In Iceland, all restrictions imposed in connection with the coronavirus pandemic have been lifted from today. The press service of the Ministry of Health stated that the country "is returning to the model of society in which we can live normally." Other European countries are also gradually lifting the restrictions that they lived with for a whole year. From June 26, masks and social distancing, as well as restrictions on freedom of assembly, are canceled in Iceland.

The founders of Samokat, who launch the Buyk grocery delivery service in the US, have raised $46 million, according to a joint message from CM Ventures, Fort Ross Ventures and Citius, which became lead investors in the round, Forbes draws . attention The round was also attended by Fort Ross Ventures, founded by former Sberbank top manager Viktor Orlovsky and investing in Uber, Citius fund, which invested in Latin American fintech startup Addi, and unnamed private investors.

Global financial regulators last week for the first time held a video meeting with representatives of the decentralized financial applications (DeFi) market, services that claim to replace banks and provide users with financial services without intermediaries. Regulators are concerned that this promising market is eluding their oversight, writes the Financial Times.

The Russian hacker group Nobelium attacked government agencies, non-governmental organizations, think tanks and IT companies in 36 countries, according to the Microsoft website. The main part of the attacks (45%) fell on American companies, 10% - on the UK, the rest - on Canada and Germany. At the same time, according to Microsoft, Nobelium managed to hack only three institutions, while most of the hackers' attempts were unsuccessful.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the list of rare side effects from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines. These include an increased risk of myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) and pericarditis (inflammation of the tissue surrounding the heart). Those patients who experience chest pain, shortness of breath, or palpitations are advised to seek immediate medical attention.

The United States and Germany plan to strengthen Ukraine's energy infrastructure and compensate for the loss of fees for the transit of Russian gas after the launch of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Bloomberg reports , citing sources familiar with the negotiations.