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September 15, 2021 MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian officials and representatives of metals and fertiliser producers failed to reach consensus on Wednesday on how to implement the government plan to change taxes for them, six sources familiar with details of their meeting told Reuters. Moscow has been searching for additional proceeds for the state budget and […]

September 15, 2021 By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) – Support for climate-related shareholder resolutions at U.S. companies rose significantly this year, according to a report released on Wednesday, as investors focused on economic threats posed by global warming. The paper, from Institutional Shareholder Services, the largest proxy adviser, found median support for the proposals was […]

September 15, 2021 By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) – As more adults get their COVID-19 vaccines, children who are not yet eligible for vaccination in most countries are representing a larger percentage of hospitalizations and even deaths, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned on Wednesday. Nine months in to this year, infections among children […]

September 15, 2021 By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s federal electoral court (TSE) is set to probe the funding of last week’s rallies in support of President Jair Bolsonaro, as well as alleged election campaigning outside the allotted legal time frame, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. Bolsonaro, who is down in […]

September 15, 2021 (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s acting deputy prime minister Abdul Ghani Baradar said on Wednesday reports he was hurt in a clash with a rival faction of the Taliban were false. “No this is not true; I am ok and healthy,” Baradar said in an interview with state TV and posted on Twitter by […]

September 15, 2021 By Rod Nickel and Moira Warburton WINNIPEG/VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Sporting dance moves on TikTok videos in his signature neon turbans, the leader of Canada’s left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP), Jagmeet Singh, is poised to recover from a 2019 election stumble and strengthen his position as kingmaker in the country’s next government. Singh, […]

September 15, 2021 By Steve Scherer and David Ljunggren HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) – The leader of Canada’s main opposition party on Wednesday said a surge in inflation last month highlighted the failure of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s economic policies, and urged Canadians to vote out the government in an election on Monday. Erin O’Toole, […]

September 15, 2021 (Changes headline) By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadians voted in advanced polls in record numbers ahead of an upcoming election, some looking to beat crowds amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to data released this week, though an expected avalanche of mail-in ballots has failed to materialize. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who […]

September 15, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday Venezuela and Bolivia had failed to take measures over the past year to meet their obligations under international agreements to fight drugs. “I hereby designate Bolivia and Venezuela as having failed demonstrably to make substantial efforts during the previous 12 months to […]

Bryan Dsouza Contributor Bryan Dsouza leads product marketing at Grammarly, and previously led various product management and product marketing roles across B2C and B2B at Microsoft. A startup is a beautiful thing. It’s the tangible outcome of an idea birthed in a garage or on the back of a napkin. But ask any founder what […]

Jonathan Martinez Contributor Share on Twitter Jonathan Martinez is a former YouTuber, UC Berkeley alum and growth marketing nerd who’s helped scale Uber, Postmates, Chime and various startups. More posts by this contributor Early-stage brands should also unlock the power of influencers In growth marketing, creative is the critical X factor Unlike a weak phone […]

Clubhouse has hired a veteran editor from NPR to lead news publishing for the app. Nina Gregory will serve as Clubhouse’s Head of News and Media Publishers, working as a liaison between news publishers and the Clubhouse’s ecosystem of audio-based communities. Gregory led NPR’s Arts Desk for the last seven years, shaping the news outlet’s […]

September 15, 2021 By Sudipto Ganguly (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic’s single-minded drive towards greatness makes it almost unthinkable that he would rest before owning every tennis record in the book, but some are questioning whether his hunger will survive the departure of his two main rivals. The Serbian came within one win of a 21st […]

September 15, 2021 By Paul Sandle CAMBRIDGE, England (Reuters) -Britain’s Channel 4 will be able to access more money to compete with streaming giants Amazon and Netflix if it comes under private ownership, a minister said on Wednesday. Britain’s government said in June https://ift.tt/3Abtn8A it was planning to sell the publicly owned but commercially funded […]

September 15, 2021 By Andy Bruce and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s inflation rate hit its highest in almost a decade last month after a record jump that was largely fuelled by a rebound in restaurant prices which were artificially pushed down a year ago by government subsidies. Consumer prices in August rose by 3.2% […]

September 15, 2021 By Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) -The Lebanese government will resume negotiations with the International Monetary Fund while beginning reforms demanded by donors, according to a draft policy programme that aims to tackle one of the worst financial meltdowns in history. New Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s government will also resume negotiations with creditors […]

September 15, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Wednesday said there was an ongoing discussion with Chinese leaders about future engagement by President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Biden on Tuesday denied a media report https://ift.tt/3kg8gfP that his Chinese counterpart had turned down an offer from Biden for a face-to-face meeting […]

Daniel Liss Contributor Share on Twitter Daniel Liss is the founder and CEO of Dispo, the digital disposable camera social network. More posts by this contributor Move fast and break Facebook: A bull case for antitrust enforcement The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday reported Silicon Valley’s worst-kept secret: Instagram harms teens’ mental health; in fact, […]

September 15, 2021 By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of Afghan diplomats from the deposed government in Kabul has issued a first-of-its-kind joint statement calling on world leaders to deny the Taliban formal recognition and chiding them for “leaving our people at the mercy of a terrorist group.” The statement https://ift.tt/3tILv7a, which was […]

September 15, 2021 BEIJING (Reuters) – Xpeng Heitech, a flying car startup backed by electric vehicle maker Xpeng Inc, said on Wednesday that it would deliver flying cars to customers in 2024. The startup, founded in 2013 and funded by Xpeng and Xpeng’s Chief Executive He Xiaopeng, now employs 400 people and will expand workforce […]