Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Senate eyes Thursday vote on top court nominee Jackson -Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate should wrap up debate over U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson by Thursday, clearing the way for a final vote on her confirmation, Senate Majority L...
Apr 05, 2022
Tennis-Wimbledon organisers holding talks with UK govt on Russian, Belarusian players
(Reuters) - The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) is holding talks with the British government on the participation of players from Russia and Belarus at this year's Wimbledon, saying on Tuesday th...
Apr 05, 2022
Factbox-EU targets coal, vodka, vessels in new Russian sanctions sweep
By Francesco Guarascio (Reuters) - The European Commission proposed sweeping new sanctions against Russia on Tuesday including banning coal imports and halting trade worth nearly 20 billion euros ($22...
Apr 05, 2022
U.N. chief warns Ukraine war one of greatest challenges to international order
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the Security Council on Tuesday that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is one of the greatest challenges ever to the international ...
Apr 05, 2022
Russia turns to China for microchips for in-demand domestic bank cards
(Reuters) - Russia is turning to microchip manufactures in China to circumvent western sanctions which have boosted demand for bank cards linked to the Mir payment system, an executive with the domest...
Apr 05, 2022
Italy's Draghi says war crimes must be punished, Putin called to account
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Tuesday that "atrocities" carried out in Ukraine must be punished and called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt the "massacre of c...
Apr 05, 2022
Climate scientists' message to the financial world: dig deeper
By Simon Jessop and Ross Kerber LONDON (Reuters) - The world is awash with money, yet spending nowhere near enough to prevent extreme climate change. As time runs out, urgent policy intervention is ne...
Apr 05, 2022
Hit by staff shortages, airlines and airports struggle with travel recovery
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of holidaymakers have seen their Easter getaways disrupted or cancelled because airlines and airports do not have enough staff to meet the recovery in deman...
Apr 05, 2022
U.S. trade deficit remains at record high in February
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit held at a record high in February as both exports and imports surged, indicating that trade remained a drag on economic growth in the fi...
Apr 05, 2022
Russian envoy blames Ukraine for Kharkiv humanitarian disaster
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - A senior Russian diplomat blamed Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday for a humanitarian catastrophe in the city of Kharkiv, accusing the Ukrainian army of blocking humani...
Apr 05, 2022
