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People walk past the main entrance of the Sri Lanka's Central Bank in Colombo, Sri Lanka March 24, 2017.

Sri Lanka Tightens Trade Rules To Boost Currency Reserves

Sri Lanka's Central Bank tightened trade restrictions on Saturday, ordering exporters to repatriate foreign exchange earnings within 180 days of transactions in a bid to improve country's depleting foreign exchange reserves.

Canada's Brian Mckeever (right) has won his 16th Paralympic gold medal

Canadian Skier Brian McKeever Makes History With 16th Paralympic Gold

Canadian skier Brian McKeever makes history with 16th Paralympic gold

Service members of pro-Russian troops in uniforms without insignia drive an armoured vehicle with the letters "Z" painted on it in the separatist-controlled town of Volnovakha during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the Donetsk region, Ukraine March 11, 2022.

Ukraine At 'Turning Point', Zelenskiy Says As Russians Regroup Near Kyiv

Air raid sirens blared across most Ukrainian cities on Saturday morning urging people to seek shelters, local media reported, after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the war had reached a "strategic turning point".

Fighting Rages Outside Kyiv, Ukraine Says It Hopes Humanitarian Corridors Can Open

Fighting raged northwest of Kyiv on Saturday, with the bulk of Russian ground forces 25 km (16 miles) from the centre of the Ukrainian capital, while several other cities were encircled and under heavy shelling, the UK Defence Ministry said.

Fighting Rages Outside Kyiv, Ukraine Says Evacuations Threatened Again

Conflict raged near Kyiv on Saturday and Ukrainian officials said heavy shelling and threats of Russian air attacks were endangering attempted evacuations of desperate civilians from encircled towns and cities elsewhere.

Ukraine Says Evacuations Threatened Again As Fighting Rages Outside Kyiv

France Says Putin Shows No Readiness To End Ukraine War As Fighting Rages

Fighting raged near Kyiv on Saturday and heavy shelling in other areas threatened new attempts to evacuate trapped civilians as France said Russian President Vladimir Putin showed no readiness to end the war in Ukraine.

France Says Putin Is Not Ready To End Ukraine War, Fighting Rages

Ukraine Says Russian Forces Kill Seven Civilians In Evacuation Convoy

Ukraine accused Russian forces on Saturday of killing seven civilians in an attack on women and children trying to flee fighting near Kyiv, and France said Russian President Vladimir Putin had shown he was not ready to make peace.

About 20,000 Ukrainians are currently in Bulgaria -- the EU's poorest member

Eastern Europe Embraces Ukraine Refugees As Workforce

Eastern Europe embraces Ukraine refugees as workforce

Residents line up outside a nucleic acid testing site of a hospital, following cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Shanghai, China March 11, 2022. China Daily via REUTERS

China Daily Local COVID Cases Hit Two-year High Of Over 1,500

Mainland China reported more than 1,500 new local COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the most since the first nationwide outbreak in early 2020, as the Omicron variant prompted Beijing to introduce self-testing kits for the first time.

An Ukrainian refugee from from the Black Sea port city of Odessa, hugs two children after arriving in Athens by bus

In Greece, Russia Sympathies Die Hard Despite Ukraine War

In Greece, Russia sympathies die hard despite Ukraine war

Four Ukrainian musicians, all violinists, fled the invasion of their country to a music school in Denmark

'All We Have Is Our Talent': Ukraine Violinists Find Peace In Denmark

'All we have is our talent': Ukraine violinists find peace in Denmark

Some observers now question if Angela Merkel's detente policies with Russian President Vladimir Putin had left Europe vulnerable

Clouds Over Merkel's Legacy As Russian Invasion Lays Flaws Bare

Clouds over Merkel's legacy as Russian invasion lays flaws bare

Few doubt that strongman Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov's 40-year-old son Serdar will take over the hermit country's top job

Turkmenistan Votes For Father-son Transition

Turkmenistan votes for father-son transition

NATO and its partners will launch exercises in Norway's cold climate - this photo shows a previous NATO exercise in Latvia in November 2021

