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EPISODE · Aug 18, 2020 · 9 MIN

Belarus protests intensify, Robinhood raises more funds, drilling in the Arctic

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Alexander Lukashenko, the strongman president of Belarus, fought for his political future on Monday as protesters called on him to “resign”, stock-trading app Robinhood raised new equity that values the company  at more than $11bn, and the Trump administration has moved to open part of the Arctic wildlife refuge for oil drilling. Plus, the FT’s Anna Gross on the human and economic toll of climate change. ‘Resign!’ Belarus president booed by striking workershttps://www.ft.com/content/2b5d2e59-d50a-4a21-9708-605b1ddf90b1Retail trading app Robinhood’s value tops $11bn on new fundraisinghttps://www.ft.com/content/b208cbbe-579c-4cbf-9358-01ae02b4381bTrump moves to allow oil drilling in Arctic wildlife refugehttps://www.ft.com/content/58b4228f-15ce-40d2-b9bf-688357045b29Rise in coastal flooding poses threat to global economyhttps://www.ft.com/content/6f8fe212-b2e6-49f4-b6b5-c8143ac5392f Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alexander Lukashenko, the strongman president of Belarus, fought for his political future on Monday as protesters called on him to “resign”, stock-trading app Robinhood raised new equity that values the company  at more than $11bn, and the Trump administration has moved to open part of the Arctic wildlife refuge for oil drilling. Plus, the FT’s Anna Gross on the human and economic toll of climate change. ‘Resign!’ Belarus president booed by striking workershttps://www.ft.com/content/2b5d2e59-d50a-4a21-9708-605b1ddf90b1Retail trading app Robinhood’s value tops $11bn on new fundraisinghttps://www.ft.com/content/b208cbbe-579c-4cbf-9358-01ae02b4381bTrump moves to allow oil drilling in Arctic wildlife refugehttps://www.ft.com/content/58b4228f-15ce-40d2-b9bf-688357045b29Rise in coastal flooding poses threat to global economyhttps://www.ft.com/content/6f8fe212-b2e6-49f4-b6b5-c8143ac5392f Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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