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WASHINGTON — Satellite-servicing startup Starfish Space announced Nov. 13 it raised $29 million in a new funding round led by Shield Capital. Other participants in the round include new investors Point72 Ventures, Booz Allen Ventures, Aero X Ventures, Trousdale Ventures and TRAC VC, as well as existing investors Munich Re Ventures, Toyota Ventures, NFX, and […]

“These are politically motivated actions against us. There are many more pressing issues facing this city.” The newly-appointed mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay Babalwa Lobishe has started her term of office by targeting immigrant-owned spaza shops. Eight shops were closed on Monday. Photo: Thamsanqa Mbovane The newly elected Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay Babalwa Lobishe

Africa continues to grapple with plastic pollution, a waste crisis, and limited investment, activists report, as discussions unfold at the UN climate meetings in Azerbaijan. To shed light on these overlapping challenges, RFI interviewed campaigners and negotiators from across the continent. Zitouni Ould Dada, a veteran of at least 15 Cop meetings, is attending Cop

WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump returned to Washington on Wednesday for the first time since winning last week’s election to meet fellow Republicans in Congress and President Joe Biden at the White House. Trump arrived at Joint Base Andrews aboard his self-styled “Trump Force One” plane. He celebrated his victory with Republicans

In Brussels, police used water cannons against left-wing demonstrators protesting the arrival of far-right French politician Jordan Bardella. The president of the Rassemblement National is in Brussels presenting his recently published memoir. ADVERTISEMENT Police deployed water cannons at demonstrators after hundreds gathered in Brussels on Wednesday to protest the arrival of French far-right politician Jordan

PARIS — Protests erupted in Paris on Wednesday against a controversial gala organized by far-right figures in support of Israel. The event, intended to raise funds for the Israeli military, included Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich among its invited guests. The demonstrations came on the eve of a high-stakes soccer match at France’s national stadium

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual

SPOILER ALERT: Details follow for Season 12, Episode 7 of “The Masked Singer,” “Who Are You Fest Night,” which aired November 13 on Fox. It may have been a wipeout, but surfer Bethany Hamilton told Variety that she still enjoyed her brief appearance on “The Masked Singer.” Hamilton was the latest celebrity to be unmasked,

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from “The Golden Bachelorette‘s” Season 1 finale, which aired Wednesday night on ABC. Joan Vassos‘ journey as the first-ever “Golden Bachelorette” has come to a dramatic conclusion. Vassos, a school administrator, gave her final rose to insurance executive Chock Chapple — who proposed to her — and sent home ER

Credit: im_perpetual/Instagram Perpetual Ukadike, Nigeria’s star at the just-concluded 62nd Miss International pageant, has made history in a big way. She became the first Nigerian to make it to the Top 20 and the first African to win the prestigious Missosology Choice Award. On winning the Missosology Choice Award, Perpetual shared an emotional post on