Legislation labeling discrimination “unacceptable” has been blocked by conservative lawmakers, showing how far the country has to go to fulfill the goal of equality enshrined in the Olympic charter. ( read original story ...)
Flipkart in talks with SoftBank, ADQ, others to raise $3 bn ahead of IPO
Flipkart is seeking a $50 billion valuation through its IPO (Initial Public Offering) in the US by next year. This would be the biggest public offering in the consumer tech space in India. In order to ... ( read original story ...)
Ami Organics files DRHP with SEBI for raising funds via IPO
The firm in its DRHP said that it is in consultation with its book-running managers for pre-IPO placement of upto ₹100 crore ... ( read original story ...)
Luke McCormack beats Tugrulhan Erdemir to claim spot at Tokyo Olympics
Watch highlights as Great Britain's Luke McCormack produces a strong final round to beat Turkey's Tugrulhan Erdemir in the Olympic qualifiers in Paris and book his place at Tokyo 2020. ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.7 quake hits 97 km southeast of Okinawa, Japan early evening
An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 occurred only 19 minutes ago 97 km southeast of Okinawa, Japan, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported. The quake hit at a shallo ... ( read original story ...)
A 29-year-old crypto billionaire shares how investors can use Tesla or Apple stock as collateral to buy bitcoin or ether
FTX has changed the game of investing by allowing not just crypto trading, but round-the-clock fractionalized stock trading. ( read original story ...)
45% of teens think they know more about crypto than their parents — and social media got them hooked, study finds
The study found that over a third of teens learn about finance from social media and almost half became interested in investing because of GameStop. ( read original story ...)
As Tokyo Olympics near, why has Japan been so slow to vaccinate its citizens?
With the Tokyo Olympics set to start July 23, roughly 8.7% of Japan's 126 million residents had received at least one vaccine shot as of Thursday. ( read original story ...)
People Who Admit These 3 Brutal Truths Have Very High Emotional Intelligence. (Examples: Oprah Winfrey, Kate Winslet, Naomi Osaka)
This is a story about powerful women and emotional intelligence. It's the kind of advice you'll find in my free ebook, Improving Emotional Intelligence 2021, which you can download here. The women ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin ‘Is A Helluva Drug’—Elon Musk Tweet Storm Boosts Dogecoin And Adult Industry Crypto Price
Elon Musk, the Tesla chief executive who's developed a controversial relationship with the bitcoin community over recent months, is again creating waves in cryptocurrency ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.5 quake hits 84 km east of Yilan, Japan in the morning
An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred in the morning on Saturday 5 June 2021 at 9:01 am local time near Yilan, Taiwan, as reported by the United States Geological Survey. Accord ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s LGBT activists push to pass equality law before Tokyo Olympics
Japan is far behind the international standard,’ said Yuri Igarashi, co-chair of the Japan Alliance for LGBT Legislation. ( read original story ...)
Japan business sentiment down for first time in four months
The business sentiment diffusion index dropped 0.8 point from April to 37.5, partly reflecting the extension of a state of emergency, according to the Teikoku Databank survey. ( read original story ...)
UAE, Japan approve business council plan to drive joint investments
Move comes as Japan ranks eighth globally in terms of UAE non-oil partners, with $8.95bn trade in the first 10 months of 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
Crashing crypto prices spooked some new investors. Others are doubling down
New investors bought into cryptocurrencies this year looking to make some quick money or to avoid missing out on the next big thing. Now, on the heels of their first big selloff, some are swearing off ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s refusal to do press conferences should be the exception to the rule
Osaka's reasoning to skip press conferences was fair. But as the pandemic ends, the sports world's relationship with the media should return to normal. The post Naomi Osaka’s refusal to do press ... ( read original story ...)