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September 21, 2021 MOSCOW (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday he planned next week to discuss the possibility of transferring some presidential powers to the government and local authorities, the state-run Belta news agency reported. It was not immediately clear what powers Lukashenko was talking about. Lukashenko faced the biggest protests of […]

Niio, a Tel Aviv-based digital art platform that offers access to digital art, from contemporary artists and galleries to NFTs, announced today it has closed $15 million Series A funding in the wake of a strategic partnership with Samsung Displays last week. The round was co-led by L Catterton, which is a joint venture company between LVMH […]

There is a physical activity deficit in our world. Three fourths of adults say staying in shape is very important for health benefits. Yet, one in four adults and 81% of adolescents are insufficiently physically active, according to the World Health Organization. Even before COVID-19, less than 24% of children 6 to 17 years of […]

Salesforce has often preached about responsible capitalism, and today at Dreamforce, the company’s annual customer extravaganza, it announced a notable achievement in the battle against global climate change. The company said that it has achieved effective Net Zero energy usage across its entire value chain with 100% renewable energy, while purchasing carbon offsets when that’s […]

Ben Rubin understands where social is going. In fact, he understands it so well, he’s always there early. Rubin is the current CEO and co-founder of Slashtalk and an angel investor who scouts for Sequoia Capital. He previously founded Houseparty and Meerkat — apps that pioneered group video chat and mobile livestreaming, respectively — shaping […]

September 21, 2021 (Reuters) -Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso has stopped taking the knee before matches this season because the anti-racism gesture is “losing a bit of strength”, the 30-year-old said. Players and staff have been taking a knee prior to kickoff since the league returned to action in June last year to show their support […]

September 21, 2021 By Alexander Hübner and Michael Nienaber MUNICH/BERLIN (Reuters) -A top ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday inflation was the biggest challenge facing Germans and the ECB should get ready to raise rates, breaking a taboo for senior politicians to comment on monetary policy, just days before a general election. The […]

September 21, 2021 (Reuters) – Walgreens Boots Alliance is spending roughly $970 million to acquire a majority stake in Shields Health Solutions to expand its specialty pharmacy business, the companies said on Tuesday. The investment brings Walgreens’ total stake in Shield to 71%, and the company has an option to acquire the remaining equity interests […]

September 21, 2021 By Guy Faulconbridge and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -The European Court of Human Rights found on Tuesday that Russia was responsible for the assassination of ex-KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko, who died an agonising death in 2006 after being poisoned in London with a rare radioactive substance. Litvinenko, a defector who had become […]

September 21, 2021 (changes slug, no change to text) BERLIN (Reuters) -German politicians expressed shock on Tuesday over the killing of a 20-year old petrol station worker after an argument about a face mask and said that coronavirus deniers who are willing to use violence will not be tolerated. The killing on Saturday evening in […]

September 21, 2021 By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank has put itself on the front line of the global battle against inflation, but its aggressive monetary tightening risks choking the economy. With annual inflation at 10%, the central bank will fail to meet its 3.75% central target this year and possibly […]

September 21, 2021 By Clara-Laeila Laudette MADRID (Reuters) – A rush to buy after the end of coronavirus lockdowns has reduced the stock of homes for sale in Spain’s big cities by 4% over the past year, data from leading property advertising portal Idealista on Tuesday showed. Madrid and the Mediterranean seaside town Valencia both […]

September 21, 2021 By Lawrence White LONDON(Reuters) – World stocks stabilised on Tuesday and commodity prices recovered from the previous day’s heavy selling, as investors grew more confident that contagion from the distress of debt-saddled Chinese developer Evergrande would be limited. The STOXX index of Europe’s biggest shares .STOXX rose 1%, as did Wall Street […]

September 21, 2021 WASHINGTON(Reuters) – U.S. homebuilding increased more than expected in August, likely boosted by an easing in lumber prices, though land and labor shortages remain challenges. Housing starts advanced 3.9% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.615 million units last month, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday. Data for July was revised […]

September 21, 2021 (Fixes typographical error in headline) By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Tuesday, after sharp losses the previous session, amid tighter U.S. supplies, ending days of losses as global markets remain haunted by the potential impact on China’s economy of a crisis at heavily indebted property group China Evergrande. Brent crude […]

September 21, 2021 By Clare Jim, Anshuman Daga and Kane Wu HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Persistent default fears eclipsed efforts by China Evergrande Group’s chairman to lift confidence in the embattled firm on Tuesday, as Beijing showed no signs it would intervene to stem any domino effects across the global economy. Analysts played down […]

Business Canvas, a South Korean document management SaaS company behind Typed, announced today it has raised a $2.5 million seed round led by Mirae Asset Venture Investment, with participation from Kakao Ventures and Nextrans Inc. The seed round will be used for accelerating product development and global launch of open beta for its AI-powered document […]

Battery Resourcers, a startup that’s developing a closed-loop approach to lithium-ion battery materials, has closed $70 million in mid-round funding to scale its commercial operations across two continents. The company, which is based in Worcester, Massachusetts, doesn’t just recycle batteries. It’s also engineered a process to turn that recycled material back into critical battery materials […]

Bilt Rewards, a loyalty program for property renters to earn points on rent with no fees and build a path toward homeownership, announced Tuesday a round of $60 million in growth funding that values the company at $350 million. The investment comes from Wells Fargo and Mastercard and a group of the nation’s largest real […]

Shelf Engine’s mission to eliminate food waste in grocery retailers now has some additional celebrity backers. The company brought in a $2 million extension to its $41 million Series B announced in March. Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi, Shaun White and Shawn Mendes are the new backers, who came in through a strategic round of […]