Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Taiwan to follow SWIFT move, sends medical aid to Ukraine
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan will join moves to block some Russian banks from the SWIFT international payments system and has sent humanitarian aid to Ukraine to show support for the international "democr...
Feb 28, 2022
Scientists propose Tyrannosaurus had three species, not just 'rex'
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of researchers is proposing that Tyrannosaurus, the most famous of all dinosaurs and the ultimate apex predator, actually includes three species and not j...
Feb 28, 2022
Exclusive-U.S. set to announce increased staffing at Havana embassy to process visas-sources
By Patricia Zengerle, Brian Ellsworth and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is expected to announce as soon as this week a plan to beef up its skeletal staffing in the U....
Feb 28, 2022
Signal says messages circulating about app's hacking false
(Reuters) - Instant messaging app Signal said on Monday rumors circulating on several apps that its messaging platform has been "compromised and hacked" is false. Signal said in a tweet that it saw an...
Feb 28, 2022
Hong Kong leader calls for calm, after supermarkets emptied ahead of mass COVID testing
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam called for calm on Tuesday after residents emptied supermarkets, stocking up on produce ahead of reports of compulsory mass COVID-19 testing and rum...
Feb 28, 2022
Rouble licks wounds, yen and franc hold firm with focus squarely on Ukraine
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The rouble stabilised somewhat on Tuesday after its crash to an all-time low, while the safe-haven yen and Swiss franc were steady after their biggest rallies in al...
Feb 28, 2022
Disney pausing film releases in Russia over Ukraine invasion
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - The Walt Disney Co said Monday it is pausing the release of theatrical films in Russia, including the upcoming Pixar Animation Studios release, "Turning Red," citing th...
Feb 28, 2022
Japan freezes assets of Russia's central bank as part of new sanctions
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Tuesday joined the United States and other allies in slapping additional sanctions on Russia, including freezing assets of the country's leaders and three financial institut...
Feb 28, 2022
Japan's Feb factory activity posts slowest growth in 5 months - PMI
TOKYO, Mar 1 (Reuters) - Japan's manufacturing activity growth slowed to a five-month low in February, as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus pandemic and raw material shortages hurt firms' output,...
Feb 28, 2022
S.Korea exports grew 20.6% in Feb, beating forecasts
By Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's exports grew for a 16th straight month in February and at a faster pace than expected, with the trade balance in goods swinging back to the positive territ...
Feb 28, 2022
