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☆ Russia parliament may study annexation of occupied Ukraine on Thursday, TASS reports
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Alexander ErmochenkoLONDON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - The Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, may debate bills incorporating Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine into Russia on Sept. 29, the state-run TASS news agency said on Saturday, citing an unnamed source. Moscow launched referendums on joining Russia in the four occupied regions of Ukraine on Friday, drawing condemnation from Kyiv and Western nations, who dismissed the votes as a sham and pledged not to recognise their results. read morePro-Moscow authorities have made clear they consider the votes to be a foregone conclusion. An official in Luhansk region announced the turnout after two days of voting was 45.9% while in Zaporizhzhia it was 35.5%, Russian agencies said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Reuters; Editing by Kevin Liffey and David LjunggrenOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Goldman Sachs layoffs are underway as mid-level TMT bankers get handed pink slips from New York to San Francisco
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Its tech, media, and telecom division has suffered roughly a dozen layoffs, Insider has learned. The news will fuel growing anxiety about cuts as Wall Street prepares third-quarter results. The TMT layoffs are part of a broader cost-cutting effort at Goldman that is resulting in layoffs across other investment banking teams and in offices around the world. Economic conditions are hammering Wall Street as public valuations tank, fears of a recession mount, and corporate confidence to get deals done dwindles. For the time being, the IPO market continues to remain stalled — creating further reason for worry as Wall Street prepares to report third-quarter earnings next month.

☆ 'Blood on your hands' if world steps back on tackling COVID now, WHO official says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Jennifer Rigby | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Bruce Aylward, Senior Advisor to the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks during a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. REUTERS/Denis BalibouseLONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - If rich nations think the pandemic is over, they should help lower-income countries reach that point too, a senior World Health Organization official told Reuters. "If you go to sleep right now and this wave hits us in three months... God - blood on your hands," he said. He also stressed that Biden had a point domestically as the United States has good access to all COVID tools. Aylward co-ordinates the ACT-Accelerator, a partnership between WHO and other global health bodies to help poorer countries access COVID-19 tools.

☆ UN-mandated inquiry concludes war crimes were committed in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Erik Mose, Chairperson of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, attends the Human Rights Council special session on the human rights situation in Ukraine, at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, May 12, 2022. REUTERS/Denis BalibouseGENEVA, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The chair of an independent Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said on Friday that it had concluded that war crimes had been committed in Ukraine following investigations conducted in four regions of the country. "Based on the evidence gathered by the Commission, it has concluded that war crimes have been committed in Ukraine," Erik Møse told the Geneva-based Human Rights Council. He did not say explicitly who had committed the crimes but the commission's work was focused on areas of Ukraine previously occupied by Russian forces such as Kyiv, Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Sumy. Investigators from the commission, which was created by the U.N. Human Rights Council in March, visited 27 places and interviewed more than 150 victims and witnesses.

☆ VA performs its first abortion weeks after saying it would in certain cases
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Courtney-Kube-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Courtney Kube | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Dr. Shereef Elnahal, the department's under secretary for health, said the VA came to its decision after listening to health care providers and veterans. "Offering this care will save veterans’ health and lives, and there is nothing more important than that," Elnahal said in a statement. In addition to abortions, the VA will also provide abortion counseling. The VA said its health care providers will be able to provide authorized services regardless of state restrictions. Decisions about if a pregnant person’s "life or health" are endangered will be made on a case-by-case basis by VA health care providers in consultation with patients.

The logo of Monte dei Paschi di Siena bank is seen in a bank entrance in Rome, Italy August 16, 2018. Closer ties could hamper MPS' future search for a merger partner as the state seeks to cut its 64% stake. The banks organising the stock issue, however, have long seen the need for cornerstone investors, sources had previously said. Anima could contribute up to 250 million euros towards MPS' capital raise, when including an upfront payment for the improved partnership terms, a source had previously said. The state is allowed to cover 64% of MPS' capital raise based on the size of the stake it acquired after a 2017 bailout.

With interest rates back then already close to zero, they had run out of conventional ammunition to ward off the threat of outright deflation they feared would choke off the economic recovery. As one Danish bank vaunted the world's first negative rate mortgage, it is likely that cheap borrowing added steam to house price spikes across the region. "It's the central bankers who have taken interest rates to a level where we attach no value to the future," he said. As the negative rate era closes, the global pool of assets with negative yield has shrunk to less than $2 trillion from a 2020 peak of some $18 trillion. "I am very doubtful anyone here is ready to say never again for negative rates."

