Hong Kong, Oct 22, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – XanPool, a payments infrastructure builder that operates in over 13 countries in the Asia Pacific, has raised US$27 Million in a Series A financing round led by Valar Ventures, alongside investors such as CMT Digital, and notable angel investor Taavet Hinrikus (Founder and Chairman of Wise,…Continue Reading
LANZHOU, China, Oct 22, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – The 8th China-Central Asia Cooperation Forum was concluded in Lanzhou, capital of Northwest China’s Gansu Province on October 17, and a joint initiative was released, aiming at more profound and practical openness and cooperation among participators. With “Strengthen Solidarity and Cooperation for Building a Community of…Continue Reading
Delhi, India, Oct 22, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – As the 3D printed construction market grows, startups and nonprofits alike are beginning to leverage advances in concrete 3D printing technology to address the affordable housing crisis. Recently, Habitat for Humanity International through its Shelter Venture Fund invested $411,000 in Tvasta Manufacturing Solutions Ltd. to increase…Continue Reading
As booster shots roll out, the CDC is looking at changing the definition of “fully vaccinated,” a camerawoman is killed and another injured after actor Alec Baldwin shoots a prop gun on a movie set, and a hospital in Maine suspends emergency-level care at its walk-in location due to a staffing shortage—but says it’s not due to…Continue Reading
Commentary The final decision, after years of debate, was made Oct. 8 to remove from the New York City Council chambers the statue of the man we all know to have been a dreaded slaveholder—to the tune of 600 over his lifetime—Thomas Jefferson. Despite that, writing at Bari Weiss’ substack, political science professor Samuel Goldman,…Continue Reading
After Mayor Bill de Blasio’s announcement of a vaccine mandate for city workers, police union heads say they will take legal actions to oppose the mandate and protect the rights of their employees. On Wednesday, de Blasio said any city worker who is not vaccinated with at least the first dose of the vaccine by…Continue Reading
More than 130 Chicago city workers, consisting of firefighters, health care workers, and other first responders, filed a lawsuit against the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, arguing the order is unconstitutional. The lawsuit was filed in Chicago’s federal court, pushing back against Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s mandate that health care workers and other state employees must…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI—Eleven civilians have lost their lives in a fresh wave of targeted killings in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir since Oct. 5, causing the Indian administration and military to go on high alert in a region that shares a border with Pakistan. The targeted killings of seven unsuspecting individuals from the Hindu…Continue Reading
Marina del Rey, CA, October 22, 2021 –(PR.com)– This past summer marked a milestone for the Marina del Rey Film Festival as it celebrated its 10th anniversary at the Cinemark 18 and XD at The Promenade at Howard Hughes Center (HHLA) in Los Angeles California. The festival screened independent films beginning on Friday, July 16, and…Continue Reading
Dublin, Ireland, October 22, 2021 –(PR.com)– Global company Webswing is announcing the long awaited release of a new version of Webswing. Release 21.2 is now officially live and available for download at webswing.org. This version is one of the biggest and the best Webswing updates in recent years.The new Webswing 21.2 release is highly focused on…Continue Reading