Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ukraine's president says no-fly zone is needed to avert humanitarian catastrophe
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday the international community would be responsible for a mass "humanitarian catastrophe" if it did not agree a no-fly ...
Mar 09, 2022
Contracts shield Asia's EV battery makers from nickel surge, for now
By Heekyong Yang and Norihiko Shirouzu SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - Asian battery makers for electric vehicles are shielded from a big, immediate hit from surging nickel prices amid Russia's invasion of ...
Mar 09, 2022
Hong Kong races to build isolation facilities as COVID cases surge
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong is rushing to build facilities for COVID-19 patients, with Reuters drone footage showing construction work in full swing after a temporary bridge linking the southern C...
Mar 09, 2022
Taiwan says China is too busy with party congress to raise tensions now
TAIPEI (Reuters) - China is too busy with ensuring stability for a key Communist Party congress at the end of the year where President Xi Jinping will likely get a third term in office to suddenly esc...
Mar 09, 2022
Israel's president flies to Turkey to thaw frosty ties as gas interest grows
By Steven Scheer LOD, Israel (Reuters) - President Isaac Herzog embarked on Wednesday on the first visit by an Israeli leader to Turkey since 2008 as the regional rivals seek to overcome years of anim...
Mar 09, 2022
Climate change group vows to disrupt UK oil refineries
LONDON (Reuters) - Climate change protesters said on Wednesday they intended to block major British oil refineries next month as part of their campaign to force the government to end reliance on fossi...
Mar 09, 2022
S.Korea conservative presidential candidate Yoon slightly ahead - exit poll
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's conservative presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol was slightly ahead of liberal Lee Jae-myung with 48.4% to 47.8%, an exit poll conducted jointly by three television ne...
Mar 09, 2022
EU working on new sanctions on about 100 Russians, Borrell says
STRASBOURG (Reuters) - European Union governments are preparing a new round of travel bans and asset freezes on some 100 Russians over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and a decision could come later on W...
Mar 09, 2022
More Ukrainians flee across borders in freezing temperatures, aid effort intensifies
By Marek Strzelecki and Branko Filipovic PRZEMYSL, Poland/SIRET, Romania (Reuters) - Thousands more Ukrainian refugees fled to central and eastern Europe on Wednesday, many with no contacts and nowher...
Mar 09, 2022
Recent surge in energy costs to cut Italy 2022 GDP by 0.7 points - ISTAT
ROME (Reuters) - The recent surge in energy prices will reduce Italy's economic growth this year by around 0.7 percentage points, national statistics institute ISTAT estimated on Wednesday. In its mon...
Mar 09, 2022
