Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Norwegian Air leases 10 new Boeing MAX aircraft
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian Air has signed lease agreements with AerCap for 10 new Boeing 737-800 MAX 8 aircraft ahead of the European summer season of 2023, the airline said on Monday. The deal means ...
Feb 28, 2022
Singapore's top court dismisses attempt to overturn gay sex ban
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's highest court on Monday dismissed a challenge by three gay rights activists against a law criminalising sex between men, ruling that since authorities did not enforce...
Feb 28, 2022
China urges calm after Putin puts nuclear deterrent on high alert
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Monday that all sides should remain calm and avoid further escalation, after Russian President Vladimir Putin put his coun...
Feb 28, 2022
Just under 71,000 Ukrainians entered Romania since Russian invasion-spokesman
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Just under 71,000 Ukrainians have fled to Romania since Russia invaded Ukraine, and more than half of them have already exited the country through its Bulgarian and Hungarian bor...
Feb 28, 2022
Latvia allows its citizens to fight in Ukraine
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Latvia's parliament voted unanimously on Monday to allow its nationals to fight in Ukraine if willing, the parliament said in a statement. "Our citizens who want to support Ukraine...
Feb 28, 2022
Factbox-China's mRNA COVID vaccine candidates
By Roxanne Liu and David Stanway BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has spent over a year developing Pfizer-type COVID-19 vaccines that may even help it pivot from stringent "zero-COVID" restrictions,...
Feb 28, 2022
Mass arrests as Belarus confirms ditching non-nuclear status in referendum vote
(Reuters) - About 800 people were arrested as Belarus voted to ditch its non-nuclear status in a referendum that raises the stakes at a time when the country has become a staging ground for the Russia...
Feb 28, 2022
Daimler Truck suspends all cooperation with Russia's Kamaz -Handelsblatt
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Daimler Truck has suspended all cooperation with Russia's largest truckmaker Kamaz, Germany's Handelsblatt daily reported on Monday, in the face of severe criticism following Russia...
Feb 28, 2022
EU's Michel: Debate on Ukraine EU membership will be held
PARIS (Reuters) - There will be a debate about making Ukraine a member of the European Union, the bloc's chairman Charles Michel told French TV station BFM on Monday. "This is a debate which, in any c...
Feb 28, 2022
Bank of Ireland posts highest profit in more than a decade
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Bank of Ireland on Monday posted its biggest annual profit since the global financial crisis more than a decade ago and said it plans to return of 104 million euros ($116 million) t...
Feb 28, 2022
