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REUTERS/Clodagh KilcoyneKVIV/MOSCOW, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Russian forces bombarded scores of towns in Ukraine on Christmas Day as Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was open to negotiations, a stance Washington has dismissed as posturing because of continued Russian attacks. Ukraine has traditionally not celebrated Christmas on Dec. 25, but Jan. 7, the same as Russia. That range reaches deep into neighbours of Belarus: Ukraine and NATO member Poland, which has very strained relations with Minsk. The S-400 system is a Russian mobile, surface-to-air missile (SAM) interception system capable of engaging aircraft, UAVs, cruise missiles, and has a terminal ballistic missile defence capability. Blasts were heard at Russia's Engels air base, hundreds of kilometres (miles) from the Ukraine frontlines, Ukrainian and Russian media reported on Monday.

[1/3] Ukrainian territorial defence member Leonid Onyshchenko, 63-year-old, speaks to his family during a festive Christmas dinner, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, December 24, 2022. Holding her three-month-old son Yaroslav with one hand, Maryna took a Christmas cake out of oven with the other. Vitalii helped two other sons, Petro and Tais, get dressed before the festive Christmas dinner. In the past, Ukrainian Christians mostly celebrated Christmas in early January. As the family gathers around the table, Maryna calls her father to wish him merry Christmas.

☆ Analysis: U.N. nature deal can help wildlife as long as countries deliver
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Gloria Dickie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Conservationists praised the deal's ambition, saying it amounted to a Paris Agreement for nature in setting out 23 specific targets against which countries can measure their progress. "This is equivalent to the 1.5 degrees Celsius global goal for climate," said Marco Lambertini, director-general of World Wildlife Fund International. "Otherwise, there is a big risk that the cheapest areas are protected rather than those that matter most for biodiversity." During the talks, delegates discussed whether protected areas should be entirely off-limits to human settlement and development, or if some resource extraction should be allowed if managed sustainably. Canada, one of the world's largest nations, is expanding protected land and marine areas in the Arctic.

☆ Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Putin says Russia ready to negotiate, attacks continue
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Dec 26 (Reuters) - Russian forces bombarded scores of towns in Ukraine on Christmas Day as Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was open to negotiations, a stance Washington has dismissed as posturing because of continued Russian attacks. * Pope Francis called for an end to the war in Ukraine and other conflicts in his Christmas message, saying the world was suffering from a "famine of peace". [1/9] A Ukrainian serviceman waves from a tank, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, during intense shelling on Christmas Day at the frontline in Bakhmut, Ukraine, December 25, 2022. * Blasts were heard at Russia's Engels air base, hundreds of kilometres (miles) from the Ukraine frontlines, Ukrainian and Russian media reported on Monday. The air base was hit on Dec. 5 in what Russia said was an Ukrainian drone attack.

☆ A Ukrainian woman's harrowing quest to find her family
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Anuja Jaiman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Anna Ozerianska, 61, wife of the missing Oleksandr Ozerianskyi, stands in the pantry in her home, in the village of Levkivka, on the outskirts of Izium, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, October 20, 2022. Ozerianska says Oleksandr was taken away by pro-Russian forces on April 12 and has not been heard from since. She has put up posters around Izium hoping that someone may have heard something about his fate. "Sometimes I wake up early in the morning, I have to get up, but I don't know where to start," she said. "I bury my head in my pillow and think, what should I do now?"

☆ Britain's health regulator backs COVID vaccine for infants from six months
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File PhotoLONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Britain's health regulator on Tuesday authorised a COVID-19 vaccine for infants as young as six months, opening the door for vaccinating the country's youngest children once the UK's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) agrees. Whether the vaccine is eventually deployed in this age group depends on a recommendation from the JCVI, which advises UK health departments on which shots should be used as part of the national vaccination programme. The vaccine is tailored for use in this age group - it is a lower dose version than the one used in children aged five to 11 years. U.S. officials rolled out this version of the Pfizer-BioNTech shot for the same age group earlier this year. Months ago, EU regulators also endorsed the use of COVID vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna (MRNA.O) for under-fives.

☆ U.S. urges Ukraine to be open to talks with Russia-Washington Post
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

"Ukraine fatigue is a real thing for some of our partners," it quoted an unnamed U.S. official as saying. Zelenskiy signed a decree on Oct. 4 formally declaring the prospect of any Ukrainian talks with Putin "impossible" but leaving the door open to talks with Russia. If Russia is ready for negotiation, it should stop its bombs and missiles and withdraw its forces from Ukraine. The Kremlin has demonstrated its unwillingness to seriously engage in negotiations since even before it launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine." The fiercest fighting over the last week had taken place around Bakhmut and Soledar, in the eastern Donetsk region about 500 km (300 miles) northeast of Kherson, Zelenskiy said late on Friday.

