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Life echoes art for Ukraine’s Eurovision refugee

Life echoes art for Ukraine’s Eurovision refugee

By Yesim Dikmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Six years ago Ukrainian singer Jamala conquered Europe with a song about Soviet leader Jose..

Bank of England raises rates in 8-1 vote

Bank of England raises rates in 8-1 vote

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interest rates on Thursday in a bid to keep fast-rising inflation in check but, wi..

Ukrainian refugees hope for peace, but more expected to flee

Ukrainian refugees hope for peace, but more expected to flee

By Anna Koper and Krisztina Than PRZEMYSL, Poland/BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Thousands more refugees crossed into Eastern Europe on Th..

Biden to address Zelenskiy appeal, still opposes ‘no fly zone’

Biden to address Zelenskiy appeal, still opposes ‘no fly zone’

By Nandita Bose and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will announce an additional $800 million in security a..

New talk of compromise on both sides lifts hope for Russia-Ukraine breakthrough

New talk of compromise on both sides lifts hope for Russia-Ukraine breakthrough

By James Mackenzie and Natalia Zinets KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – New talk of compromise from both Moscow and Kyiv on a statu..

Close to 3 million have fled fighting in Ukraine

Close to 3 million have fled fighting in Ukraine

By Anna Koper and Olimpiu Gheorghiu PRZEMYSL, Poland/PALANCA, Moldova (Reuters) -Nearly three weeks into the war, the number of Ukrain..

Symbol of resistance as EU leaders head to Kyiv ‘where history is forged’

Symbol of resistance as EU leaders head to Kyiv ‘where history is forged’

By Pavel Polityuk, Natalia Zinets and Omer Berberoglu LVIV, Ukraine/KYIV (Reuters) – Three European prime ministers rode a train..

COVID, War and Fed push world stocks down for 4th day

COVID, War and Fed push world stocks down for 4th day

By Tommy Wilkes and Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks fell for a fourth consecutive session on Tuesday as a comb..

Technology and Media Company TPT Global Tech Selects Divi Lab’s Crypto Wallet for Super App Launch

Technology and Media Company TPT Global Tech Selects Divi Lab’s Crypto Wallet for Super App Launch

TPT Global Tech, Inc.  (“TPTW”) a technology innovator made up primarily of divisions in telecommunications, medical, data ,and a subs..

Biden, G7 revoke Russia’s favored nation trading status

Biden, G7 revoke Russia’s favored nation trading status

By Steve Holland and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Friday the G7 industrialized nations will revoke ..

Russia shifts stance on hospital bombing that sparked world outrage

Russia shifts stance on hospital bombing that sparked world outrage

By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) – Russia shifted its stance over the bombing of a Ukrainian hospital in the city of Mariupol,..

Exclusive-TikTok nears deal with Oracle to store its data-sources

Exclusive-TikTok nears deal with Oracle to store its data-sources

By Echo Wang and David Shepardson (Reuters) – TikTok is nearing a deal for Oracle Corp to store its U.S. users’ informatio..

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

(Reuters) – Ukraine said Moscow had snubbed its plea for humanitarian access to rescue hundreds of thousands of civilians trappe..

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

(Reuters) – Russia announced a new ceasefire in Ukraine on Wednesday to let civilians flee besieged cities, but there were only ..

Exclusive-Amazon to secure unconditional EU approval for $8.5 billion MGM buy – sources

Exclusive-Amazon to secure unconditional EU approval for $8.5 billion MGM buy – sources

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Amazon is expected to win unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $8.5 billion buy of U.S. mov..

Ukrainian women fleeing war find welcome, and work, in Eastern Europe

Ukrainian women fleeing war find welcome, and work, in Eastern Europe

By Krisztina Than VESZPREM, Hungary (Reuters) – Two days after arriving from the bombarded outskirts of Kyiv following a gruelli..

Scant progress evacuating Ukrainian civilians despite Russian ceasefire promise

Scant progress evacuating Ukrainian civilians despite Russian ceasefire promise

By Natalia Zinets LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russia announced a new ceasefire in Ukraine on Wednesday to let civilians flee besie..

LME forced to halt nickel trading, cancel deals, after prices top $100,000

LME forced to halt nickel trading, cancel deals, after prices top $100,000

By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) – The London Metal Exchange (LME) was forced to halt nickel trading and cancel trades after pric..