☆ Russia's Medvedev: new regions can be defended with strategic nuclear weapons
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sputnik/Konstantin Zavrazhin/Pool via REUTERSLONDON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that any weapons in Moscow's arsenal, including strategic nuclear weapons, could be used to defend territories incorporated in Russia from Ukraine. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterMedvedev said the protection of all the territories would be significantly strengthened by the Russian armed forces, adding:"Russia has announced that not only mobilisation capabilities, but also any Russian weapons, including strategic nuclear weapons and weapons based on new principles, could be used for such protection." If formally admitted to the Russian Federation, the occupied territories, where Ukrainian counteroffensives have gathered pace in recent weeks, will under Moscow's nuclear doctrine be entitled to protection from Russian nuclear weapons. Moscow does not fully control any of the four regions it is expected to try to annex, with only around 60% of Donetsk and 66% of Zaporizhzhia regions held by the Russian army. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterWriting by Caleb Davis; Editing by Kevin LiffeyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ ATP roundup: Three-time champ Gilles Simon advances in Metz
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Emil Ruusuvuori of Finland beat the Czech Republic's Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-4. San Diego OpenIn a matchup of two American qualifiers, Mitchell Krueger took down Christopher Eubanks 6-4, 6-4 in the first round at San Diego. Krueger, who will face Australian seventh seed James Duckworth in the second round, won a hefty 34 of his 39 first-service points (87.2 percent). Japan's Taro Daniel dispatched American qualifier Emilio Nava 6-4, 6-3. 1 seed Daniel Evans of Great Britain in the next round.

☆ Swiss gold exports to China slow but shipments to Turkey surge
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Denis BalibouseLONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Swiss exports of gold to China fell in August from July's 5-1/2-year high, while shipments to Turkey rose to their highest since June 2013, Swiss customs data showed on Tuesday. Large Western banks and refiners stopped buying gold from Russia after the Kremlin attacked Ukraine in February and Switzerland banned imports of gold from Russia in August. read moreBarring July's bumper number, Switzerland's exports of gold to mainland China in August were the highest since January. Turkey, which is enduring rampant inflation and a fast-weakening currency, began stepping up gold imports from Switzerland in May. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Peter Hobson; editing by Uttaresh.VOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Russian-backed separatists in Donetsk to hold vote on joining Russia on Sept. 23-27
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A firefighter extinguishes a vehicle that caught fire during recent shelling in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Donetsk, Ukraine September 17, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander ErmochenkoSept 20 (Reuters) - Russian-installed separatists in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk regionsaid on Tuesday they will stage a referendum on Sept 23-27 on joining Russia, and called on President Vladimir Putin to admit their territory to Russia as soon as possible after the vote. The separatist Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) also said on Tuesday it intends to hold a referendum on joining Russia on the same dates, and Russian-installed officials in occupied parts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia provinces have made similar calls. read moreRussia recognised Luhansk and Donetsk as independent countries at the start of its invasion in February, and now says securing their territory is the main purpose of its "special military operation". Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Reuters; Editing by Jon Boyle and Peter GraffOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Donbas separatist leader urges referendum on joining Russia
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterFILE PHOTO -Head of the separatist self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin speaks to the media outside the prison, which was damaged by shelling in July in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict, in the settlement of Olenivka in the Donetsk Region, Ukraine August 10, 2022, in this picture taken during a media tour organised by the Russian Defence Ministry. REUTERS/Alexander ErmochenkoMOSCOW, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Denis Pushilin, head of the Russia-backed separatist Donetsk region of Ukraine, called on his fellow separatist leader of Luhansk province on Monday to combine efforts aimed at preparing a referendum on joining Russia. In a video posted on social media, he told Luhansk People's Republic leader Leonid Pasechnik in a phone call that "our actions should be synchronised". Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Reuters; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Ukraine marches farther into liberated lands, separatist calls for urgent referendum
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Tom Balmforth | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Damaged cars are seen in the town of Kupiansk, recently liberated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released September 19, 2022. In another important milestone for the counter-offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region, Ukraine's armed forces said troops had crossed the Oskil River over the weekend. GRIM GRAVESUkraine is still assessing what took place in areas that were under Russian control for months before a rout of Russian troops dramatically changed the dynamic of the war earlier this month. The Kremlin denied on Monday that Russia was to blame for atrocities that Ukraine says it has uncovered in the recaptured territory. ALARM OVER NUCLEAR PLANTUkraine accused Russian forces on Monday of shelling near the Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear power plant in the country's southern Mykolaiv region.

