Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China reports 249 new COVID cases for Feb 25 vs 224 a day earlier
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported 249 new confirmed coronavirus infections for Feb 25, the national health authority said on Saturday, up from 224 a day earlier. Of the new cases, 93 were locally tra...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2022
Momentum grows to ban Russia from SWIFT payment system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Canada, the United States, Britain and the European Union on Friday said they could act to exclude Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payments system in a further round of s...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2022
Exclusive-Uber revamps driver pay algorithm in large U.S. pilot to attract drivers
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc is testing a new driver earnings algorithm in 24 U.S. cities that allows drivers to see pay and destinations before accepting a trip and raises the inc...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2022
Guatemala president orders return of ambassador to Russia
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei said on Friday that he has ordered the return of the Central American country's ambassador to Russia, Guisela Atalida Godinez Sazo, ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2022
'She woke up with bombs': Ukrainian diasporas in Latin America protest invasion
By Horacio Fernando Soria and Miguel Lo Bianco BUENOS AIRES/LIMA (Reuters) - Leila Antonovsk, 28, a Ukrainian living in Argentina, fears for the safety of her mother back in Odessa some 12,642 kilomet...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2022
Exceptions to U.S. curbs on Russia seen weakening impact
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - U.S. curbs on exports to Russia for invading Ukraine look tough at first glance, but exemptions on everything from mobile phones to airplane parts coupled with the diffic...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2022
Australia seeks to join global move to hit Putin with sanctions
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia seeks to join others in imposing direct sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and has extended its punitive financial measures to members of Russia's parliament...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2022
Athletics-Australian middle distance icon Landy dies at 91
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - John Landy, the Australian middle distance runner who became the second man to break the four-minute mile, has died at 91, prompting tributes from the athletics world. Landy held...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2022
Ukraine Vice PM urges Apple to cut products, services supply in Russia
(Reuters) - Ukraine's Vice Prime Minister on Friday urged Apple Inc top boss Tim Cook to cut supply of its products and block access to App Store in Russia. Mykhailo Fedorov, who is also Ukraine's Min...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2022
White House asks Congress for $6.4 billion for Ukraine crisis
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House asked Congress on Friday to approve $6.4 billion in aid to address the Ukraine crisis after an invasion by Russia, including $2.9 billion in...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2022