Biden bans Russia oil imports to U.S., warns U.S. gasoline prices will rise further

Biden bans Russia oil imports to U.S., warns U.S. gasoline prices will rise further

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden announced a ban on Russian oil and other energy i..

UK to set out new energy supply strategy as prices soar

UK to set out new energy supply strategy as prices soar

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will set out a new energy supply strategy as the Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent rally in energy ..

German real yields fall to new record lows on stagflation fears

German real yields fall to new record lows on stagflation fears

By Stefano Rebaudo MILAN (Reuters) -Surging inflation expectations triggered by possible sanctions on Russian oil drove euro zone real..

Axie Infinity is the most Googled NFT collection in the world

Axie Infinity is the most Googled NFT collection in the world

Axie Infinity is officially the most googled NFT collection, with a total of 3.86 million monthly global searches, an increase of mor..

Russia blocks Facebook, accusing it of restricting access to Russian media

Russia blocks Facebook, accusing it of restricting access to Russian media

By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) – Russia is blocking Meta Platforms Inc’s Facebook, the country’s communications re..

BBC halts reporting in Russia after new law passes

BBC halts reporting in Russia after new law passes

LONDON (Reuters) – The BBC said on Friday it had stopped reporting in Russia after parliament passed a law there imposing a jail..

Shane Warne: the great who revived a fading art and inspired future leg spinners

Shane Warne: the great who revived a fading art and inspired future leg spinners

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Former Australia captain and ‘voice of cricket’ Richie Benaud, who passed away in 2015..

U.S., allies slam Russia at U.N. over its seizure of Ukraine nuclear plant

U.S., allies slam Russia at U.N. over its seizure of Ukraine nuclear plant

By Humeyra Pamuk and Doina Chiacu (Reuters) -The United States and its allies heavily criticized Russia on Friday at the United Nation..

Russia seizes Ukraine nuclear power plant as forces lay siege to cities

Russia seizes Ukraine nuclear power plant as forces lay siege to cities

By Pavel Polityuk and Aleksandar Vasovic LVIV, Ukraine/KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces in Ukraine seized Europe’s biggest nuclear..

Tesla’s long-delayed German gigafactory gets conditional green light

Tesla’s long-delayed German gigafactory gets conditional green light

By Nadine Schimroszik and Christoph Steitz POTSDAM, Germany (Reuters) -Tesla received a conditional go-ahead for its German gigafactor..

Coinbase, Binance resist calls to kick Russians off crypto platforms

Coinbase, Binance resist calls to kick Russians off crypto platforms

By Niket Nishant (Reuters) -Two of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, Coinbase Global Inc and Binance, rejected calls..

Switzerland adopts new EU sanctions on Russia

Switzerland adopts new EU sanctions on Russia

ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss government on Friday widened sanctions against Russia in step with further measures imposed by the ..

Sterling falls 1% versus dollar, rises against euro

Sterling falls 1% versus dollar, rises against euro

LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling declined 1% to $1.3216 as the dollar strengthened against a basket of currencies on safe-haven deman..

Analysis-War in Ukraine puts pressure on East European banks to prop up sinking currencies

Analysis-War in Ukraine puts pressure on East European banks to prop up sinking currencies

By Gergely Szakacs and Alan Charlish BUDAPEST/WARSAW (Reuters) – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is putting pressure on centr..

Lebanese bank closes over 30 British-held accounts after UK ruling-depositors’ group

Lebanese bank closes over 30 British-held accounts after UK ruling-depositors’ group

By Timour Azhari and Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Bank Audi has closed more than 30 accounts belonging to UK nat..

NATO rejects Ukraine no-fly zone, says ‘not part of this’ war

NATO rejects Ukraine no-fly zone, says ‘not part of this’ war

By Simon Lewis and Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO allies rejected Ukraine’s demand for no-fly zones on Friday, saying t..

Russia’s offer to foreign firms: stay, leave or hand over the keys

Russia’s offer to foreign firms: stay, leave or hand over the keys

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Companies around the globe grappled with a dilemma over what to do with their Russian investments on Friday as Mosco..

Ukraine to confront Russia at Int’l Court of Justice on Monday

Ukraine to confront Russia at Int’l Court of Justice on Monday

THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Ukraine and Russia will face off Monday at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a hearing on emerge..

Oil steadies from decade-highs as Iran talks kindle supply hopes

Oil steadies from decade-highs as Iran talks kindle supply hopes

By Marcy de Luna HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil steadied after hitting prices not seen in roughly a decade on Thursday, as sellers jump..