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☆ Fact Check-Connecticut electorate will not be voting to ‘unseal’ ballots
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The Connecticut electorate will not be voting to “unseal” ballots during November’s midterm elections, or to loosen election security measures. It has nothing to do with ballots and only to do with election results. “To be clear, ballots aren’t affected at all here; this has nothing to do with the ballots. The electorate in Connecticut will vote on whether to permit early in-person voting in the state. If passed, the initiative would also remove an antiquated requirement that election results be sealed with wax, but it would not affect any election security measures pertaining to ballots as claimed online.

☆ LNG Freight Rates Hit $450,000 a Day as Russia Disrupts Fuel Supplies
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Costas Paris | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Daily freight rates to ship liquefied natural gas are at a record high, and prices are expected to climb further as winter approaches. Spot rates for ships commonly used to transport LNG are at $450,000 this week, a sixfold increase since the start of this year, according to the Baltic Exchange a London-based, freight-information provider. Brokers expect daily rates along main trade routes, including one from Texas to Northern Europe, to climb to $500,000 this month as the demand to charter ships remains high.

☆ If there is a recession, it will be "very slight," Biden says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Oct 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said in an interview released on Tuesday that he did not think there would be a recession, but that if it happened it would only be "very slight." "I don’t think there will be a recession," he told CNN. "If it is, it’ll be a very slight recession. That is, we’ll move down slightly." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Costas Pitas in Los Angeles; Editing by Caitlin Webber in WashingtonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ United Nations condemns Russia's move to annex parts of Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Michelle Nichols | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Monitors at the United Nations General Assembly hall display a vote on a resolution condemning the annexation of parts of Ukraine by Russia, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., October 12, 2022. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who said the result showed Russia could not intimidate the world. The General Assembly vote followed a veto by Russia last month of a similar resolution in the 15-member Security Council. 'DOUBLE STANDARDS'The moves at the United Nations mirror what happened in 2014 after Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea. The General Assembly then adopted a resolution declaring the referendum invalid with 100 votes in favor, 11 against and 58 formal abstentions.

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke to U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday and wrote on Telegram afterwards that air defence was the "number 1 priority in our defence cooperation." REUTERS/Gleb Garanich Read MoreThe Kremlin's air strikes come three days after a blast damaged the bridge it built after seizing Crimea in 2014. Ukraine, which views the bridge as a military target sustaining Russia's war effort, celebrated the blast without claiming responsibility. On Saturday, Russia's Defence Ministry named General Sergei Surovikin, who won acclaim in Syria, as commander of Russian forces in Ukraine. A Russian air campaign in Syria helped the government crush its enemies.

☆ Google to build its first cloud region in Greece
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

President of Google Cloud International Adaire Fox-Martin speaks during her meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, September 29, 2022. REUTERS/Costas BaltasATHENS, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google will set up its first cloud region in Greece, the company said on Thursday, giving a boost to the country's efforts to become a world cloud computing hub. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"Today, we are very pleased to be announcing our first cloud region in Greece which will provide storage and cloud services for Google customers," said Adaire Fox-Martin, president of Google Cloud International, announcing the investment at an event in Athens. A cloud region usually is based around a cluster of data centres. Amazon Inc's cloud computing division also opened its first office in Greece last year to support what it said was a growing number of companies and public sector agencies using its cloud services.

☆ Biden tells economic team to stay in touch with allies on markets -White House
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Sept 28 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden directed his economic team on Monday to stay in touch with allies and key market players on developments in global financial and energy markets and to brief him regularly as conditions evolve, the White House said. After a meeting between Biden and his administration's top economic officials, the White House said in a statement that his advisers had told him the U.S. economy remained "resilient in the face of global challenges." "The President directed his team to stay in frequent touch with partners, allies, and key market actors, and to brief him regularly as conditions evolve," it said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Kanishka Singh; Writing by Costas Pitas; Editing by Tim AhmannOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ U.S. fines 16 Wall Street firms $1.1 billion over record-keeping failures
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sept 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday fined 16 financial firms, including Barclays (BARC.L), Bank of America , Citigroup , Credit Suisse (CSGN.S), Goldman Sachs , Morgan Stanley and UBS, a combined $1.1 billion over failing to maintain and preserve electronic communications. The sweeping industry probe, which was first reported by Reuters last year and had since been disclosed by multiple lenders, is a landmark case for the agency, regulatory experts said. "The firms admitted the facts...acknowledged that their conduct violated recordkeeping provisions of the federal securities laws... and have begun implementing improvements to their compliance policies and procedures to settle these matters," the SEC said. That likely impeded the SEC's ability to gather evidence in other, unrelated investigations, the agency said. The failings occurred across all 16 firms and involved employees at multiple levels of authority, including supervisors and senior executives, the SEC said.

