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Finland to supply arms, Turkey blocks Russian warships in Ukraine’s...
February 28, 2022 01:49 PM PST | By Versha JainHighlights In a historic move, Finland has agreed to supply weapons to Ukraine. Turkey has blocked the passage of Russian warships in the Bl...

Energy giant BP exits Russian Rosneft grieved by Ukraine invasion
February 27, 2022 08:29 PM PST | By Sukriti NairHighlights British energy giant BP to exit from Russian Rosneft in response to Russian attacks on Ukraine. BP believes the Russian exit is in best...

Portugal’s EDP Renewables to make Singapore its APAC clean energy hu...
February 25, 2022 12:37 AM PST | By Sukriti NairHighlights Portugal’s EDP Renewables invests SG$1.1 billion in Singapore’s Sunseap. EDPR looks forward to making Singapore its APAC re...

Russia, Ukraine Stand-off: How will it impact NZ growth funds?
February 24, 2022 12:47 AM PST | By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights Russia declares war on Ukraine. Economic sanctions imposed by the US. Growth funds and KiwiSaver to sell their share held in Rus...

Here’s why Ukraine is so important for Russia and the West
February 23, 2022 10:35 PM PST | By Sukriti NairHighlights Russia will begin military operations in Eastern Ukraine, announced President Putin today Europe and West would bear the brunt of Putin...

Russia declares war on Ukraine: How Biden & other world leaders are...
February 23, 2022 09:19 PM PST | By Khushboo JoshiIn a significant development, Russian President Vladimir Putin today (February 24) announced a ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine. Pu...

Russia announces ‘military operation’ in Ukraine, warns West
February 23, 2022 08:09 PM PST | By Bhawna GuptaRussia will begin military operations in Eastern Ukraine, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin, in what appears to be the final build-up to a...

Ukraine declares emergency, asks citizens to leave amid Russia threa...
February 23, 2022 04:47 PM PST | By Sanjeeb BaruahHighlights The situation at the Ukrainian border remained tense after President Vladimir Putin on Feb 21 recognized the sovereignty of the rebel-he...

Emissions Targets Set by Large Firms: Promises Made - Promises Kept?
February 23, 2022 08:00 AM PST | By 3BL“Put your stakes in the ground to set expectations with your company’s investors and other stakeholders.” That is among the pieces o...

Trump’s Truth app tops Apple (AAPL) store downloads; Can it rival FB...
February 22, 2022 12:48 PM PST | By Versha JainTruth Social app, launched by ex-president Donald Trump-led Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), was downloaded around 170,000 times since its l...

World Environment Center Elects 2022 Board Officers
February 22, 2022 11:30 AM PST | By 3BLFebruary 22, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The World Environment Center (WEC) Board of Directors has elected new Officers to lead the organization in 2022. The B...

Ukraine crisis: What Western sanctions mean for Russia?
February 22, 2022 08:56 AM PST | By Sanjeeb BaruahThe United States and its allies are considering a series of sanctions against Moscow in the wake of the Russian annexation of the two “breakawa...

Apple supplier Luxshare plans to raise US$2.1B for expansion plans
February 21, 2022 11:09 PM PST | By Bhawna GuptaHighlights Apple supplier Luxshare plans to issue a total of 2.1 billion shares to up to 35 investors. The new share issue is subject to sharehold...

Crypto firm Amber Group gets a Temasek valuation of US$3B
February 21, 2022 09:22 PM PST | By Sukriti NairCrypto firm Amber Group has bagged in a valuation of US$3 billion from investment company Temasek. Amber group has raised US$200 million in its recent...

Tech sector gyrates between gains and losses as FB, GOOGl face heat
February 16, 2022 12:32 PM PST | By Rupam RoyThe US technology sector swung between gains and losses as various issues bogged down the industry. Besides global supply woes, the heavyweights in th...

Singapore Airlines becomes the first airline to sign the Global SAF...
February 16, 2022 01:44 AM PST | By SamtaHighlights Singapore Airlines has signed the Global Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Declaration. SIA has partnered with Safran, Airbus, and Rolls-...

What does NZ’s AI-tech start-up Soul Machines want to do with latest...
February 15, 2022 12:56 AM PST | By SonalHighlights Soul Machines raised US$70 million in Series B1 financing on Monday. SoftBank Vision Fund 2 was the lead investor, with fresh investors...

On 20th anniversary, PayPal (PYPL) caps era of growth, sets new goal...
February 14, 2022 04:38 PM PST | By Rupam RoyPayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL), which marks its 20th anniversary on Tuesday, has benefited from the increased digitalization. The demand for dig...

AMD finalizes US$50-billion Xilinx purchase in industry’s biggest de...
February 14, 2022 01:16 PM PST | By Sanjeeb BaruahHighlights AMD had announced the deal with Xilinx Inc (XLNX) in October 2020. At the time, the chip manufacturer was valued at US$35 billion. B...

WEC President & CEO Glenn Prickett Interview With Peter Schnurre...
February 14, 2022 11:30 AM PST | By 3BLFebruary 14, 2022 /3BL Media/ - WEC President & CEO Glenn Prickett spoke with Peter Schnurrenberger, Chief SHE Officer at Roche, on the eve of his...