☆ 'We're holding on', says deputy mayor of besieged Ukrainian city
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Joseph Campbell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Clodagh KilcoyneBAKHMUT, Ukraine, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Residents of the besieged eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut are living in dire conditions, with civilians killed and wounded daily, the deputy mayor said on Saturday, as fighting between Russian troops and Ukraine's forces rages around the city. Kyiv's military says the area is the site of some of the heaviest fighting with Russian forces, and deputy mayor Oleksandr Marchenko told Reuters that Russia's troops were "trying to storm the city from several directions". "With every day it's becoming harder and harder to survive in this city," Marchenko said from inside an empty government building as mortar fire boomed nearby. He said more than 120 civilians have been killed in Bakhmut since Russia's Feb. 24 invasion. "We're holding on and hoping that the armed forces of Ukraine will be able to repel the enemy further from the city," he said.

☆ Ukrainian troops fire on Russians with captured weapons near key city
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Joseph Campbell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Clodagh KilcoyneBAKHMUT, Ukraine, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces using captured weapons fired at Russian targets near the key eastern city of Bakhmut on Friday as fighting dragged on in an area that Moscow is trying hard to capture. Russian forces have repeatedly launched attacks against Bakhmut and nearby Avdiivka in the Donetsk region but are being pushed back with what Kyiv says are heavy losses. Reuters journalists saw a captured Russian T-80 tank and a 2S23 Nona SVK self-propelled mortar, now controlled by Ukrainian crews, firing at targets outside Bakhmut. Britain's defence ministry says the Wagner Group private military company "likely remains" heavily involved in the Bakhmut fighting. Reporting by Joseph Campbell in Bakhmut, Ukraine Editing by David Ljunggren and Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Liberal U.S. lawmakers withdraw Ukraine letter after blowback
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Patricia Zengerle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Clodagh KilcoyneWASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Congressional Progressive Caucus withdrew a letter to the White House urging a negotiated settlement to the war in Ukraine, the group's chairperson, Democratic Representative Pramila Jayapal, said on Tuesday. “The Congressional Progressive Caucus hereby withdraws its recent letter to the White House regarding Ukraine," Jayapal said in a statement. The letter drew immediate pushback, including from some members of the Progressive Caucus. In her statement withdrawing the letter, Jayapal said that, because of the timing, the letter was being conflated as being equivalent to McCarthy's remark. As such, it is a distraction at this time and we withdraw the letter," Jayapal's statement said.

☆ Russian strikes wiped out 30% of Ukraine's power stations, part of a playbook to fight its infrastructure instead of its military
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russia's new tactics in Ukraine involve an intensified effort to cut off Ukraine's power. Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Russia had destroyed 30% of Ukraine's power stations in eight days. Russia's defense ministry explicitly said on Monday that it was gunning for Ukraine's power supply, even though attacking civilian infrastructure is broadly viewed as a war crime. A Russian drone is seen during a Russian drone strike, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 17, 2022. And Ukraine's Western allies are now rushing to send more air-defense systems to Ukraine in a direct response to Russia's drone and missile barrages.

☆ Iran's morality police sanctioned by UK for 'repression of women'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Protestors stand in solidarity with Iranian women after the death of Mahsa Amini, in London, Britain September 24, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne//File PhotoLONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Britain said on Monday it had sanctioned senior Iranian security officials and the country's "so-called Morality Police", saying the force had used threats of detention and violence to control what Iranian women wear and how they behave in public. Citing her death and the subsequent protests, Britain said it had sanctioned the morality police in its entirety, as well as both its chief, Mohammed Rostami Cheshmeh Gachi, and the Head of the Tehran Division, Haj Ahmed Mirzaei. Iranian authorities have described the protests as a plot by Iran's foes, including the United States. Last week, the foreign ministry said it had summoned the Iranian charge d’affaires, Iran’s most senior diplomat in Britain, over the crackdown on the protests.

☆ Everything you'll need to know about Amazon's second Prime Day
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

That's right: Amazon has confirmed it's hosting another Prime Day-esque event, slated to take place next month. It's official: Amazon is hosting a second "Prime Day" sales event. Here's what we know so far:The "Prime Early Access Sale," will be held on October 11 and 12. As with Prime Day, the Prime Early Access Sale is exclusively available to Amazon Prime subscribers. But as long as you sign up before the event ends on October 12, you'll be able to partake.

