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Ban Shein and Temu in South Africa
Trade unions have called for a ban on global online retailers, such as Temu and Shein, to protect local manufacturing jobs.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Dhaka’s Waste-To-Energy Project Faces Opposition From Pollution-Weary Residents
"The so-called waste-to-energy plant will burn up to 3,000 metric tons of municipal waste daily, doubling as a solution to the city’s growing waste problem."
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- Energy, Technology, WASH
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- Asia Pacific
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BII Welcomes First Close of BlueOrchard Climate Action Mobilisation Fund
A key objective of the fund’s design was to meet the regulatory requirements of life insurers, including those of UK insurers seeking Matching Adjustment 1eligible assets under Solvency UK, which sets out regulatory requirements for insurance firms and groups.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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Algeria’s Fintech Era Begins as Telecom Giant Djezzy Secures Country’s First PSP License
Once fully licensed, Djezzy Payment Services will be permitted to issue digital wallets, process electronic transactions, and operate agent-based financial networks without functioning as a full-service commercial bank.
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- Finance, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: The Turbulent AI Era Is Here. The Choices We Make Now Are Critical.
The transition to the AI era will be one of the most turbulent times in human history. Right now, we are not preparing adequately for that transition. If the world takes the right steps, AI will be a force for good and leave everyone better off.
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- Technology
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- Global
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AI’s Impact on the Environment Is Absolutely Horrifying, New Paper Finds
It’s reached the point that AI is giving the fossil fuel industry a substantial leg up, as a new paper published in the journal NPJ Climate Action details.
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- Environment, Technology
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- Global
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Families in the Global South Aren’t Beta Testers: How Parenting Technology is Falling Short, and What Funders Can Do About It
After over a decade running in-person and app-based services for children and parents in Bangladesh, Zillul Karim at ToguMogu and Light of Hope argues that parenting technology is failing families in the Global South. He highlights three structural blind spots in the parenting technology sector, exploring their consequences for children and parents, and proposes some ways funders, governments and development organizations can move the industry toward higher standards.
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- Education, Technology
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Analysis: AI Safety Is Designed in the West, and Failing Users Everywhere
English-focused guardrails fail in local dialects, causing dangerous medical misdiagnoses and denied public services.
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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