☆ World says goodbye to Britain's Queen Elizabeth from cafes and consulates
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The hearse transporting the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth drives near Royal Guards along Albert Road on the day of her state funeral and burial, in Windsor, Britain, September 19, 2022. And in Paris, France, bar owner Thibaud Dupont showed off his new tattoo of the monarch on his forearm. "She was not our queen, but she reigned over Britain for 70 years. "Her presence is literally everywhere," IT professional Victor Lai said outside the British Consulate General in Hong Kong, where people have queued for the past 10 days to sign a memorial book. In Bahrain, British expatriates paid tribute to Elizabeth at a service at St. Christopher's Cathedral in the capital Manama.

☆ Patagonia founder gives away company, ensuring profits go to fight climate change
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-14 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. He Can Be Reached At Evan.Bush Nbcuni.Com. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The founder of the outdoor brand Patagonia has relinquished his ownership in the business and directed its profits to fight climate change. "Instead of extracting value from nature and transforming it into wealth, we are using the wealth Patagonia creates to protect the source. The company expects to contribute roughly $100 million to the Holdfast Collective through an annual dividend depending on the businesses' success. The Patagonia brand, Hayes noted, charges a premium, in part, because of the values it represents. Hayes said businesses in manufacturing or extractive industries in a capitalist economy that requires growth ultimately run into conflicts with environmental and climate values.

☆ 2 of Russia's most modern multi-role fighters are leading Putin's air war over Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-14 | by ( Sebastian Roblin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Two of Russia's most modern fighters have led its air war over Ukraine: the Su-30SM and the Su-35S. Two of Russia's most modern multi-role fighters have spearheaded Moscow's air war over Ukraine: the two-seat Sukhoi Su-30SM (code-named Flanker-H by NATO) and its successor, the single-seat Su-35S Flanker-E. Su-35S units active in UkraineSu-35S jet fighter of the Russian Air Force taking off, Kubinka, Russia. Artyom Anikeev/Stocktrek Images via Getty ImagesThe Russian Air Force (VKS) is currently receiving the last of 128 Su-35s ordered, most now committed to the war in Ukraine. Russia evidently lacks enough longer-range/endurance surveillance and combat drones to hunt Ukrainian air defense assets through laborious optical scanning.

UFC 279 will stream live on September 10, with the main card starting at 10 p.m. Chimaev versus Holland and Diaz versus Ferguson are both scheduled for five rounds. How to watch UFC 279You can watch the main event of UFC 279 on ESPN+ at 10 p.m. Ways to save on the UFC 279 pay-per-view priceIf you plan on signing up for ESPN+ to watch UFC 279, you can take advantage of a special discounted bundle. Here's the fight card for UFC 279: Diaz vs. FergusonEarly Prelims — 6 p.m.

☆ Spacesuit battery glitch forces early end to Russian spacewalk
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-17 | by ( Joey Roulette | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - A Russian spacewalk outside the International Space Station ended hours earlier than planned on Wednesday after a cosmonaut discovered an electrical issue with his spacesuit, U.S. and Russian officials said. Artemyev returned to the airlock and connected his suit to the space station's power. Russian flight controllers opted to call off the spacewalk early once Denis Matveev, the other cosmonaut performing the spacewalk, gathered his tools and positioned the robotic arm they had been upgrading back into its normal position. Upon Matveev's return, the spacewalk ended after 4 hours, at 1:54 p.m. Reporting by Joey Roulette; Editing by Chris Reese, Alex Richardson and Diane CraftOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed legislation Tuesday to expand lifesaving health care benefits for Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. Many of the veterans who had camped on the Senate steps, braving heat, humidity and thunderstorms, watched the vote from the gallery in the Senate chamber. First Class Heath Robinson, before the Senate vote Tuesday on the PACT Act outside the Capitol. “For the millions of veterans who may have been exposed to harmful toxins, this bill means quicker access to health care services and other benefits. Democrats and veterans argued, however, that many Republicans were voting against the bill in retaliation for the massive deal on climate change, health care and taxes that Democrats had just crafted.

