White House press secretary Jen Psaki will have to circle back with reporters asking about the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.An email query from the Washington Examiner sent Sunday evening to President Joe Biden’s top spokesperson prompted an automatic reply from Psaki’s account that said she “will be out of the office” Sunday through next weekend.The…
President Joe Biden gave strong assurances last month that the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan would not play out like the fall of Saigon at the conclusion of the Vietnam War.Speaking to reporters at the White House on July 8, Biden said the Taliban was “not remotely comparable” to the North Vietnamese Army “in…
SHANGHAI, Aug. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Arctic Vision, a China-based biotech company focused on innovative ophthalmic therapies, announced today the entering of an amendment to the exclusive license agreement with its partner Clearside Biomedical, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLSD) (“Clearside”), to expand the licensed territory for ARVN001 (triamcinolone acetonide suprachoroidal injectable suspension, known as XIPERE™ in the U.S.) from Greater…
The Chicago Board of Education recently approved a $9.3 billion budget using emergency COVID-19 funds from the federal government to hire 2,000 new employees, increase staff size, and distribute raises.The problem?The money is temporary, and a staggering 100,000 fewer students are expected back when school starts at the end of August.Interim Chicago Public Schools CEO…
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world. A sexual assault case at Alibaba has sparked a new round of #MeToo reckoning in China. Industry observers believe this is a watershed moment for the…
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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Bearn, a California-based wellness technology company, has signed an agreement to expand its marketplace capabilities and reach over 9M new, potential users. Bearn’s unique wellness app rewards users for health and wellness activities including fitness, nutrition, weight management, sleep, stress management and more. Users of the Bearn app earn reward dollars…
2/2 © Reuters. A general view of Beirut central district, Lebanon, August 22, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 2/2 By Laila Bassam and Nafisa Eltahir BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon’s central bank governor said nobody was running the country, hitting back after government criticism of his decision to halt fuel subsidies that have drained currency reserves. In an interview…
Thanks for reading Startups Weekly. Want the weekly digest in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. This past week, edtech entrepreneurs, investors and analysts congregated at ASU+GSV, a yearly global edtech conference, to reflect on the sector’s newfound spotlight after the massive jolt of COVID-19. Beyond masked excitement to finally meet Twitter friends in…
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