☆ U.S. Capitol attack probe committee to postpone Wednesday hearing -reports
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Sept 27 (Reuters) - The congressional panel probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has postponed a hearing scheduled for Wednesday, reporters for CBS News Radio and ABC News said on Twitter. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Costas Pitas and Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Tim AhmannOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Ukraine annexation votes to end amid Russian mobilisation exodus
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Tom Balmforth | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

A man walks with his bicycle past banners informing about a referendum on the joining of Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine to Russia, in the Russian-controlled city of Melitopol in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine September 26, 2022. The mobilisation has also seen the first sustained criticism of the authorities within state-controlled media since the war began. Over the weekend, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia would defend any territory it annexes using any weapons in its arsenal. Even traditional Russian allies such as Serbia and Kazakhstan have said they will not recognise the annexation votes. When it held a referendum in Crimea after seizing that peninsula in 2014, it declared 97% of people had voted for annexation.

☆ U.S. and S.Korea exchange 'frank views' on vehicle credits, network fees
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The logo of Kia Corp is seen on a steering wheel of its electric vehicle EV6 during a photo opportunity in Seoul, South Korea, June 1, 2021. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterIn South Korea, there is a legislative push to make the likes of Netflix (NFLX.O) and Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O) pay local network fees. While the readout from the U.S. Commerce Department said Secretary Gina Raimondo and South Korea's Lee Chang-yang reaffirmed the importance of the bilateral economic relationship, it also hinted at tensions. The pair "exchanged frank views on U.S. concerns about South Korea's pending legislation to impose network usage fees on foreign content providers and South Korea's concerns relating to electric vehicle tax credits," it said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Costas Pitas in Los Angeles; Editing by Sandra MalerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Western nations concerned by presence of extremist groups in Afghanistan
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterTaliban fighters celebrate the first anniversary of the fall of Kabul on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2022. REUTERS/Ali KharaWASHINGTON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Some western countries expressed grave concern about the presence and operations of extremist groups in Afghanistan and said the Taliban were not meeting their counter-terrorism commitments. Special envoys and representatives for Afghanistan of the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States met last week and released a joint communiqué on Thursday in which they said the presence of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who was recently killed in a U.S. strike, showed the Taliban was not keeping its commitment. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Costas Pitas, writing by Kanishka Singh; editing by Chris GallagherOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ U.S. thanks Ukraine, Saudi Arabia for release of two Americans by Russia
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterU.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan holds a news briefing about the situation in Afghanistan at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Leah MillisSept 21 (Reuters) - The White House's national security adviser thanked the governments of Ukraine and Saudi Arabia for assisting in a prisoner exchange that saw the release of two American citizens by Russia on Wednesday after fighting in Ukraine. "We look forward to our citizens being reunited with their families," Jake Sullivan wrote on Twitter. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Costas Pitas in Los AngelesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterFILE PHOTO - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas arrives with his wife, Ginni Thomas, for a State Dinner for Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison at the White House in Washington, U.S. September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Erin ScottSept 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. congressional panel probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol reached an agreement to interview Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, in the coming weeks, her lawyer told Reuters on Wednesday. The Washington Post has previously reported the committee obtained emails between Ginni Thomas and attorney John Eastman, who advised Donald Trump that then-Vice President Mike Pence could thwart formal congressional certification of Trump's 2020 election loss. "I can confirm that Ginni Thomas has agreed to participate in a voluntary interview with the Committee," Mark Paoletta, an attorney for Thomas, said in an email, confirming an earlier CNN report. A lawyer for Thomas has said previously Thomas had no role in the Jan. 6 attack and never discussed election litigation strategy with Eastman.

☆ Big Ocean Shipping Lines Turn to Planes as Supply-Chain Snarls Deepen
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Costas Paris | Benjamin Katz | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

For the giants of ocean trade, big ships aren’t enough anymore; they need planes, too. The pandemic, which accelerated the shift toward online shopping, followed by post-lockdown demand and now the war in Ukraine, scrambled the intricate ballet that shipping companies rely on both at sea and in port to deliver goods on time. Port congestion has forced ships to wait at anchor for weeks. A lack of workers to load and unload ships has further slowed deliveries. Empty containers have piled up in places with nothing to put in them; exporters elsewhere, eager to move their goods, can’t find enough of them.

