Bulgaria to ease coronavirus restrictions as cases drop
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria plans to lift the obligatory COVID-19 "green certificate" for entry to restaurants, shopping malls and other public venues from March 20 as coronavirus infections ease, Prim...
Thomson Reuters Feb 21, 2022
