Author Archives: Syndicated Content
WHO sees little impact on COVID-19 vaccine supplies to Africa over war in Ukraine
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Thursday it does not expect immediate impact on vaccine supply to Africa due to the fighting in Ukraine, and that Russia's Sputnik COVID-...
Mar 03, 2022
Tide of Ukrainian refugees grows as UN says a million have fled
By Alicja Ptak and Fedja Grulovic MEDYKA, Poland/SIGHETU MARMATIEI, Romania (Reuters) - A growing tide of Ukrainian refugees fleeing a brutal Russian invasion streamed into central Europe on Thursday,...
Mar 03, 2022
Ukraine is staging counter-attacks against Russian troops, Ukrainian official says
LVIV (Reuters) - Ukraine is able to launch counter-attacks against invading Russian forces even as it defends itself, a military adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday. "H...
Mar 03, 2022
S.Korea candidates woo young voters with 'deepfakes,' hair insurance
By Hyonhee Shin and Hyun Young Yi SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol got a boost on Thursday when a rival dropped out, but if the conservative former prosecutor wins n...
Mar 03, 2022
Kremlin hails Russian troops in Ukraine as heroes
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Thursday praised Russian troops fighting in Ukraine as heroes who would go down in history and described the deaths of soldiers there as a tragedy. Kremlin spokesman ...
Mar 03, 2022
Analysis-Russia-Ukraine conflict highlights wheat supply vulnerability
By Gus Trompiz and Nigel Hunt PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - The threat to wheat supplies from Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been exacerbated by a shift in global stocks away from major exporters such as...
Mar 03, 2022
Factbox-Companies cut Russia operations and trade as sanctions tighten
(Reuters) - Companies have limited, put on hold or exited business activities in Russia following a wave of sanctions imposed after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Below is a list of companies that have...
Mar 03, 2022
UK satellite company OneWeb suspends Baikonur launches
LONDON (Reuters) - British satellite company OneWeb said on Thursday it was suspending all launches from Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan after Moscow's space agency demanded guarantees that...
Mar 03, 2022
Sibanye-Stillwater says high labour costs in U.S. may slow expansion plans
By Helen Reid JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African miner Sibanye-Stillwater may have to slow down expansion plans at its U.S. platinum group metals (PGM) mines due to rising labour costs, its Chief ...
Mar 03, 2022
Bangladesh cargo ship hit by missile, crew member killed - Bangladesh official
DHAKA (Reuters) - A missile hit a Bangladeshi owned cargo ship at the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Olvia killing one of its crew members, a Bangladesh foreign ministry official said on Thursday. The Ba...
Mar 03, 2022
