| |  |  | The Reuters Daily Briefing | Friday, September 17, 2021 by Linda Noakes | Hello Here's what you need to know. Kremlin foes accuse Google and Apple of bowing to censorship, investors brace for a great fall in China, and banks beware - outsiders are cracking the code for finance | | | | | Today's biggest stories  Icebergs are seen at the mouth of the Jakobshavn ice fjord near Ilulissat, Greenland, September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke WORLD U.S. President Joe Biden convenes world leaders today for a discussion about intensifying efforts to tackle climate change, seeking to build momentum ahead of an international summit on global warming later this year.
Opposition activists in Russia accused Alphabet's Google and Apple of caving in to Kremlin pressure after they removed an anti-government tactical voting app from their stores on the first day of a parliamentary election.
As Canada's election race enters its final weekend, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is redoubling efforts to motivate supporters, knowing his bid for re-election on Monday could be doomed by low turnout.
Candidates vying to become Japan's next prime minister promised to restore popular trust in the ruling party by tackling income disparity, the coronavirus pandemic and climate change as they launched campaigns.
As Beijing seeks to tighten its grip over Hong Kong, it has a new mandate for the city's powerful property tycoons: pour resources and influence into backing Beijing's interests, and help solve a potentially destabilising housing shortage.
|  Migrants seeking asylum bathe in the Rio Grande river near the International Bridge between Mexico and the U.S. in Del Rio, Texas, September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Go Nakamura U.S. Thousands of migrants have converged under the bridge that connects Del Rio, Texas and Mexico's Ciudad Acuña, creating a makeshift camp with few basic services in intense heat in the latest border emergency. A U.S. district judge blocked the expulsion of migrant families caught crossing the border under an order put in place by former President Donald Trump's administration.
Public approval of Biden has dropped to the lowest level of his presidency, with Americans appearing to be increasingly critical of his response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll.
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that voters could consider a ballot measure to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a Department of Public Safety following the killing of George Floyd by police officer Derek Chauvin. Meanwhile, Chauvin pleaded not guilty to violating a teenager's civil rights by using a neck restraint similar to the one that killed Floyd.
A cybersecurity attorney known for his work advising Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign was indicted for lying to the FBI, as part of U.S. Special Counsel John Durham's probe into the origins of the FBI investigation of ties between Russia and Trump's campaign.
| | | | | | | | | Video of the day  Indian teacher turns streets into classrooms In a small village on the eastern tip of India, an enterprising teacher has turned walls into blackboards and roads into classrooms, trying to close the gap in learning brought on by prolonged school shutdowns in the country. | | | Thanks for spending part of your day with us. | | | | | |
