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UAE’s Pyypl raises $20m to expand financial inclusion in Middle East and Africa Censored Internet

UAE’s Pyypl raises $20m to expand financial inclusion in Middle East and Africa

UAE-based FinTech Pyypl has raised $20 million in a series B funding round and will use the proceeds to expand its financial inclusion plans in the Middle East and Africa. A diverse group of international investors and 10 existing investors participated in the funding round, Pyypl said on Monday, without…
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November 7, 2022
Lapid may be defeated in Israel’s polls, but he’s the ‘undisputed’ opposition leader Censored Internet

Lapid may be defeated in Israel’s polls, but he’s the ‘undisputed’ opposition leader

Israel’s former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made a comeback following his Likud party’s strong showing in Tuesday’s elections. But the party of leftist caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid has also made electoral gains, enabling the journalist-turned-politician to establish himself as a powerful opposition leader, according to a Middle East expert. Veteran…
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November 3, 2022
TikTok’s Hooked-Nose Filter Bashed for Insensitivity: ‘Made Me Feel Ugly’ Censored Internet

TikTok’s Hooked-Nose Filter Bashed for Insensitivity: ‘Made Me Feel Ugly’

A discomfiting TikTok filter has shown users what they look like with a hooked nose, prompting a wave of controversy online. The filter gives users a large nose with a prominent bridge, a feature historically associated with people of Jewish, Middle Eastern, South Asian and Native American descent. The "Jewish…
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November 2, 2022