☆ 'Increased consequences' if Russia annexes parts of Ukraine, warns U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterSept 20 (Reuters) - There will be increased consequences if Russia were to annex parts of Ukraine, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday, as Moscow-installed leaders in occupied areas of four Ukrainian regions planned to hold referendums on joining Russia. "We have made clear that there will be increased consequences. We have ... a number of tools," the official said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Humeyra Pamuk in New York; Writing by Costas Pitas; Editing by Sandra MalerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterFormer U.S. President Donald Trump attends a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 3, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File PhotoSept 16 (Reuters) - An independent arbiter, known as a special master, appointed to examine the contents of classified documents seized by the FBI from ex-President Donald Trump's Florida estate last month will hold a first hearing on Tuesday, according to a court filing. Lawyers should submit agenda items by close of business on Monday, Special Master Raymond Dearie- who was appointed this week- said in the document. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Costas Pitas and Jacqueline Thomsen; editing by Kanishka SinghOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

"Salman will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed; and his liver was stabbed and damaged." Stunned attendees helped wrest the man from Rushdie, who had fallen to the floor. The Iranian government said in 1998 it would no longer back the fatwa, and Rushdie has lived relatively openly in recent years. 1/25 A general view shows UPMC Hamot Surgery Center, where novelist Salman Rushdie is receiving treatment after the attack, in Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S., August 12, 2022. "I felt like we needed to have more protection there because Salman Rushdie is not a usual writer," said Anour Rahmani, an Algerian writer and human rights activist who was in the audience.

☆ Salman Rushdie may lose eye, is on ventilator, agent says
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterA view of the Chautauqua Institution where Salman Rushdie, the Indian-born novelist who was once ordered killed by Iran in 1989 because of his writing, was attacked on stage at an event in New York, U.S., August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Lindsay DeDarioAug 12 (Reuters) - Author Salman Rushdie will likely lose an eye and suffered severed nerves in an arm and damage to his liver after he was stabbed on Friday, his agent said, adding that Rushdie was on a ventilator. "The news is not good. Salman will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed; and his liver was stabbed and damaged," Andrew Wylie said in a written statement. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Costas Pitas and Dan Whitcomb Editing by Rami AyyubOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ O medalie de aur și o mențiune de onoare pentru R. Moldova la Olimpiada Europeană de Matematică pentru Fete
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-08 | by ( Marina Gorbatovschi | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +1 min

Elevele din R. Moldova au obținut o medalie de aur și o mențiune de onoare în cadrul Olimpiadei Europene de Matematică pentru Fete, ediția a X-a (eveniment organizat online). Medalia de aur a fost obținută de către Adelina Andrei, elevă în clasa a XI-a, Liceul Teoretic „Orizont”, mun. Chișinău, iar mențiunea de onoare de către Adelina Patlatîi, elevă în clasa a XI-a, Liceul Teoretic „Orizont”, mun. Chișinău;Mădălina Griza, elevă în clasa a XI-a, Instituția Privată de Învățământ Liceul Teoretic „Orizont”, Durlești, mun. Ministerul Educației, Culturii și Cercetării și Agenția Națională pentru Curriculum și Evaluare adresează felicitări premiantelor, profesorilor și părinților, dorindu-le succese în continuare.

Persons: Adelina Andrei, Adelina Patlatîi, ., Mădălina Griza, Ana, Maria, Gheorghe Asachi, Galina Rusu Organizations: Universitatea de Stat, Universitatea Tehnică a Moldovei, Ministerul Educației, Culturii, Cercetării, Agenția Națională Locations: Moldova, Georgia, Chișinău, . Chișinău

Medalia de aur a fost obținută de către Adelina Andrei, elevă în clasa a XI-a, Liceul Teoretic „Orizont”, municipiului Chișinău, iar mențiunea de onoare de către Adelina Patlatîi, elevă în clasa a XI-a, Liceul Teoretic „Orizont”, municipiului Chișinău. Echipa Republicii Moldova a fost reprezentată de patru eleve și doi profesori:1.Adelina Andrei, elevă în clasa a XI-a, Instituția Privată de Învățământ Liceul Teoretic „Orizont”, Durlești, mun. Chișinău;2.Mădălina Griza, elevă în clasa a XI-a, Instituția Privată de Învățământ Liceul Teoretic „Orizont”, Durlești, mun. Chișinău;3.Adelina Patlatîi, elevă în clasa a XI-a, Instituția Privată de Învățământ Liceul Teoretic „Orizont”, Durlești, mun. Chișinău;4.Ana-Maria Izbaș, elevă în clasa a X-a, Instituția Publică de Învățământ Liceul Teoretic „Gheorghe Asachi”, mun.

