Month: February 2022

Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a ban on Russian oil imports following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Mr Trudeau said oil revenues have helped to prop up President Vladimir Putin and Russian oligarchs. Coordinated Western sanctions against Russia have targeted its banks but still accept its oil and gas exports. Unlike Europe,
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Air raid sirens are sounding again in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, at the end of the fifth day of the Russian invasion. The Russians launched their attack last Thursday from three main directions: north, south and east. Dozens of targets have been struck, as Russian troops have poured into Ukraine. The fight for Kyiv Russian forces
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For months Christian Dawkins argued with would-be investors in his fledgling sports marketing agency that it made no sense to bribe college basketball coaches to encourage their star players to sign with the firm. Dawkins, a young, ambitious, basketball middleman, kept telling a supposed real estate tycoon named “Jeff D’Angelo” that coaches didn’t have that
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Getty Images The UK government has joined with the US and the EU to announce new sanctions against Russia’s central bank. It has banned British people and businesses from making transactions with the Russian central bank, its finance ministry and its wealth fund. The move is designed to cut off Moscow’s major financial institutions from
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Reuters Cities across Ukraine remain on high alert as the country’s fight against Russia’s invasion enters a fifth day. The Ukrainian military said on Monday Russian troops had made repeated attempts to storm the outskirts of the capital, but failed to capture it. Officials have described Sunday’s fighting as “difficult” as Russian troops “continue[d] shelling
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Getty Images BP is to offload its 19.75% stake in Russian state-owned oil firm Rosneft after Russia’s “act of aggression in Ukraine”. The oil giant had come under pressure from the UK government to make the move since Thursday’s invasion. It has held the shareholding in the Russian company since 2013. Meanwhile, Norwegian energy giant
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Liam Frank The Covid crisis saw thousands of restaurants temporarily or permanently close their doors, prompting some chefs to turn to TikTok to reinvent themselves. When Thara Moise was furloughed from her job leading a busy kitchen, she decided to relaunch her career as a private chef. She ditched working in restaurants and company canteens,
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Getty Images The UK is fast-tracking legislation to target money-laundering by foreign oligarchs. The government’s move follows Russia’s decision to invade Ukraine. As part of the measures, foreign property owners will have to declare their identities rather than using companies as a façade. It follows the economic sanctions announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on
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