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‘Indefensible’: UK’s Sunak under fire over response to cost of living crisis
Date: March 24, 2022
By William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rishi Sunak faced broad criticism on Thursday for not giving enough help to poorer households as the country heads for its biggest drop in living standards since at least the 1950s. After earning plaudits for his response to the coronavirus crisis in 2020, Sunak...
U.S. stocks gain, oil dips as NATO meets on Ukraine
Date: March 24, 2022
By Lawrence Delevingne and Marc Jones BOSTON/LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. stocks rose following choppy trading abroad on Thursday, and oil prices pulled back, as investors watched a meeting of NATO leaders on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Technology companies lifted U.S. stock indexes higher at the open after a sharp fall in the previous session, with the...
Ukraine uses facial recognition to identify dead Russian soldiers, minister says
Date: March 24, 2022
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) -Ukraine is using facial recognition software to identify the bodies of Russian soldiers killed in combat and to trace their families to inform them of their deaths, Ukraine’s vice prime minister told Reuters. Reuters exclusively reported that Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense this month began using technology from Clearview AI,...
N.Korea tests largest ICBM, White House condemns return to long-range launches
Date: March 24, 2022
By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea conducted what is thought to be its largest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test ever on Thursday, the South Korean and Japanese militaries said, marking a dramatic end to a self-imposed moratorium on long-range testing. It would be the first full-capability launch of the nuclear-armed state’s...
U.S. announces new Russia sanctions over Ukraine invasion
Date: March 24, 2022
By Jarrett Renshaw and Daphne Psaledakis BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and its allies on Thursday ramped up pressure on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, as Washington imposed fresh sanctions on dozens of Russian defense companies, hundreds of members of its parliament and the chief executive of the country’s largest bank. The U.S. Treasury...
Italy’s Terna to invest in power grid as Ukraine crisis drives renewables
Date: March 24, 2022
By Stephen Jewkes MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s Terna is planning to spend 10 billion euros ($11 billion) over the next four years to upgrade the country’s power grid, to meet energy security and climate change demands. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, governments across Europe have stepped up efforts to find ways to cut their dependence on...