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Temporary ceasefire has mostly held in Ukraine's Sumy, allowing evacuations, says governor
KOSICE, Slovakia (Reuters) - A temporary ceasefire mostly held around the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Tuesday, allowing civilians including around 1,000 foreign students to be evacuated through a humani...
Mar 08, 2022
NATO says Russia's war must not escalate beyond Ukraine
RIGA (Reuters) - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday there were credible reports that Russia was targeting civilians in Ukraine and urged Moscow to end the conflict, also vowing no...
Mar 08, 2022
Soaring prices set stage for eventual reversal of oil, gas demand
By Sabrina Valle, Arathy Somasekhar and Liz Hampton HOUSTON (Reuters) - Oil prices running at their hottest level in 14 years are poised to cut post-COVID pandemic fuel demand as consumers react to su...
Mar 08, 2022
Thailand approves relaxed tax rules for digital assets
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday relaxed tax rules for investments in digital assets to help promote and develop the industry following a surge in cryptocurrency trading in Southeast ...
Mar 08, 2022
Russian forces struck two oil depots in northern Ukraine, says governor
KOSICE, Slovakia (Reuters) - Russian forces are bombing civilian infrastructure and homes in Ukraine's northern region of Zhytomyr, and carried out air strikes on two oil depots on Monday evening, Gov...
Mar 08, 2022
Russia's Lavrov sets out stance on Ukraine to Vatican counterpart in call
LONDON (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov set out Moscow's position on the conflict in Ukraine to Vatican State Secretary Pietro Parolin in a call on Tuesday, the Russian foreign minis...
Mar 08, 2022
China says protects free speech within limits, welcomes Bachelet visit to Xinjiang in May
GENEVA (Reuters) - Freedom of expression is protected in China but cannot be an excuse to put anyone above the law, a Chinese envoy to the U.N. said on Tuesday after the U.N. rights chief Michelle Bac...
Mar 08, 2022
Energy security in focus as Ukraine crisis causes supply crunch
By Liz Hampton HOUSTON (Reuters) - Executives at a U.S. energy conference are set to turn their focus on Tuesday to renewables and the long-term shift away from fossil fuels, even as the West seeks im...
Mar 08, 2022
Iran to send more military satellites into orbit in coming years -Fars
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will send a series of military satellites into orbit over the coming years, Space Commander of the Revolutionary Guards' Aerospace Force Ali Jafarabadi said on Tuesday, the semi...
Mar 08, 2022
Blinken says Russia has self-interest in preventing nuclear-armed Iran
TALLINN (Reuters) - Russia has a self-interest in preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear arms, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a visit to Estonia on Tuesday. "We continue to work to...
Mar 08, 2022