☆ Ireland dips into budget surplus to ease cost of living squeeze
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Padraic Halpin | Conor Humphries | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland dipped into one of Europe’s few budget surpluses to fund higher-than-usual spending hikes and tax cuts, ease energy costs for firms and consumers and set cash aside in a budget it said was in sharp contrast to neighbouring Britain’s economic plans. FILE PHOTO: A shopper wearing a face masks pushes a trolley in a discount shop in Dublin, Ireland, November 30, 2021. In May, the European Commission forecast that Denmark would be the only country in the EU to deliver a surplus this year with Sweden, Ireland and Luxembourg joining them in 2023. Ireland’s forecasts on Tuesday included a surplus of just under 0.5% of national income for 2022. The amount of money people can earn tax-free before hitting the higher rate of income tax was also increased.

☆ Inflation fight can avoid deep pain, Atlanta Fed president says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Raphael W. Bostic speaks at a European Financial Forum event in Dublin, Ireland February 13, 2019. REUTERS/Clodagh KilcoyneWASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic said on Sunday he still believes the U.S. central bank can tame inflation without substantial job losses given the economy's continued momentum. ... We are going to do all that we can at the Federal Reserve to avoid deep, deep pain." The Fed on Wednesday approved its third consecutive three-quarter point interest rate increase and issued projections that showed rates rising higher, and staying there longer, than investors had anticipated. The United Kingdom proposed tax cuts seemed to put fiscal policy at odds with efforts by the Bank of England to tame inflation with interest rate increases.

☆ UK's Truss to review visa schemes to ease labour shortages - FT
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterBritain's Prime Minister Liz Truss walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain, September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh KilcoyneSept 25 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Liz Truss is set to launch a major review of the country's visa system in a move to tackle acute labour shortages in key industries, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Anirudh Saligrama in Bengaluru; Editing by David ClarkeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Seven more crop-laden ships leave Ukrainian ports on Sunday
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File PhotoKYIV, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Seven more ships laden with agricultural produce left Ukrainian ports on Sunday, the country's infrastructure ministry said, bringing the total to 218 since a U.N.-brokered corridor through the Black Sea came into force at the start of August. Ukraine, a major agricultural producer, was left unable to export through the Black Sea after Russia's invasion on Feb. 24 until the agreement of the grain deal, which promises safe passage for ships carrying crops. In a post on Facebook, the ministry said this brought the total amount of agricultural produce shipped through the corridor to 4.85 million tonnes. "On September 25 ... 7 ships with 146.2 thousand tons of agricultural produce for countries in Africa, Asia and Europe left the ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi," the ministry said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Max Hunder; editing by David EvansOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Iran summons UK and Norwegian envoys as unrest persists
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Protestors stand in solidarity with Iranian women after the death of Mahsa Amini, in London, Britain September 24, 2022. He also said that "acts of chaos" were unacceptable and that Iran must deal decisively with the unrest. At the United Nations, he said extensive coverage of Amini's case was "double standards", pointing to deaths in U.S. police custody. The Norwegian envoy was also summoned to explain the "interventionist stance" of the country's parliament speaker, who has expressed support for the protesters on Twitter. State media said 12 bank branches were destroyed in the unrest in recent days, and 219 ATMs have been damaged.

☆ Ireland hikes surplus forecast ahead of budget
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne//File PhotoDUBLIN, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Ireland on Saturday almost doubled its budget surplus forecast for 2022 to 0.9% of gross domestic product thanks to booming corporate tax revenues, giving it extra resources to help consumers with inflationary pressures. The forecast was released ahead of the annual budget, which is due to be published next Tuesday, and the figures do not include any measures to be announced that day. Ireland's general government balance for the year is forecast to be 4.4 billion euros ($4.3 billion), or 0.9% of GDP, up from a July forecast of 0.5%, the finance ministry said in a statement. The ministry said that without the "windfall" element of its corporate tax receipts - which it estimated at 9 billion euros of a forecast haul of 21.05 billion euros - Ireland might be facing a deficit of 0.9% in 2022. The ministry forecast that the surplus next year would be 11.8 billion euros, or 2.2% of GDP, if no new budgetary measures were taken thanks to a forecast record corporate tax take of 22.7 billion euros.

☆ Bank of Ireland to return to full private ownership shortly - minister
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

General view of a branch of the Bank of Ireland in Dublin, Ireland, March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh KilcoyneDUBLIN, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Ireland's finance minister said on Wednesday that he expects to announce shortly that the government has cut its shareholding in Bank of Ireland (BIRG.I) to zero having raised over 800 million euros by selling shares in the bank in the last year. The finance ministry began the gradual sale of the state's residual 13.9% shareholding in the country's largest bank by assets in August 2021 and had cut its stake in the lender below 3% by June of this year. Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe also told a parliamentary committee that his department would resume a similar gradual sale of shares in AIB Group (AIBG.I) later this month while also monitoring the market for opportunities to sell a larger chunk of stock in one go. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Padraic Halpin;Editing by Elaine HardcastleOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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