The U.S. Space Force, the military branch spun out of the Air Force in December 2019, has announced its next batch of awards for projects related to next-gen rocket engine testing and upper stage improvements. The awards were granted by the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC), a program managed by the Space Force’s Space Systems Command. […]
Indian farmers stage nationwide protests against reforms
September 27, 2021 By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian farmers opposed to reforms they say threaten their livelihoods renewed their push against the changes with nationwide protests on Monday, a year after laws on the liberalisation of the sector were introduced. For 10 months, tens of thousands of farmers have camped out on major […]
Two transgender women win seats in German parliament
September 27, 2021 BERLIN (Reuters) – Two German politicians from the Greens have made history by becoming the first transgender women to win parliamentary seats in Sunday’s national election. Tessa Ganserer and Nyke Slawik stood for the Greens party, which came third in the election, increasing its share of the vote to 14.8% from 8.9% […]
Protests in Yemen’s third-largest city against crumbling currency
September 27, 2021 ADEN (Reuters) – Security forces fired shots in the air to disperse hundreds of protesters in Yemen’s third-largest city of Taiz on Monday as unrest over poverty spread in areas held by the Saudi-backed government. Dozens of people blocked a street and entrances to several districts in the disputed southwestern city with […]
EV maker Polestar strikes $20-billion deal with Gores Guggenheim SPAC
September 27, 2021 By Krystal Hu and Nick Carey (Reuters) -Swedish electric-car maker Polestar said on Monday it will go public by merging with a U.S.-listed blank-check firm backed by billionaire Alec Gores and investment bank Guggenheim Partners at an enterprise value of $20 billion.The deal with Gores Guggenheim will provide Polestar cash proceeds of […]
Kremlin says NATO expansion in Ukraine is a ‘red line’ for Putin
September 27, 2021 MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin warned on Monday that any expansion of NATO military infrastructure in Ukraine would cross one of President Vladimir Putin’s “red lines”, and Belarus said it had agreed to take action with Moscow to counter growing NATO activity. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close Moscow ally, accused the United […]
At U.N., Israeli PM Bennett says Iran has crossed all nuclear “red lines”
September 27, 2021 By Michelle Nichols, Matt Spetalnick and Stephen Farrell NEW YORK (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Monday that Iran had crossed “all red lines” in its nuclear program and vowed that Israel would not allow Tehran to acquire a nuclear weapon. In his first speech before the United Nations General […]
War crimes prosecutor would not focus on US forces in new Afghan probe
September 27, 2021 By Anthony Deutsch and Stephanie van den Berg AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday said he was seeking approval to resume a war crimes investigation into Afghanistan, focusing on the actions of the Taliban and the Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K) militia. A statement said the request was […]
Belarus leader warns on NATO troops in Ukraine, migrant ‘catastrophe’
September 27, 2021 KYIV (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko warned on Monday of a joint response with Russia to military exercises involving troops from NATO member countries in neighbouring Ukraine. Lukashenko, who gave no details of the response, also blamed the West for what he said was a looming humanitarian catastrophe this winter after […]
U.S. SEC charges individuals in ‘meme stock’ options trading scheme
September 27, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday charged two individuals for a fraudulent trading scheme involving so-called “meme stocks” in early 2021. The securities regulator said it has charged a Florida resident and his friend who used wash trading put options to collect liquidity rebates, seeking to take […]
Poland says it found evidence of extremism on migrants’ phones
September 27, 2021 WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s interior minister said on Monday material related to Islamic extremism had been found in the phones of migrants crossing its border with Belarus and he called for a 60-day extension to a state of emergency along the frontier. The European Union member state declared the emergency at the […]
Nigerian soldiers repel Islamist attack, suffer casualties – military
September 27, 2021 ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian troops killed scores of Islamist insurgents and suffered casualties among their own ranks during heavy fighting around a remote army base on the border with Niger, the military said on Monday. A large number of fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) group attacked the base […]
Bond stars ‘excited’ ahead of movie cinema release
September 27, 2021 By Sarah Mills and Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) – After an 18-month delay, James Bond film “No Time To Die” finally begins its cinema rollout this week – a relief for its stars and movie theatre operators. Daniel Craig returns for a final fifth outing as the suave British secret agent, known […]
No one from Afghanistan will address world leaders at U.N.
September 27, 2021 By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – No representative from Afghanistan will address the annual high-level U.N. General Assembly in New York after the ambassador for the government ousted by the Taliban – who was due to speak on Monday – withdrew his name. The move comes amid competing claims for Afghanistan’s […]
Car-exhaust drug craze alarms Congo’s capital
September 27, 2021 By Benoit Nyemba KINSHASA (Reuters) – A new craze for a drug derived from crushed vehicle exhaust filters is rattling authorities in Kinshasa, triggering a campaign to stamp out the concoction and a related rash of car part thefts. In August police rounded up and paraded nearly 100 alleged dealers and users […]
EU would be our trade priority, UK opposition Labour Party says
September 27, 2021 By William James BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) – The opposition Labour Party would make rebuilding Britain’s ties with the European Union its top trade priority, putting the bloc above U.S and Indo-Pacific deals in the post-Brexit era, its trade policy chief Emily Thornberry said on Monday, Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson is only […]
Germany’s CDU bemoans collapse in former Communist East
September 27, 2021 BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Christian Democrats (CDU) expressed concern on Monday at the scale of the party’s defeat in the former Communist East in Sunday’s federal election that marks the end of the rule of Angela Merkel, who grew up in the region. The CDU had been the dominant political force in […]
Macron egged by protester shouting ‘Vive la revolution’
September 27, 2021 PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron was hit with an egg while he was visiting Lyon on Monday to promote French gastronomy. Footage from Lyon Mag showed the egg bouncing off the president’s shoulder area, without breaking, as he walked through a crowd while a protester shouted “Vive la revolution” (long […]
UK clears Facebook’s purchase of CRM maker, Kustomer
The UK’s competition watchdog has cleared Facebook’s acquisition of Kustomer, a maker of CRM tools. The purchase was announced last November — with a price-tag we reported as $1BN — but is pending closing after facing regulatory scrutiny. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opened an inquiry on the proposed merger this summer, at […]
Beyond Meat’s plant-based ‘chicken’ tenders are coming to grocery stores
Kris Holt Contributor Share on Twitter Kris Holt is a contributing writer at Engadget. More posts by this contributor Apple is reportedly working on mental health monitoring using iPhone data Marvel shows are now available through Apple Podcast subscriptions Beyond Meat brought its plant-based “chicken” tenders to restaurants this summer, and soon you’ll be able […]
