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Expert: Attack on Ukraine could impact agriculture markets
NORMAL, Ill. – There’s a lot of grain that Ukraine could be distributing around the world right now, but can’t. “There’s talk that Ukraine has about six million metric to...
Will Stevenson Feb 28, 2022
Netflix will not add state-run channels to Russian service, defying regulation
(Reuters) - Netflix Inc said on Monday that in the current circumstances it has no plans to add state-run channels to its Russian service, despite a regulation that would require the streaming service...
Syndicated Content Feb 28, 2022
EU to urgently link electricity grid with Ukraine’s
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Energy ministers from European Union countries on Monday agreed to urgently link a European power system to Ukraine's grid, a move that would increase its independen...
Syndicated Content Feb 28, 2022
Top U.S. Senate Republican calls on Biden for 5% increase in military spending
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday that President Joe Biden's next budget request must include at least a 5% increase in defense spending above inflati...
Syndicated Content Feb 28, 2022
Monaco clamps down on Russian assets after Ukraine invasion
PARIS (Reuters) -Monaco, a tax haven often favoured by the super-wealthy, will proceed with freezing assets and imposing sanctions on certain Russians following President Vladimir Putin's invasion of ...
Syndicated Content Feb 28, 2022
U.S. December oil demand hits highest since before pandemic -EIA
(Reuters) -U.S. oil demand rose in December to its highest level since before the coronavirus pandemic began, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Monday, with product supplied nea...
Syndicated Content Feb 28, 2022
Facebook-owner Meta will block access to Russia’s RT, Sputnik in EU
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Meta Platforms, parent company of Facebook, will restrict access to Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik on its platforms across the European Union, the compan...
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Factbox-Key Russian sovereign and corporate bond payment deadlines in coming days
LONDON (Reuters) - Tough Western sanctions on Russia and rhetoric from Moscow have raised doubts about whether the Russian government and the country's companies will continue to make payments on thei...
Syndicated Content Feb 28, 2022
Investors seek bargains as Ukraine keeps markets on edge
By Sujata Rao and Lewis Krauskopf LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Money managers are scanning roiled global markets for bargains after unprecedented Western sanctions propelled Russia into a full-blown cr...
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Ancient erotic pottery teaches Peruvians to prevent prostate cancer
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - A Peruvian cancer prevention group has begun using erotic ceramics sculpted over a thousand years ago to teach men how to self test for early signs of prostate and tes...
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