Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. lawmakers put pressure on Biden to help with transfer of European aircraft to Ukraine
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Members of the U.S. Congress pushed President Joe Biden's administration on Monday to facilitate the immediate transfer of fighter aircraft to Ukraine from ...
Mar 07, 2022
Britain sets out 'dirty money' crackdown, wants to hobble Russia's Putin
By Elizabeth Piper and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - Britain set out ways it would crack down on "dirty money" on Monday, introducing new legislation to "hobble" Russian President Vladimir Putin...
Mar 07, 2022
Italian dancer quits Bolshoi Ballet over war in Ukraine
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian Jacopo Tissi said on Monday he was leaving his role as a principal dancer with Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. "I am shocked by this situation ...
Mar 07, 2022
Residents of Ukraine's Irpin say time may be running out to get to safety
By Mehmet Emin Caliskan and Carlos Barria IRPIN, Ukraine (Reuters) - Hundreds of people streamed out of Irpin on Monday to escape Russian forces advancing towards the nearby Ukrainian capital Kyiv, so...
Mar 07, 2022
Athletics-Sweden's Duplantis breaks pole vault world record
(Reuters) - Sweden's Armand Duplantis broke his own men's pole vault world record on Monday, jumping 6.19 metres on his third attempt at the Belgrade Indoor Meeting. The 22-year-old improved upon his ...
Mar 07, 2022
Exclusive-Italy masts M&A looms as government moves to cut Rai Way stake - sources
By Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) -Prime Minister Mario Draghi has approved a decree allowing Italy's state broadcaster RAI to cut its holding in towers unit Rai Way below 51%, three government officia...
Mar 07, 2022
WHO says at least nine killed in 16 attacks on Ukraine health care
ZURICH (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Monday at least nine people had died in 16 attacks on health care in Ukraine. "As of 7 March, WHO has verified 16 attacks on health care in Ukr...
Mar 07, 2022
Latvian woman drives into Ukraine to rescue pets
By Natalie Thomas LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - At an animal shelter in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, Natalia Horobets bid an emotional farewell to her beloved pet cat Charly on Monday. Horobets and...
Mar 07, 2022
Blinken, Israel's Lapid discuss Ukraine-Russia diplomacy, Iran nuclear talks
By Simon Lewis RIGA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid met in the Latvian capital of Riga on Monday to discuss Israel's diplomatic initiative to...
Mar 07, 2022
London bullion market bars Russian gold refineries
By Peter Hobson LONDON (Reuters) - The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) said on Monday it had suspended its accreditation of six Russian precious metals refiners, meaning they will no longer b...
Mar 07, 2022
