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Australia’s Qantas to avoid Russian airspace on London flights
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd is opting to use an alternative flight path between Darwin and London that avoids Russian airspace after the invasion of Ukraine, the airline said on ...
Feb 27, 2022
Australian mining billionaire to invest $2.2 billion in renewable energy project
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest, who's been betting big on a global green revolution, said on Sunday he was investing A$3 billion ($2.2 billion) in renewable energy in...
Feb 26, 2022
Analysis-SWIFT block deals crippling blow to Russia; leaves room to tighten
By Catherine Belton, Paritosh Bansal and Megan Davies LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A decision by Western allies on Saturday to block "selected" Russian banks from the SWIFT payments system will inflict...
Feb 26, 2022
SWIFT says it preparing to comply with curbs on Russian banks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The SWIFT international payments system said on Saturday it was preparing to implement Western nations' new measures targeting certain Russian banks in coming days. "We are enga...
Feb 26, 2022
Trump condemns Russia invasion, says he prays for Ukrainian people
By Alexandra Ulmer ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump on Saturday condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine and said he was praying for Ukrainians, marking a sharp shift of tone from...
Feb 26, 2022
China so far not helping Russia evade Western sanctions – U.S. official
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China so far does not appear to be helping Russia evade Western financial sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, but doing so would "do profound damag...
Feb 26, 2022
Investors brace for volatility as West moves to cut Russia off from SWIFT
By Davide Barbuscia, Catherine Belton and Ira Iosebashvili NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Investors were preparing on Saturday for more wild gyrations in asset prices after Western nations announced a ha...
Feb 26, 2022
Musk says Starlink active in Ukraine as Russian invasion disrupts internet
By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk said on Saturday that the company's Starlink satellite broadband service is available in Ukraine and SpaceX is sending more termin...
Feb 26, 2022
Explainer-Russian banks face exclusion as allies deploy ‘financial nuclear weapon’
By Tommy Wilkes, John McCrank and Huw Jones LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States, Britain and European Union ratcheted up sanctions against Moscow on Saturday as Russia continued its assault ...
Feb 26, 2022
U.S. senator says Republicans only deserve to govern if they adopt his agenda
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A prominent Senate Republican said on Saturday that his party would not deserve to govern after November's midterm elections unless it was willing to adopt his c...
Feb 26, 2022
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