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

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 workers https://www.ft.com/content/2b5d2e59-d50a-4a21-9708-605b1ddf90b1 Retail trading app Robinhood’s value tops $11bn on new fundraising https://www.ft.com/content/b208cbbe-579c-4cbf-9358-01ae02b4381b Trump moves to allow oil drilling in Arctic wildlife refuge https://www.ft.com/content/58b4228f-15ce-40d2-b9bf-688357045b29 Rise in coastal flooding poses threat to global economy https://www.ft.com/content/6f8fe212-b2e6-49f4-b6b5-c8143ac5392f Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.