GENEVA, July 5 (Reuters) – The forced grounding of a passenger plane in Minsk shows the Belarussian government’s wish to end all forms of dissidence, the U.N. Special Rapporteur told the Human Rights Council on Monday, comparing its tactics with those of totalitarian states. Anaïs Marin told the Geneva-based forum that the forced landing of a passenger jet in Minsk which led to the arrest of an onboard journalist in May “illustrates the desire of authorities to end all forms of dissidence by… Source link

The amount of bitcoin held on exchanges has declined to a six-month low as the price of bitcoin has seen a 47% decline since its previous all-time high. Bitcoin held on exchanges has seen a continuous decline over the past couple of weeks. The supply held on exchanges has been declining since Mid-May. The current supply on exchanges based on the percentage of the total supply saw a new six-month low being hit.   Low supplies of BTC on exchanges is bullish On-chain analysis company Santiment Source link

A general view of the central financial district, in Hong Kong, China March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo July 5 (Reuters) – U.S. tech giants Facebook Inc (FB.O), Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google and Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) have privately warned the Hong Kong government that they could stop offering their services in the city if authorities proceed with planned changes to data-protection laws, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing a letter. The laws could make the tech… Source link

As firework volleys launched out of New York City harbor last night, a very different celebration was likely taking place just a few blocks down the street at Verizon’s official headquarters in Midtown. The telco, which owns TechCrunch for hopefully just a few more weeks pending the close of the Apollo acquisition of our parent company Verizon Media, announced overnight that it had signed an agreement with Z Holdings, a division of Japan’s SoftBank Group, to sell… Source link

Now that Elon Musk has shined the spotlight on Baby Doge Coin, a meme coin that was inspired by its larger peer Dogecoin, other market leaders are beginning to pile on. Most recently, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has played into the Baby Doge hype. CZ caused a stir in the Baby Doge community after responding to a tweet with a gif of baby puppies. The Binance chief merely referenced the license plate of the car in the gif, which reveals his initials CZ, saying “nice plate number.” While… Source link

Investors will return on Tuesday to a holiday-shortened week, with the stock market closed Monday in observance of the Fourth of July in the U.S.  The central focus of the week will be on a handful of economic data reports, including the minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) June meeting. These are set to help give traders a better sense of when Fed officials might begin tapering their crisis-era asset purchase program and raising benchmark interest rates from their current… Source link

People walk in front of a logo of Softbank Corp at its branch in Tokyo March 2, 2011. Yahoo Inc is in advanced talks to exit its joint venture in Japan with Softbank Corp, a move that could lead it to focus on reaching a decision on its China assets. REUTERS/Toru Hanai TOKYO, July 5 (Reuters) – SoftBank’s internet business Z Holdings Corp (4689.T) said on Monday it has agreed to pay Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) 178.5 billion yen ($1.61 billion) to secure the rights to Yahoo branding… Source link

TOKYO: SoftBank‘s internet business Z Holdings Corp said on Monday it has agreed to pay Verizon Communications Inc 178.5 billion yen ($1.61 billion) to secure the rights to Yahoo branding and technology in perpetuity in Japan. In contrast to the retreat of Yahoo in the United States, the brand remains a core part of SoftBank’s domestic internet business where the name adorns a web portal and services like shopping and weather. Verizon is offloading its media businesses including Yahoo and Source link

By Sam Nussey TOKYO, July 5 (Reuters) – SoftBank’s internet business Z Holdings Corp said on Monday it has agreed to pay Verizon Communications Inc 178.5 billion yen ($1.61 billion) to secure the rights to Yahoo branding and technology in perpetuity in Japan. In contrast to the retreat of Yahoo in the United States, the brand remains a core part of SoftBank’s domestic internet business where the name adorns a web portal and services like shopping and weather. Verizon is offloading… Source link

Reckitt’s first multi-brand regional Super Brand Day on Shopee equips shoppers with health, hygiene, and nutrition tips along with exclusive deals HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, July 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Reckitt, the global leader in health, hygiene and nutrition, partners with Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan to launch its first “Protection Starts From Within” regional initiative held across six markets. This collaboration aims to help families better… Source link