NATO Trains To Help Its Own, As Ukraine War Rumbles

NATO trains to help its own, as Ukraine war rumbles

Thousands of civilians have fled Mikolaiv in the past days

In Ukraine Ghost City, Florist Stays Open To 'Cheer People Up'

In Ukraine ghost city, florist stays open to 'cheer people up'

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, seen on pictures held by supporters at a February 2022 vigil in Montreal, has been released after serving a 10-year sentence in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi Released After 10 Years In Prison

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi released after 10 years in prison

U.S. Accuses Russia Of Violating Nuclear Safety Principles In Ukraine

The United States on Friday accused Russia of violating nuclear safety principles in Ukraine and demanded its invading forces stop firing on nuclear power plants, but added that there were no signs detected yet of any radiological release.

Russia Squeezes Kyiv As 'Unimaginable' Tragedy Looms In Ukraine

Russia squeezes Kyiv as 'unimaginable' tragedy looms in Ukraine

'Risk Worth Taking': U.S. Rushes MANPADS To Ukraine Despite Proliferation Concerns

The United States and NATO are shipping weapons into Ukraine at break-neck speed, including highly sensitive items such as shoulder-fired missiles called Man-Portable Air-Defense Systems (MANPADS) that can take down aircraft.

U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One for travel to Philadelphia from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. March 11, 2022.

U.S., European Allies Intensify Economic Pressure On Russia

The United States, European Union and other allies on Friday escalated their economic pressure on Russia, moving to strip Moscow of privileged trade and economic treatment among other steps to punish it for its invasion of Ukraine.

Chile's Central Bank President Mario Marcel attends the Congress in Valparaiso, Chile September 4, 2019.

Exclusive-Chile Tax Reform To Focus On Individuals, Natural Resources, Finance Minister Says

Chile's tax reform, a key plank of new President Gabriel Boric's economic plan, will focus on individuals, natural resources and environmental levies more than corporations, Finance Minister Mario Marcel told Reuters in his first interview in office.

Speculators' Net Long Bets On U.S. Dollar Edge Higher -CFTC, Reuters

Speculators' net long bets on the U.S. dollar edged higher in the latest week, according to calculations by Reuters and U.S.

Kharkiv Nuclear Facility Safe But War Poses Big Risks, Says Institute Director

The head of a nuclear research facility in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv said on Friday that the grounds of the institute had been struck by Russian shells during recent fighting, but the core housing nuclear fuel remains intact.

More than 100 children have been wounded in Ukraine since Russia invaded last month, Ukraine's ombudswoman Lyudmyla Denisova says

In Ukraine Hospital, War-wounded Children Make Slow Recovery

In Ukraine hospital, war-wounded children make slow recovery

This undated image courtesy of Ben Frick from the University of Georgia shows a Joro spider (Trichonephila clavata)

Huge Spiders To Colonize US East Coast, But Maybe It's A Good Thing

Huge spiders to colonize US East Coast, but maybe it's a good thing

Hassan Alkhalaf, 11, who has escaped from Ukraine to Slovakia on his own, poses with his family members and his brother's girlfriend on the day of an anti-war rally, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Bratislava, Slovakia, March 11, 2022.

"My Hope Carried Me," 11-year-old Ukrainian Boy Who Fled Alone To Slovakia Says

Hassan Al-Khalaf, 11, clung to hope when he trekked across Ukraine by himself, safely reaching Slovakia after joining the masses of refugees escaping Russia's invasion of their country.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte speaks to media at the border guard headquarters near the border with Belarus, in Kapciamiestis, Lithuania November 10, 2021. RUTERS/Ints Kalnins

Lithuania's Premier Joins Rush To Sign Up For Paramilitary Volunteer Force

Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte was sworn in on Friday as a member of the Riflemen's Union, a paramilitary volunteer force that supports the police and the army and has seen a surge in applications since Russia invaded Ukraine.