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Russia takes steps to punish Google over YouTube ‘fakes’
Date: April 7, 2022
(Reuters) – Russia’s communications watchdog said on Thursday it was taking steps to punish Google, including a ban on advertising the platform and its information services, for violating Russian law. The measures will apply to Google Search, the Google Play app store, YouTube, YouTube Music, Google Chat and Gmail. Roskomnadzor accused Google’s YouTube video-sharing platform,...
Finland to clarify next steps on possible NATO entry within weeks
Date: April 7, 2022
HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland will clarify next steps regarding a possible decision to seek NATO membership in the coming weeks, Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto told reporters after attending a NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels on Thursday. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, opinion polls commissioned by Finnish media outlets have shown a swift U-turn...
Banks worried about Russia sanction ‘puzzle’, Bank of Spain says
Date: April 7, 2022
By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) – Banks and supervisors are concerned about implementing sanctions against Russian oligarchs as they vary in scope and in who they target across different jurisdictions, Bank of Spain Director General for Supervision Mercedes Olano said on Thursday. “For internationally active banks it’s a puzzle because sanctions are not the same...
Analysis-Italy’s politics, public opinion, could weaken West’s anti-Putin front
Date: April 7, 2022
By Angelo Amante and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – Divisions between Italy’s political parties and ambivalence among its public over the war in Ukraine could become a weak link in the West’s efforts to present a united front against Russia, analysts say. Prime Minister Mario Draghi and his government have taken a tough line on...
Ukraine president calls for more Russia sanctions, invokes Greek battle cry
Date: April 7, 2022
ATHENS (Reuters) -Ukraine’s president urged Europe to take a stronger stand against Russia in a video address to Greece’s parliament on Thursday that invoked the battle cry of 19th century Greek patriots in the Black Sea port of Odesa. Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Mariupol, another port on Ukraine’s coast where thousands of ethic Greeks live, had...
Oil rises from 3-week low as supply concerns linger
Date: April 7, 2022
By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Thursday from a three-week low touched in the previous session after consuming nations announced a huge release of oil from emergency reserves, with worries over tight supplies still clouding the market outlook. Brent crude futures were up $1.19, or 1.2%, at $102.26 a barrel at 1306...