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Where is Qatar located? 2022 World Cup host country info, size, location, population and weather Censored Internet

Where is Qatar located? 2022 World Cup host country info, size, location, population and weather

When Qatar won the bidding process to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, football fans across the planet took to the internet to find out what they could about the small, West Asian country. Football fans are much more knowledgeable about Qatar these days, thanks primarily to their involvement with…
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November 7, 2022
Where is World Cup 2022? Exploring the host venue for FIFA’s men’s tournament in Qatar Censored Internet

Where is World Cup 2022? Exploring the host venue for FIFA’s men’s tournament in Qatar

The 2022 World Cup will create a new chapter in the competition's history, despite plenty of controversy over FIFA's decision to select Qatar as the host. The tournament will break new ground as the first World Cup to be held in the Middle East, with the world governing body making…
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November 7, 2022
Yassir raises $150m Series B to ramp up Africa and global expansion Censored Internet

Yassir raises $150m Series B to ramp up Africa and global expansion

Yassir, a San Francisco-based Algerian super-app offering on-demand services and financial services, has closed a $150 million Series B funding to power its expansion across Africa and the rest of the world. The investment was led by BOND, with participation from DN Capital, Dorsal Capital, Quiet Capital, Stanford Alumni Ventures…
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November 7, 2022
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