Hillary Clinton says she’d back Trump for Nobel Peace Prize if he ends Ukraine war
WASHINGTON, DC – In a rare show of political crossfire unity, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she would nominate Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize if he could…
Japan protests Russian halt to World War Two peace treaty talks
-Japan reacted angrily on Tuesday after Russia withdrew from peace treaty talks with Japan and froze joint economic projects related to the disputed Kuril islands because of Japanese sanctions over Russia’s invasion…
Mexico to get investment boost from Ukraine war, president says
MEXICO CITY – President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday said Mexico will get an investment boost on the back of the Ukraine war, predicting that capital once destined for Russia and…
Germans face higher inflation, weaker growth from Ukraine war – Bundesbank
FRANKFURT – Germans should brace for higher prices and weaker economic growth as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrupts trade and makes fuel as well as wheat more expensive, the Bundesbank said on…
Dr. Fauci admits he has lost the mask war in America, what about Governor Phil Murphy?
TRENTON, NJ – As a new omicron variant spreads throughout the world and is now being seen in the New York and New Jersey Tri-State area, many in New Jersey fear Governor…
Syria’s Assad visits UAE, first trip to Arab state since war began
DUBAI -Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited the United Arab Emirates on Friday in his first visit to an Arab state since the Syrian war began in 2011, underlining warming ties with a…
Ukraine war food price spikes may push 40 million into extreme poverty-development group
WASHINGTON – Massive price spikes for food and energy sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will push over 40 million people into extreme poverty, the Center for Global Development (CGDEV) said on…
Germany’s Baerbock warns supply shortfall from Ukraine war will be severe
BERLIN – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned that supply shortfalls due to the war in Ukraine will be severe and could lead to further conflicts in already vulnerable countries. She underscored…
Norway economy faces negative impact from Ukraine war, statistics agency says
OSLO – The Norwegian economy has recovered from the coronavirus pandemic but now faces a negative impact from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Statistics Norway (SSB) said as it released fresh forecasts on…
Demand for sustainable funds wanes as Ukraine war puts focus on oil and gas
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Simon Jessop LONDON – Demand for sustainable stock funds waned in February as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hit investor sentiment and higher gas prices and energy security fears…
Putin should be recognised as war criminal, Ukrainian defence minister tells EU lawmakers
BRUSSELS – Ukrainian defence minister Oleksii Reznikov told European Union lawmakers on Wednesday that they should recognise Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal after Russia invaded Ukraine. “I am appealing…
CF Industries boosts U.S. fertilizer shipments as war cuts Russian exports
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO – CF Industries Holdings is increasing fertilizer shipments to both U.S. coasts from the world’s largest nitrogen complex in Louisiana to help offset a decline in exports from…
Ukraine war sparks Europe rush to buy survival gear and food
By Emma Thomasson and Helena Soderpalm BERLIN/STOCKHOLM – Europeans are stocking up on survival gear like sleeping bags and camping cookers, as well as canned and dried food, in part to donate…
Analysis-From the Kremlin, Putin ponders war and peace
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON – As Vladimir Putin looks out from behind the Kremlin’s red walls, Russia’s paramount leader of 22 years has a riddle to solve: how to win a war…
Exclusive-State TV protester tells Russians: open your eyes to Ukraine war propaganda
LONDON -A Russian woman who burst into a state TV studio to denounce the Ukraine war during a live news bulletin told Reuters on Wednesday she was worried for her safety and…
World Bank says Ukraine war may prompt grain shortages in poor countries
By David Lawder WASHINGTON -The World Bank on Wednesday said a number of developing countries face near-term wheat supply shortages due to their high dependence on Ukrainian wheat exports that have been…
For Dutch province, Ukraine war is a call to pump natural gas
By Anthony Deutsch OVERSCHILD, Netherlands -Images of bombed-out hospitals and apartment buildings across Ukraine reminded Jannie and Bert Schrage of their home country during World War Two. Then the retired couple, who…
Russia’s war in Ukraine may ‘fundamentally alter’ global economic, political order – IMF
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will affect the entire global economy by slowing growth and jacking up inflation, and could fundamentally reshape the global economic order in the…
U.S. Senate unanimously condemns Putin as war criminal
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal, a rare show of unity in the deeply divided…
Euro zone headed for robust growth despite Ukraine war: Lagarde
FRANKFURT – The euro zone economy is still set for robust growth this year, even if war in Ukraine is going to be a drag via high commodity prices, European Central Bank…
Ukraine raises $185 million at debt auction for war effort, says finance ministry
LVIV, Ukraine – Ukraine raised 5.4 billion hryvnias ($185 million) on Tuesday at a third auction of local one-year bonds to raise money for its fight against Russian forces, the finance ministry…
Inflation surge, war cloud Fed’s interest rate trajectory
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON – New economic projections from the Federal Reserve this week will show how far and how fast policymakers see interest rates rising this year, in a first test…
Volkswagen CEO says 2022 outlook clouded by war in Ukraine
BERLIN – Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess said the full impact of the war in Ukraine was not yet clear and is throwing the German carmaker’s 2022 outlook into question. “Under normal circumstances,…
Ukraine-born businessman wants to aid war relief efforts in lieu of U.S. prison time
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK – A Ukraine-born U.S. businessman convicted last year of campaign finance violations alongside a former associate of Rudy Giuliani is seeking to help relief efforts for the…
War, pandemic, and inflation deal Fed a complex trifecta
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON – In what now seem the simpler days of December, when there was only a pandemic to worry about, Federal Reserve officials rallied around the view they could…
Exclusive-Ukraine has started using Clearview AI’s facial recognition during war
By Paresh Dave and Jeffrey Dastin – Ukraine’s defense ministry on Saturday began using Clearview AI’s facial recognition technology, the company’s chief executive told Reuters, after the U.S. startup offered to uncover…
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