Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ukraine crisis jeopardises Middle East's Black Sea wheat supply
By Sarah El Safty and Hadeel Al Sayegh CAIRO (Reuters) - Wheat importers face a threat to delivering politically sensitive bread supplies across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) after Russia's ...
Mar 07, 2022
Peruvian economy's outlook very uncertain, downside risks prevail, says IMF
(Reuters) - The outlook for Peru's economy is "very uncertain and downside risks prevail" despite a strong rebound in gross domestic product growth (GDP) last year, the International Monetary Fund (IM...
Mar 07, 2022
Co-founders of Mikhail Fridman's LetterOne quit board
LONDON (Reuters) - The three LetterOne shareholders not hit by Western sanctions have quit as directors and will no longer earn any income from the London-based investment group they co-founded with o...
Mar 07, 2022
Soccer-FIFA opens special transfer window for foreign players in Russia
PARIS (Reuters) - FIFA is opening a special transfer window for foreign players stranded in Russia because of the invasion of Ukraine, soccer's world governing body said on Monday. "In order to facili...
Mar 07, 2022
What would a U.S. ban on Russian oil mean for the world?
By Noah Browning, Simon Jessop and Balazs Koranyi LONDON (Reuters) - The possibility that the United States might ban Russian oil imports has triggered a surge in Brent crude to almost $140 a barrel, ...
Mar 07, 2022
For foreign fighters, Ukraine offers purpose, camaraderie and a cause
By Andrew R.C. Marshall LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Michael Ferkol, who says he served in the U.S. Army as an engineer, had been in Rome studying archaeology when he heard the Ukrainian president's appe...
Mar 07, 2022
Shipping Russia banned goods may lead to blacklisting, U.S. warns companies
By Karen Freifeld and Alexandra Alper NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is threatening to add companies to a trade blacklist if they skirt new export curbs against Russia, as it...
Mar 07, 2022
Disney CEO, responding to LGBTQ employees, says company's stories promote inclusion
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Bob Chapek said on Monday in response to calls that the company take a public stand against a Florida bill that would prohibit classroom ...
Mar 07, 2022
U.S. CDC urges Americans to avoid travel to Hong Kong, New Zealand
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday urged Americans to avoid travel to Hong Kong, New Zealand and Thailand over COVID-19 cases. The CDC elevated its t...
Mar 07, 2022
Colombia's president says any solution for Venezuela must come through elections
By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) - Colombian President Ivan Duque on Monday said any solution for Venezuela's future, whose humanitarian crisis under President Nicolas Maduro has hit neighboring ...
Mar 07, 2022