While they were in Kandahar, Burch and her fellow service members were exposed to “burn pits, incinerators and poo ponds,” she said. The veterans camped out on the steps outside the Senate all weekend, braving the heat, the humidity and occasional thunderstorms and sleeping on the hard concrete stairs. At times, lawmakers and officials, including Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough, joined the protesters to urge the Senate to pass the PACT Act. “As far as I can see, it passed 84 to 14, and then 25 Republicans switched their vote. “Switched it without an explanation, switched it without pointing to the bill and saying what was inserted.

☆ 10 Best Home Office Upgrades We Love for Remote Working
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-09 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

Instead of pressing cmd/ctrl + ~ I have a custom key that’s red and on the thumb part of the keyboard. It makes things so much easier, especially if you are a designer or someone who works with software with lots of shortcuts. As a creative director, I use a handblown glass timer for 15-minute tasks during a full day of design work. It’s a small thing, but it feels like you’re being kind to yourself by simplifying your work setup. It’s made with botanicals and smells clean and refreshing, as if you just stepped out of the shower.

☆ How the Russian officer elite was decimated in Ukraine – 29 generals and commanders who were killed in action
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-01 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Vitaly GerasimovMaj. Gen. Vitaly Gerasimov became the second senior Russian commander reported to be killed after Ukrainian military intelligence claimed he was shot dead in Kharkiv. Ivan GrishinColonel Ivan Grishin, commander of Russia's 49th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade, died in Ukraine, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Vyacheslav SavinovLieutenant Colonel Vyacheslav Savinov, who headed Russian artillery intelligence, was killed in Ukraine, a Russian artillery school confirmed. A damaged Russian military vehicle is seen after Russian Forces withdrawal as Russia-Ukraine war continues in Izium, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine on September 14, 2022. The Ukrainian military said that Botashev was killed when a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft was shot down over the Lugansk region.

Persons: Михаил Ведерников

☆ Giants like Amazon, Walmart, and FedEx are desperate for electric delivery vans. Here are 7 hot names racing to win them over and lead in the projected $370 billion market.
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-14 | by ( Nora Naughton | Alexa St. John | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Major players like Amazon, UPS, and FedEx are driving demand for electric delivery vehicles. Here's a look at seven new names tapping into the red-hot commercial electric-vehicle sector, according to industry experts. The Walmart order was especially noteworthy, as budding commercial electric-vehicle players race to win contracts with the world's largest e-commerce giants. RivianThe EV startup Rivian began turning heads in 2019 when Amazon announced it was ordering 100,000 of its electric delivery vans. Lightning eMotors recently struck a deal to electrify certain General Motors medium-duty truck platforms that can be used for buses, delivery trucks, and work trucks.

☆ Avertizarea epidemiologilor: Moldova ar putea fi bântuită de varianta Delta a noului coronavirus
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Ţara noastră ar putea fi bântuită de varianta Delta a noului virus în condiţiile în care asistăm la o creştere a numărului de cazuri de îmbolnăvire cu COVID-19 în ultima săptămână. Potrivit lor, un nou val este inevitabil dacă oamenii nu se vor vaccina, iar autorităţile nu vor impune restricţii noi. "Cum poate să fie bine când este în creştere numărul de cazuri. Uşoară, dar în creştere, este un semnal de alarmă de creştere a cazurilor de infectare cu noul coronavirus", spune epidemiologul Viorel Prisacari. Dacă până acum două săptămâni numărul cazurilor noi de infectare era sub 50, în ultima perioadă, acesta se menţine zilnic sub 100.

Persons: Denis Cernelea Locations: Germania

☆ Autorităţile ruse din domeniul sănătăţii: Cei vaccinaţi anti-COVID trebuie să evite relaţiile sexuale în primele zile de la imunizare
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Persoanele care s-au vaccinat anti-COVID-19 trebuie să evite relaţiile sexuale în primele zile de la imunizare. "Întreţinerea de relaţii sexuale e o activitate care solicită multă energie. Din această cauză, avertizăm oamenii care s-au vaccinat că acţiunile solicitante, printre care şi relaţiile sexuale, nu sunt recomandate. Până acum, o astfel de recomandare nu a fost făcută de Organizaţia Mondială a Sănătăţii. Joi, în Rusia au fost înregistrate aproape 25 de mii de cazuri de COVID-19 şi 734 de decese.

Persons: Denis Greifer Organizations: Sănătăţii Locations: Saratov, Rusia, Moscova, Sankt Petersburg, Capitală

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