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LONDON – President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Western sanctions on Russia were akin to a declaration of war and warned that any attempt to impose a no-fly zone …

ZURICH – At least 351 civilians are confirmed to have been killed in Ukraine since Russian troops invaded on Feb. 24, and another 707 wounded, although the true numbers are …

By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA – The Honduran government’s recent push to sharply restrict mining will not apply to existing projects, the country’s environment and mining minister said on Friday, days …

WARSAW – There is no risk that the Polish zloty will remain weak in the long-term, Poland’s prime minister said on Friday, adding the government was working on measures that …

By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON -Russia’s war in Ukraine has “horrified” the World Bank’s shareholders and will have lasting consequences for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s standing …

MOSCOW – The operator of the operational Nord Stream 1 undersea gas pipeline from Russia to Germany said on Friday that transportation of natural gas to Europe was continuing normally. …

BRUSSELS – NATO will defend all its allies and territory against a Russian attack, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday, as he arrived for a meeting of …

AMSTERDAM – Dutch bank ING provided an update on Friday on its exposure in Russia and Ukraine, saying that about 700 million euros ($771 million) in outstanding loans were “affected” …

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Senator Ed Durr said he’s tired of Governor Phil Murphy’s long line of excuses to keep state offices closed to the public as the March …

By Jonnelle Marte – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine adds uncertainty to the U.S. economic outlook and may boost near-term inflation, but household savings and strong economic growth should help limit …

By Hilary Russ NEW YORK – The chief of New York state’s pension fund said on Thursday that McDonald’s Corp, PepsiCo and other companies with a large footprint in Russia …

By Kanishka Singh – Incidents of anti-Semitic propaganda in the United States rose by 27% in 2021, the Anti-Defamation League, a New York-based advocacy group, said in a report on …

By John McCrank NEW YORK – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the largest U.S. pension fund, said on Thursday it has ceased all transactions in Russian publicly traded equity …

Ukraine’s minister of foreign affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, said Thursday that Russia might be planning a false flag attack by firing missiles at itself. “Worrying reports: Russians might have pointed multiple …

MOSCOW – No restrictions stopping people from paying debts in foreign currency to a foreign company or bank have been introduced, Russia’s central bank said in a question and answer …

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON – Global supply chain pressures eased in February as backlogs and delivery times improved in several key markets and a measure of ocean shipping costs declined, …

NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department is investigating after a series of attacks against Asian women occurred last weekend in various locations across Manhattan. Detectives are …

LVIV – Ukraine’s central bank governor Kyrylo Shevchenko said on Thursday the Ukrainian banking and financial system remained resilient amid Russia’s invasion and had been boosted by international financial support …

By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO – Former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn, who was ousted from the company following his arrest in Japan, said on Thursday that its alliance partner Renault …

By Simon Jessop, Tommy Wilkes and Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON – Just 1% of companies who submit climate change-related data to nonprofit environmental disclosure platform CDP provide investors with the information …

TAIPEI – Taiwan chip maker TSMC said on Thursday a number of its plants in Taiwan experienced short “power dips”, after large parts of the island were hit by power …

By David Lawder CHICAGO -The United States will address potential gaps in tough sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday, …

By Jonnelle Marte – The Federal Reserve’s nearly $9 trillion balance sheet has more room to decline than it did the last time the central bank shrank its holdings and …

By William Schomberg LONDON -Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe said the crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would add to risks in financial markets which have already …

By Marcelo Rochabrun LIMA – A community in the Peruvian Andes has blocked a key transport road used by MMG’s Las Bambas copper mine, a source close to the Chinese …