Ukrainian Premier League may resume on June 13-14
The Ukrainian Premier League may resume on June 13-14, according to Meta Ratings. The nine remaining rounds are to be completed by July 10
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Govt approves rule for sending 50% of profit of SOE, 75% for PrivatBank, 95% for Naftogaz – MP
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the rule for sending part of profit of state-owned enterprises (SOE) to the national budget, setting it at 50
U.S. ready to continue cooperation with Ukraine on energy reforms – Kvien
The United States is ready to cooperate with Ukraine on energy reforms, Kristina A. Kvien U.S. Chargés d'affaires ad interim to Ukraine has said during a virtual meeting with acting Minister of Energy and Environmental Protection of Ukraine Olha Buslavets.…
Starbucks says in partnership with Sequoia Capital China for investments
BEIJING (Reuters) – Starbucks on Monday said it has entered a strategic partnership with investment firm Sequoia Capital China that will see the two companies make strategic co-investments in China’s technology sector. The U.S. coffee giant said in a statement…
Amazon tests screening new merchants for fraud via video calls in pandemic
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) is piloting the use of video conference calls to verify the identity of merchants who wish to sell goods on its websites, in a new plan to counter fraud without in-person meetings in the pandemic,…
Israel’s top court says government must legislate COVID-19 phone-tracking
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Citing grave dangers to privacy, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled on Sunday that the government must bring its use of mobile phone tracking deployed in the battle against the new coronavirus under legislation. Circumventing parliament in March, Prime…
Israel’s Elbit Systems gets $103 million electronic warfare contract
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems said on Sunday it won a contract worth about $103 million to supply electronic warfare (EW) suites for an air force of an Asian country. The contract will be carried out…
Germany flips to Apple-Google approach on smartphone contact tracing
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany changed course on Sunday over which type of smartphone technology it wanted to use to trace coronavirus infections, backing an approach supported by Apple and Google along with a growing number of other European countries. Countries…
Israeli firm raises $5 million for tech to recognize mask-covered faces
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel’s Corsight AI, which has developed technology to recognize faces concealed by masks, goggles and plastic shields, raised $5 million from Awz Ventures, a Canadian fund focused on intelligence and security technologies. Corsight said on Sunday…
Shopping robots come into their own in locked-down English town
MILTON KEYNES, England (Reuters) – A fleet of robots on wheels that deliver shopping in the English town of Milton Keynes have seen their popularity surge as residents are stuck indoors due to the coronavirus lockdown. The robots, which come…