Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Boxing-Klitschko praises sports bodies for sanctions against Russia, Belarus
(Reuters) - Former world boxing heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has lauded the sports community for coming together to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes following the invasion of his country...
Mar 02, 2022
Japan to freeze assets of four more Russian banks from April 2
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will freeze the assets of four additional Russian banks, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday, taking to seven the total number to be slapped w...
Mar 02, 2022
Tennis-Bryan brothers to raise funds for Svitolina's Ukraine aid
(Reuters) - Bob and Mike Bryan, the most successful men's doubles team in tennis, said on Thursday they will raise funds at this month's Indian Wells tournament to support Elina Svitolina's drive to p...
Mar 02, 2022
Tesla chief Musk invites union UAW to hold vote at California factory
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk on Thursday said he is inviting labor union United Auto Workers (UAW) to hold a vote at the electric-car maker's California factory. Musk said i...
Mar 02, 2022
India says no report of its students being held hostage in Ukraine
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India said on Thursday it had not received any reports of its students being held hostage in Ukraine after Russia accused Ukrainian authorities of forcibly keeping a large group ...
Mar 02, 2022
Russia's top carmaker to stop plants for four days
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's biggest carmaker, Avtovaz, will stop its Togliatti and Izhevsk plants on Saturday and from March 9 to 10 as it grapples with a crisis in supplies of electronic components, ...
Mar 02, 2022
Russia imposes 30% commission on forex purchases by individuals - brokers
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's central bank has imposed a 30% commission on foreign currency purchases by individuals on currency exchanges, brokers told Reuters, citing a letter from the regulator. The ...
Mar 02, 2022
Too early for China to seek 'coexistence' with COVID - govt expert
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - It is still too early for China to consider easing its stringent coronavirus restrictions, with the highly infectious Omicron strain still capable of causing large numbers of deat...
Mar 02, 2022
Japan's JAL, ANA cancel all flights to and from Europe on Thursday
By Maki Shiraki and Jamie Freed TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Airlines Co Ltd and ANA Holdings Inc said they would cancel all flights to and from Europe on Thursday, citing concerns about safety due to Russ...
Mar 02, 2022
New Zealand's Ardern faces down frustration over pandemic curbs
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern sought to cool simmering resentment over the slow unlocking of the country's pandemic restrictions on Thursday, a day ...
Mar 02, 2022
