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Catching up, UK sanctions more Russians over Ukraine invasion
Date: March 15, 2022
By William James and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -Britain imposed sanctions on hundreds of Russian individuals and entities on Tuesday, using a new law to catch up with the European Union and United States in targeting people accused of propping up Russian President Vladimir Putin. Britain, the EU and U.S. hope the sanctions will deter...
Close to 3 million have fled fighting in Ukraine
Date: March 15, 2022
By Anna Koper and Olimpiu Gheorghiu PRZEMYSL, Poland/PALANCA, Moldova (Reuters) -Nearly three weeks into the war, the number of Ukrainians fleeing abroad approached 3 million on Tuesday, the United Nations said, as people escaped fighting and Russian bombardment. About 2.95 million people have so far left Ukraine, data from the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) showed....
Symbol of resistance as EU leaders head to Kyiv ‘where history is forged’
Date: March 15, 2022
By Pavel Polityuk, Natalia Zinets and Omer Berberoglu LVIV, Ukraine/KYIV (Reuters) – Three European prime ministers rode a train for Kyiv on Tuesday, the first visit by foreign leaders to the Ukrainian capital since Russia launched its invasion, and a striking symbol of Ukraine’s success so far in fending off Russia’s assault. “It is our...
RWE needs to divest brown coal to become fully green – Enkraft
Date: March 15, 2022
ESSEN, Germany (Reuters) – Activist shareholder Enkraft on Tuesday said RWE would have to divest its brown coal division to fully transform and decarbonise its business, adding the company was too hesitant in mapping out such a step. RWE earlier reported final results for 2021, which showed a 25% increase in both adjusted net profit...
Sandwiched between wars, a Syrian-Ukrainian faces uncertain future
Date: March 15, 2022
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Born in Syria to a Palestinian father and a Ukrainian mother, Victoria Naji has spent her life in the shadow of conflict. Aged 24 and resident in Damascus, Naji came of age during the Syrian war that marks its 11th anniversary on Tuesday having destroyed much of the country. Recently graduated in...
COVID, War and Fed push world stocks down for 4th day
Date: March 15, 2022
By Tommy Wilkes and Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks fell for a fourth consecutive session on Tuesday as a combination of rising COVID-19 cases in China, the war in Ukraine and worries about the Federal Reserve raising interest rates this week for the first time since 2018 hit confidence. Though oil prices tumbled...