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Kenyan Startup Ilara Health Raises $735k Seed Funding Round
Kenyan startup Ilara Health, which is bringing affordable diagnostics services to doctors, has raised a US$735,000 seed funding round to grow its offering in the East African country and ultimately beyond.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- startups
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UNDP and Samsung Unveil Global Goals Partnership
Samsung Galaxy phones will carry the Global Goals app that defines each of the 17 goals showing users how they can take small actions towards achieving the SDGs.
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- Technology
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- global development, SDGs
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‘Small Is Beautiful’ Can Work in Developing Africa
Solar and mobile technology offer ways to work around the continent’s shaky infrastructure.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- infrastructure
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Ride-Hailing Apps Are Making the Developing World’s Traffic Problems Worse
The prospect of a major expansion in ride-hailing services in developing economies, and the additional congestion that comes with them, is alarming given what we know about the economic cost of traffic.
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- Technology, Transportation
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- transportation
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Y Combinator-Backed Vahan Is Helping Low-Skilled Workers in India Find Jobs on WhatsApp
The emergence of online hyperlocal services and e-commerce firms in India has led to the creation of about 200,000 jobs for blue-collar workers who deliver items to customers, according to industry estimates.
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- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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- e-commerce, employment, startups
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Facebook Is Inviting Washington to Regulate Libra — Good Luck With That
By not being classified as a bank, Facebook is able to avoid some of the rules that other banks have to follow.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- North America
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‘Biotech R&D Makes India Hub of Quality Drugs, Vaccines’: Trevor Mundel of Gates Foundation
Trevor Mundel says India is not just making vaccines but making them within a quality system, has not been accomplished, broadly, and that is the unique aspect India has brought to the game.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Facebook’s Digital Money Plan Raises Stakes For China’s Cryptocurrency Ambitions
Facebook hopes to roll out Libra in the first half of 2020, presenting the most significant competition to China's cryptocurrency ambitions.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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