October 7, 2021 By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis, closing a peace meeting of world religions, called the arms trade a bane of humanity on Thursday, saying that money spent on weapons should be diverted to feed the hungry and distribute vaccines fairly. “Fewer arms and more food, less hypocrisy and more transparency, […]
Biden’s CIA director creates unit focusing on China
October 7, 2021 By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The career diplomat U.S. President Joe Biden named to lead the Central Intelligence Agency is creating a high-level unit aimed at sharpening the agency’s focus on China, at a time of tense relations between the world’s two largest economies. CIA Director William Burns said on Thursday […]
U.S., China must manage ‘intense competition’, top Biden adviser says
October 7, 2021 BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Thursday his talks with China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Switzerlandon Wednesday had avoided the acrimony of the past and that more such meetings were needed to handle bilateral tensions. “The talks were productive in the sense that it was a […]
NYSE like a drugged bull in bullfight over share orders, exchange president says
October 7, 2021 By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) – The head of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday called for regulators to change rules that make it difficult for the NYSE to compete for stock orders, as the market share of exchanges has dwindled versus off-exchange trading platforms during the retail trading boom. […]
Binance CEO says Ireland is part of its HQ plans
October 7, 2021 By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) – Ireland is part of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s plans to establish a number of headquarters across the world, its CEO told Reuters on Thursday. Regulators across the world have in recent months scrutinised Binance, the world’s largest exchange by trading volumes. Some have banned the platform […]
European shares rally on cooling energy prices, construction sector gains
October 7, 2021 By Sruthi Shankar and Susan Mathew (Reuters) – European stocks marked their best showing since July on Thursday, as easing oil and gas prices offered relief to investors worried about runaway inflation, while positive earnings updates added to the upbeat sentiment. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 1.6% to reverse weekly losses, […]
IBM mandates all U.S. employees to be fully vaccinated by Dec. 8
October 7, 2021 (Reuters) – IBM said on Thursday it requires all U.S. employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 8, or they will face unpaid suspension. This comes in the light of U.S. President Joe Biden’s mandate last month ordering all federal workers and contractors to be vaccinated, with a few exceptions, […]
Why generic marketing approaches don’t work on software developers
“Most of the technical content published misses the mark with developers. I think we can all do a better job,” author and developer marketing expert Adam DuVander says. That was the very realization that led DuVander to share what he had learned about marketing to developers in two ways: He recently launched a book, “Developer […]
RoboTire raises $7.5M to automate tire replacement
RoboTire crossed our radar in February of last year, just before much of the world was brought to a complete standstill courtesy of the pandemic. Things were still fairly early stages for the Detroit-based startup, which was founded by former Spark Robotics CEO Victor Darolfi. The company has clearly picked up some good, strategic interest […]
It’s time to end the war at home for troops with traumatic brain injuries
Henry Mahncke Contributor Share on Twitter Henry Mahncke has a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCSF and is the CEO of Posit Science, developers of the BrainHQ brain training program. The war is over now. Our troops have come home, many after years of service across multiple tours of duty. And as they return, their next […]
Welcome debuts a smarter city guide app on iOS, backed by $3.5M led by Accel
When you’re exploring a city — whether one you’re visiting on your travels or your own — there are a number of tools that can help you find out where to go, what to see, and what to do, like Google Maps, Yelp, TripAdvisor and others. But a startup called Welcome thinks that today’s set […]
Mexico will reject private lithium deals even if reform bill fails -president
October 7, 2021 By David Alire Garcia MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico will deny any proposal for private lithium concessions even if Congress rejects a government bill aiming to reserve future extraction of the metal for the state, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday. At his regular morning news conference, Lopez Obrador stressed […]
UN rights body agrees to establish investigator on Afghanistan
October 7, 2021 GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. Human Rights Council agreed on Thursday to appoint a special rapporteur on Afghanistan to probe violations carried out by the Taliban and other parties to the conflict there. The vote on the resolution brought by the European Union was 28 states in favour with five against – […]
Polish Constitutional Tribunal: some articles of EU treaties unconstitutional
October 7, 2021 WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal ruled on Thursday that some articles of the European Union treaties are unconstitutional in the country, challenging a key tenet of European integration. The nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) government is involved in a series of disputes with the EU on issues ranging from courts and […]
Ukrainian airline ditches skirts and heels for loose suits and sneakers
October 7, 2021 By Margaryta Chornokondratenko and Sergiy Karazy KYIV (Reuters) – Alexandrina Denysenko, a senior flight attendant with seven years of experience, says she sometimes does not get a spare minute to sit down during a flight and dreams of resting her swollen legs after spending hours wearing heels. SkyUp Airlines, the privately-owned Ukrainian carrier […]
‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ bridge seen selling up to $80,000 at auction
October 7, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – An old bridge which inspired “Winnie-the-Pooh” author A.A. Milne and was depicted in his much-loved children’s stories about the honey-loving bear is being sold at auction on Wednesday, with a price estimate of up to around $80,000. Originally known as Posingford Bridge, it was built in 1907 in Ashdown […]
‘The Harder They Fall’ opens London Film Festival with glam red carpet
October 7, 2021 By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) – Netflix Western “The Harder They Fall” opened the London Film Festival on Wednesday, with an all-star red carpet kicking off the return to glitzy in-person premieres at the annual event following a mainly virtual 2020 version. Oscar winner Regina King, “Luther” star Idris Elba and “Da […]
Brazil’s Lula, eyeing 2022 elections, visits trash recycling workers
October 7, 2021 BRASILIA (Reuters) – Gearing up for Brazil’s election campaign next year, former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday visited garbage dump scavengers who are now working at a recycling plant. Lula, a former union leader who led Brazil from 2003 to 2010, is expected to challenge far-right President Jair […]
Venezuela says IMF has not delivered COVID-19 funds, blames U.S. ‘veto’
October 7, 2021 CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said on Wednesday that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not yet delivered funds under a program to help countries battle the COVID-19 pandemic, amid a dispute over the government’s legitimacy. In August, the IMF authorized Venezuela to receive around $5 billion in Special Drawing […]
‘Quiet please’ – Wimbledon proud to stay silent on issues, says CEO
October 7, 2021 By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) – The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELT) CEO said she was proud that her organisation rarely speaks out on pressing issues of the day and added there was no chance whatsoever of a “behind the scenes” documentary on the Wimbledon Championships. Sally Bolton, who last year […]