Persons: Adelina Andrei, Adelina Patlatîi, ., Mădălina Griza, Ana, Maria, Gheorghe Asachi, Galina Rusu, Ana Costaș Organizations: Republicii, Universitatea de Stat, Universitatea Tehnică a Moldovei Locations: Chișinău, Republicii Moldova, . Chișinău, Moldova

☆ Medalie de aur și mențiune de onoare pentru Moldova la Olimpiada Europeană de Matematică pentru Fete
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-27 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Medalie de aur și mențiune de onoare pentru Moldova la Olimpiada Europeană de Matematică pentru FeteElevele din Republica Moldova au obținut o medalie de aur și o mențiune de onoare în cadrul Olimpiadei Europene de Matematică pentru Fete, ediția a X-a (eveniment organizat online). Medalia de aur a fost obținută de către Adelina Andrei, elevă în clasa a XI-a, Liceul Teoretic „Orizont”, mun. Chișinău, iar mențiunea de onoare de către Adelina Patlatîi, elevă în clasa a XI-a, Liceul Teoretic „Orizont”, mun. Chișinău;# Mădălina Griza, elevă în clasa a XI-a, Instituția Privată de Învățământ Liceul Teoretic „Orizont”, Durlești, mun. Chișinău;# Adelina Patlatîi, elevă în clasa a XI-a, Instituția Privată de Învățământ Liceul Teoretic „Orizont”, Durlești, mun.

Persons: Adelina Andrei, Adelina Patlatîi, ., Mădălina Griza, Ana, Maria, Gheorghe Asachi, Galina Rusu, Ana Costaș Organizations: Olimpiada, Republicii, Universitatea de Stat, Universitatea Tehnică a Moldovei Locations: Moldova, Republica Moldova, Georgia, Chișinău, . Chișinău, Republicii Moldova

☆ Un general îi scrie comandantului suprem al forțelor armate
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-24 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +2 min

Pe 27 august 2021, se vor împlini 30 de ani de independență a R. Moldova. Ei merită să fie onorați cu mult respect și pioșenie. 73 din Constituția R. Moldova și să înaintați în Parlamentul R. Moldova un proiect de lege pentru a completa art. 1132 din 30.07.1992 cu privire la distincțiile de stat ale R. Moldova, publicată în Monitorul Oficial nr. 7 art.151 al R. Moldova pe data de 30.07.1992, cu medalia menționată.

Persons: ., Ion Vodă cel Viteaz, Ion Organizations: Interne, Ministerului Apărării, Federația, Organizația Națiunilor Unite Locations: . Moldova, Federația Rusă, Ţării, Moldovei, Moldova, 30.07.1992

☆ sondaj / Rusia amenință Ucraina cu război. Va fi afectată și R. Moldova?
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-15 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +5 min

Problema e că și Ucraina, și noi avem capacități limitate de luptă cu un adversar ca Rusia. Or, acest lucru nu intră în scenariul pus la cale de Rusia – „transnistriazarea”, „federalizarea” și trecerea Ucrainei sub controlul Kremlinului. Prin urmare, vine momentul când fie va ceda Putin, fie Putin nu se va opri și va porni o agresiune militară de proporții, pentru a impune Ucrainei capitularea. La acest moment, nu avem o claritate ce va fi și cum va fi. Se dă și o luptă mare pentru controlul bazinului Mării Negre între Rusia, Turcia și Occident.

Persons: Dmitri Kozak, Ion Costaș, Putin, Oazu, Zelensky, Kremlinul, ., Moldova, Dodon, Leahu, Alții, R Organizations: Noi, NATO, RM Locations: Moscova, Kiev, Ucraina, Rusia, Rusiei, Regatul Unit, Statele Unite, Franța, Germania, Tiraspol, Chișinău, Dunăre, Prut, Donețk, Ucrainei, SUA, UE, Odesa, UTAG, Transnistria, Moldova, Kremlin, Crimeea, Nistru, Moscova Chișinăului, României, Negre, Turcia, Occident, România, Vest

☆ sondaj / De ce nu vor socialiștii Ziua Europei pe 9 Mai?
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-17 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +5 min

Că Federația Rusă consideră că victoria asupra Germaniei a repurtat-o exclusiv URSS și 9 mai este doar pentru ei. R. Moldova a declarat oficial că dorește integrarea în UE. Deci, la 9 mai, R. Moldova trebuie oficial să sărbătorească Ziua Europei. În rest, „socialiștii” și alți nostalgici ca ei să sărbătorească ce cred ei necesar în această zi, dar cu respectarea legii. Pe 8 mai sărbătorim, de rând cu toată Europa, sfârșitul războiului, iar pe 9 mai – Ziua Europei.

Persons: Socialiștii, Anatol, . Schuman, Dodon, Valentina Cușnir, Vlad, Putin, Ion Costaș, Moscovei Organizations: Uniunea Europeană, Unirea, Apărării, Uniunea Locations: Moldova, Germania nazistă, Europa, Europei, URSS, Federația Rusă, Germaniei, Rusiei, Diaspora, Italia, Chișinău, Uniunea Sovietică, Rusia, sovietic

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