International News (Page 61)

SINGAPORE, Apr 15, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – Moonstake announced today it will implement support for the popular Polygon Network. With this update, Moonstake Wallet users can now send, receive, and own MATIC coin as well as MATIC tokens on both the web and mobile versions. This update also enables support for sending, receiving, and…Continue Reading

SINGAPORE, Apr 15, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – Society Pass Inc. (SoPa) (NASDAQ: SOPA), a leading Southeast Asian loyalty and e-commerce ecosystem, today announced completion of restructuring Leflair’s Vietnam operations, spinning off Leflair Group (LFG) as an integrated lifestyle retail ecosystem in Southeast Asia’s US$100B+ retail market. SoPa has also appointed Loic Gautier as the…Continue Reading

Commentary The last two years have been such a disorienting blizzard of shock and awe that it is truly hard to keep up. We went from lockdowns to mitigation theater to mandates so quickly, and now one gets the feeling that we aren’t supposed to think or talk about any of this. We are just…Continue Reading

Former Rep. Abby Finkenauer (D-Iowa) will appear on the upcoming primary ballot for a U.S. Senate representing Iowa, the state’s top court ruled on April 15. The Iowa Supreme Court overturned a lower court order that concluded Finkenauer did not meet signature requirements. Three signatures—two with no dates and one with the incorrect date—are at…Continue Reading

Dozens of Canadian soldiers boarded a plane to Poland Friday for what their commander said would be an intense but gratifying mission to help Ukrainians fleeing Russian aggression. The roughly 80 soldiers who took off from Edmonton and another 20 from Trenton, Ont., will offer humanitarian assistance at reception centres throughout Poland, said Maj. Ryan…Continue Reading

A conservative group is launching a Parent Empowerment Tour in April, prior to Texas’ May school board elections. In a statement released by Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF), the group said the tour would provide essential information about the nature of Critical Race Theory (CRT), a flashpoint in Texas education policies. The tour runs from…Continue Reading

Commentary Americans, like the planet’s other 7.5 billion people, are not prone to talk or think much about nuclear weapons. Of course, some of us are old enough to remember how “mutually assured destruction,” or MAD, was supposed to ensure the general peace. Some recall the eerie Cold War-era nuclear bomb movies like “Dr. Strangelove”…Continue Reading

Yerington, NV, April 15, 2022 –(PR.com)– Patricia L. Blake of Yerington, Nevada has been honored as Woman of the Year for 2022 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Publication for her outstanding achievements in the field of law enforcement.About Patricia L. BlakePatricia L. Blake is a retired police lieutenant for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), city…Continue Reading

April 15 (UPI) — Mike Bossy, one of the most prolific goal-scorers in NHL history, died after a battle with lung cancer, his daughter announced Friday. The New York Islanders legend was 65. “It is with great sorrow that I announce the passing of my father, Mike Bossy,” daughter Tonya said in a news release…Continue Reading