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Fintech startup GoBear axes 22 staff, including six in Singapore
GOBEAR has laid off 22 staff across its offices in Singapore, Vietnam, Ukraine and the Philippines, as a result of the “ongoing impact” of the Covid-19 pandemic on its business. …read more Source:: The Business...
Belarus divided: Lukashenko was late
I am fighting for preventing division of the country to pieces, the president of Belarus Lukashenko stated, saying that his intention is to prevent division of “Belarus that rose from the rabbles of the USSR”, rather than power. Nevertheless, Belarus is already divided, for now in terms of the political fight against Lukashenko though. In...
Pupils are back at school in Europe as coronavirus cases pass four million
Millions of mask-wearing European children returned to school on Tuesday with governments determined to get pupils back in class despite still-rising coronavirus infections which surged over four million across the continent for the first time.Schools reopened in Russia, Ukraine, Belgium and France, where teachers and children aged 11 and older...
Bilateral trade of Kyrgyzstan and Ukraine falls 33.2% in 5 months
…read more Source:: AKIpress News Agency
Strike leader detained in Belarus as crackdown continues
KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus’ authorities on Monday detained the organizer of a strike at a top industrial plant, part of a methodical effort to stifle weeks of protests demanding the resignation of the country’s authoritarian leader of 26 years after an election the opposition denounced as being rigged. President Alexander Lukashenko has...
Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ draws $53M in overseas debut
Monitoring Desk CALIFORNIA: The first wave of big new movies released since the beginning of the pandemic, including Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending thriller “Tenet” and the long-delayed “X-Men” spinoff “The New Mutants,” arrived in theatres over the weekend, testing the waters of a radically different theatrical landscape. Warner...
‘Tenet’ launches with $53M in overseas gambit at box office
NEW YORK: The first wave of big new movies released since the beginning of the pandemic, including Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending thriller “Tenet” and the long-delayed “X-Men” spinoff “The New Mutants,” arrived in theatres over the weekend, testing the waters of a radically different theatrical landscape. Warner Bros.’ “Tenet” — the...
Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ rules international box office after delayed release
As Hollywood aims to relaunch moviegoing worldwide, Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated Tenet earned more than US$53 million in its opening weekend across 41 international markets (including 32 in Europe, the Middle East and Africa) on over 20,000 screens.The result was the biggest opening for the director in nine countries including...
The International Day Against Nuclear Tests – a Big Event for Kazakhstan, a Pioneer in Their Abolition
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. August 29 is the internationally celebrated International Day Against Nuclear Tests. It is highly symbolic that the establishment of this important annual event was initiated by Kazakhstan and the date of August 29 was chosen because it was on this day in 1991...
Hasidic Jewish pilgrims stranded at Ukraine airports after travel ban
KYIV (Reuters) – Hasidic Jews arriving in Ukraine for an annual pilgrimage were stranded at airports on Friday after the government partially closed the border, a representative of the Rabbi Nachman International Charitable Foundation said. …read more Source:: The...
