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Countries Are Outlawing Online Gambling Ads. Meta Is Selling Them Anyway
A Rest of World analysis found Meta is disregarding local laws and the company’s own guidelines in at least 13 countries.
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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Nestle Infant Formula Recall Widens to Africa, the Americas and Asia
No illnesses have yet been confirmed in connection with the batches of SMA, BEBA, NAN and Alfamino formula that Nestle has recalled because of possible contamination with cereulide, a toxin that can cause nausea and vomiting.
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- Health Care
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- Global
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- corporations, nutrition
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TenPay Global And Mastercard Collaborate to Enable Fast And Secure Remittances to Weixin Pay
With the steady rise in international travel, global commerce, and overseas employment, the demand for fast, secure and convenient cross-border money transfers continues to accelerate.
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- Technology
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- Global
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Analysis: The Hidden Kenyan Workers Training China’s AI Models
An unemployment crisis has created fertile ground for companies to step in with opaque systems built on WhatsApp groups, middlemen, and bargain-basement wages.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Airtel Africa Partners SpaceX to Roll Out Starlink Direct-to-Cell Connectivity Across 14 Markets
Under the partnership, Airtel Africa becomes the first mobile network operator on the continent to offer Starlink Direct-to-Cell services.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Orange Money Group and Visa Announce a Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Online Payments in Africa
This partnership marks a new milestone in the shared ambition of the two companies: to provide millions of users with a simple, secure, and internationally recognized payment solution.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mars Investing $20 Million in Sustainable Rice Sourcing
Under the new platform, Mars said that it is working with its farmers and suppliers to implement various climate-smart agriculture practices that have been proven to reduce water usage and greenhouse gas emissions, while protecting yields.
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- Agriculture
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- Asia Pacific
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Microsoft Investing $17.5 Billion in India for AI and Cloud Infrastructure
The announcement underscores the growing global competition among major technology companies to expand in India, which has become one of the world’s fastest-growing digital markets.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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