Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Google, Meta face penalties in Russia as deadline passes to open local offices
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc are among internet companies facing possible punitive measures in Russia after failing to open local offices and ...
Mar 01, 2022
Separatist leader says his forces aim to encircle Ukraine's Mariupol
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian-backed separatist leader in eastern Ukraine said his forces aimed to encircle the Ukrainian port of Mariupol on Tuesday, RIA news agency said. "The task for today is to di...
Mar 01, 2022
UN report highlights cautionary tales of climate finance that backfires
By Gloria Dickie and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - With rising seas threatening the Samoan village of Lalomalava, the South Pacific island nation used climate adaptation financing in the 2010s to bu...
Mar 01, 2022
Iran's Khamenei says homosexuality example of West's immorality
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei described homosexuality as part of the "moral deprivation" widespread in Western civilisation, during a televised speech on Tuesday. "There is seve...
Mar 01, 2022
Italy calls for further suspension of EU stability pact
ROME (Reuters) - Italy wants the European stability and growth pact to be suspended for longer because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and called for a fund to be set up to compensate EU states wor...
Mar 01, 2022
11 killed in Damascus mall fire - state news agency
DUBAI (Reuters) - Eleven people died in a fire that broke out in La Mirada mall in Damascus on Tuesday, the Syrian interior ministry said according to state news agency SANA. The fire caused significa...
Mar 01, 2022
European shares fall on weak earnings, Ukraine jitters
(Reuters) - European stocks inched lower on Tuesday, as weak earnings reports added to jitters over the Ukraine crisis after ceasefire talks between Moscow and Kyiv failed to reach a breakthrough. The...
Mar 01, 2022
Turkey urges respect for Black Sea straits pact after closing access
By Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is calling on all sides in the Ukraine crisis to respect an international pact on passage through the Turkish straits to the Black Sea, Defence Minister Hul...
Mar 01, 2022
TotalEnergies: will no longer provide capital for new projects in Russia
PARIS (Reuters) - TotalEnergies said it will no longer provide capital for new projects in Russia. "TotalEnergies supports the scope and strength of the sanctions put in place by Europe and will imple...
Mar 01, 2022
China buys more Iranian oil now than it did before sanctions, data shows
By Chen Aizhu and Alex Lawler SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) - China's purchases of Iranian oil have risen to record levels in recent months, exceeding a 2017 peak when the trade was not subject to U.S. s...
Mar 01, 2022
