Author Archives: Syndicated Content
WHO says first medical aid for Ukraine to arrive in Poland Thursday
(Reuters) - A first shipment of medical aid for Ukraine will arrive in Poland on Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Six tons of trauma care and emergency surgery supplies will be deli...
Mar 02, 2022
Bank of Canada raises rates to 0.50%, warns of Russia uncertainty
By Julie Gordon and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada hiked interest rates for the first time since October 2018 on Wednesday and said rates would need to go higher despite increas...
Mar 02, 2022
Ghislaine Maxwell juror to invoke right against self-incrimination -lawyer
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - A juror who threw Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction into doubt by failing to reveal before trial that he had been sexually abused as a child will not ans...
Mar 02, 2022
Turn down the volume as WHO sets new safe limit for music venues
(Reuters) - Young people risk hearing loss from loud music in venues such as nightclubs and concerts, the World Health Organization (WHO) said as it issued a new global standard for safe listening. Ne...
Mar 02, 2022
Factbox-European and U.S. companies mobilise to help Ukrainians fleeing war
(Reuters) - Companies across Europe and North America have begun offering aid to Ukrainian authorities and people fleeing war following Russia's invasion, as hundreds of thousands leave their homes an...
Mar 02, 2022
Motorsport Games warns of impact from Russia sanctions
(Reuters) - Motorsport Games Inc said on Wednesday the sanctions against Russia, in response to the country's invasion of Ukraine, could delay the release of the racing game developer's future titles....
Mar 02, 2022
Coffee traders seeking advance payment in new deals with Russia
By Marcelo Teixeira NEW YORK (Reuters) - Coffee traders are seeking advance payment in any new deal to sell beans to Russia as Western sanctions hit the financial system of the world's sixth largest i...
Mar 02, 2022
Four French students wounded in knife attack at Le Mans university - police
PARIS (Reuters) -A man armed with a knife and a club attacked and wounded four university students in the French town of Le Mans on Wednesday, police said. Police said that a suspect has been arrested...
Mar 02, 2022
Athletics-Ukraine's Bondarenko says Russian athletes think war 'isn't true'
(Fixes typo in headline) (Reuters) - Former high jump world champion Bohdan Bondarenko said on Wednesday he was shocked that many Russian and Belarusian athletes believe that no war is taking place in...
Mar 02, 2022
Analysis-Crypto exchanges won't bar Russians, raising fears of sanctions backdoor
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - Some of the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges are staying put in Russia, breaking ranks with mainstream finance in a decision that experts say weakens Western a...
Mar 02, 2022
