Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sport-Sporting bodies move to ban Russian athletes amid invasion of Ukraine
(Reuters) - As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continued, sporting bodies moved to bar Russian athletes from competing in international events, with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommending...
Feb 28, 2022
Russia complains to U.S. about protests near its diplomatic facilities
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia complained on Monday to the U.S. ambassador to Moscow over what it described as "hostile" protests near its diplomatic facilities in the United States and told Washington to ...
Feb 28, 2022
Russia, Ukraine complete peace talks for now, will hold second round
(Reuters) - Officials from Russia and Ukraine ended peace talks on Monday and will return to their respective capitals for further consultations before a second round of negotiations, RIA news agency ...
Feb 28, 2022
Young Ukrainian who fled Kyiv returns to join the war
By Aleksandar Vasovic KYIV (Reuters) - When Russia invaded Ukraine last week, Max Karmazin said he and his friends fled Kyiv to the relative safety of the west of the country. The Ukrainian has since ...
Feb 28, 2022
U.S. sees "no reason to change" nuclear alert levels at this time -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States sees "no reason to change" its nuclear alert levels at this time, the White House said on Monday after Russian President Vladimir Putin put Russia's nuclear de...
Feb 28, 2022
Italy pledges arms for Ukraine, help for refugees
ROME (Reuters) - The Italian government said on Monday it would provide Ukraine with weapons and offered help to its refugees fleeing the Russian invasion. A decree adopted by the cabinet pledged "mil...
Feb 28, 2022
Ukrainian president signs formal request to join the European Union
LVIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday said he had signed an official request for Ukraine to join the European Union. Zelenskiy has asked the European Union to allow Ukrain...
Feb 28, 2022
Russia 'extremely likely' to default on debts if Ukraine crisis worsens - IIF
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia is extremely likely to default on its external debts and its economy will suffer a double digit contraction this year after the West launched sanctions unprecedented in their...
Feb 28, 2022
First criminal trial of accused U.S. Capitol rioter begins with jury selection
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The first criminal trial of a person accused of taking part in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters opened on Monday, with a j...
Feb 28, 2022
Fed's Bostic not ruling out half percentage point hike in March
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve could need to raise interest rates by a half percentage point at its next meeting in on March. 15-16 if economic data between now and then shows high inflation per...
Feb 28, 2022
