Tier scoots off with ‘first close’ of its $200M Series D

Berlin-based e-scooter rentals company Tier Mobility has announced what it’s billing as the “first close” of a $200 million Series D, as investors continue to plough money into urban micromobility. Today’s announcement follows a $60M debt raise this summer, and a $250M Series C last November (led by SoftBank). It’s not clear from its PR […]

UK officials return to Afghanistan to meet Taliban for first time since takeover

Diplomats visit Kabul to raise issue of ‘safe passage’ for Britons leaving Afghanistan and rights of womenBritish officials have gone to Afghanistan for the first time since the country fell to the Taliban, meeting the group’s senior leaders in Kabul t…

Some slept, some cried, all were now refugees: inside one of the last Afghan airlifts

Those on board the cramped military plane weren’t granted a last glimpse of their homeland before the difficult journey ahead, while all knew thousands still waited desperately belowThe American marine shouted “push!”. And hundreds of people did, shovi…

Qatar has failed to explain up to 70% of migrant worker deaths in past 10 years – Amnesty

World Cup host has not properly investigated fatalities, rights group says, citing concerns over heat stress and safetyWorld Cup host Qatar has failed to investigate the deaths of thousands of migrant workers in the past decade, according to a new repo…