Watch as Putin oversees war games with Belarus September 14, 2021 Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw vast joint military exercises with Belarus on Monday ahead of his country’s parliamentary elections later this week, as NATO member Poland voiced concern over the drills. Watch the full report.
South Korea slaps Google with $177m fine for blocking Android operating system September 14, 2021 South Korea’s antitrust regulator has fined Google about $177 million for stopping firms from customising its Android phone operating system. Watch the full report.
Amazon hikes average starting wage to just over $18 per hour in the US September 14, 2021 Amazon has increased its average starting wage in the United States to more than $18 an hour and plans to hire another 125,000 warehouse and transportation workers. Watch the full report.
Sigh of relief for nightclubs and event managers as vaccine passports are scrapped September 13, 2021 While vaccine passports are widely used across France, and the Netherlands is about to introduce similar pass, Boris Johnson will set out tomorrow his plans to manage the Covid-19 pandemic without the need for such documents. Watch the full report.
No military on board: SpaceX to launch with historic all-civilian crew September 13, 2021 Another space-tourism rocket launch by SpaceX this week is set to make history. It will mark the first time in history that humans blast into orbit with no members of a military in the crew. Watch the full report.
Grand Prix: Watch as Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen crash into each other September 12, 2021 Watch the collision between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton at the Italian Grand Prix earlier today, which ended the race for both drivers.
Mandatory Covid vaccine passports for night clubs and events scrapped September 12, 2021 Sajid Javid has announced the government will not be moving forward with plans to implement mandatory vaccine passports for night clubs and large-scale events. The measure will be scrapped, after two weeks of assurances from Number 10 and ministers that they would still be brought in at the end of this month. Boris Johnson originally [...]
Afghanistan: Can the Taliban win hearts and minds in Kabul? September 12, 2021 After 20 years of fighting, the Taliban have tried to present a conciliatory face to the world. But Afghanistan’s new rulers have a problem closer to home: winning the hearts and minds of their own people, starting in the capital. Watch the full report.
Is Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes a villain? No, she is just naive, says her lawyer September 9, 2021 Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is not a villain but rather a hard-working, young and naive businesswoman whose company simply failed, her lawyer told jurors at the former Silicon Valley star’s trial on fraud charges involving the now-defunct blood-testing startup once valued at $9bn. Watch the full report.
I am so sorry: Exiled president Ashraf Ghani apologises to people of Afghanistan September 9, 2021 Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who fled Kabul as Taliban forces reached the outskirts of the city last month, apologized on Wednesday for the abrupt fall of his government but denied that he had taken millions of dollars with him. Watch the full report.