Month: August 2021
New Hope submits bill barring person under indictment from serving as PM
MK Michal Shir says legislation, widely seen as targeting Netanyahu, will ‘rectify absurd situation’ in which indicted individual can lead country
Read MorePresident Biden Calls on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to Resign After Sexual Harassment Report
(NEW YORK) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced mounting pressure Tuesday to resign, including from President Joe Biden and other onetime Democratic allies, after an investigation found he sexually harassed nearly a dozen women and worked to retaliate against
Read MoreU.S. Wallops Australia in Women’s Basketball Quarterfinal at Tokyo Olympics
The U.S. women’s basketball team won a decisive victory against Australia in Olympic quarterfinals on Wednesday, continuing a winning streak that has lasted since 1992. The Australian Opals, who are ranked second in the world after the U.S. by the
Read MoreVietnamese on-demand e-commerce platform Loship raises $12M at a valuation of $100M
Loship, the Vietnamese on-demand e-commerce platform that started as a reviews app, announced today it has raised $12 million in pre-Series C funding, bringing its valuation to $100 million. The round was co-led by BAce Capital, an Ant Group-backed venture
Read MoreJapanese Skaters Are Now 3-for-3 in the Olympics, Proving Japan Is the Top Skateboarding Nation in the World—and It’s Not Even Close
Japan’s Sakura Yosozumi claimed the gold medal and Kokona Hiraki won the silver in the first ever women’s Olympic park skateboarding event Wednesday—and settled for good the question of which country is the best at skateboarding in 2021. Sky Brown,
Read MoreDaily Crunch: For $20/month, crime alert app Citizen will connect users with live ‘safety agents’
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for August 3, 2021. Today we have a delightful mix of
Read MoreAfter Uproar, Matt Damon Tries to Clarify Comments on Anti-Gay Slur
The actor was recently quoted as saying that he had decided to “retire” the word his daughter calls the “f-slur” after she objected to a joke he made.
Read MoreTaliban Commander Was Released From Prison Last Year, Officials Say
He is one of 5,000 former prisoners released by the Afghan government last year under pressure from the U.S. who have returned to the battlefield.
Read MoreSimone Biles Won Bronze After Returning To Competition In Tokyo Olympics
American gymnast Simone Biles returned to competition in the Tokyo Olympics and won a bronze medal in the individual balance beam final.
Read MoreBadly Needed Doctors In Myanmar Are Being Hunted By Military For Opposing Coup
Myanmar is reeling under a new wave of COVID-19 infections. The health care system has all but collapsed as badly needed doctors are hunted by the military for their opposition to the Feb. 1 coup.
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