Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan joins U.S., others in excluding Russia from SWIFT system
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will join the United States and other Western countries in blocking certain Russian banks' access to the SWIFT international payment system, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on...
Feb 27, 2022
Ukraine's government raises crypto worth $8 million in crowdfunding appeal
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - Ukraine's government has raised almost $8 million in cryptocurrencies after posting appeals on social media for donations of bitcoin and other digital tokens, accordin...
Feb 27, 2022
Long queues form at central Europe border crossings as people flee Ukraine
By Anita Komuves and Andrew R.C. Marshall BEREGSURANY, Hungary/SUDOVA VYSHNYA, Ukraine (Reuters) - People fleeing war in Ukraine poured into central Europe on Sunday, with queues at border crossings s...
Feb 27, 2022
U.S. Democrats stockpile lawyers, money to fight Republican voting laws
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats are gearing up to spend record sums on lawyers, advertising and other protect-the-vote efforts before the 2022 midterm elections, hoping to stave o...
Feb 27, 2022
Italy to close its airspace to Russian aircraft
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy has decided to close its airspace to Russian aircraft, the prime minister's office said on Sunday, joining a string of European countries including Britain and Germany taking t...
Feb 27, 2022
Ukraine lodges case against Russia at world court - Zelensky
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Ukraine has filed a suit against Russia at the highest U.N. court in The Hague for disputes between states, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday. It was unclear on precise...
Feb 27, 2022
Stocks set for a painful week as conflict intensifies; bonds to gain
By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) - World markets were set for another tumultuous week after Western nations announced a harsh set of sanctions to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and as ...
Feb 27, 2022
Czech government approves additional military aid to Ukraine
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government has approved further military aid to Ukraine worth 400 million crowns ($18.23 million), Defence Minister Jana Cernochova told Czech Television on Sunday. She de...
Feb 27, 2022
Israel PM offers to mediate to stop Ukraine hostilities, Kremlin says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett offered his country's services as a mediator to bring peace to Ukraine in a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on S...
Feb 27, 2022
'Heartbroken' Pope urges help for Ukraine, condemns warmongers
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday called for humanitarian corridors to help refugees out of Ukraine and said those who make war should not be deluded into thinking that God is on their s...
Feb 27, 2022
