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Africa Roundup: Visa connects to M-Pesa, Flutterwave enters e-commerce

It seems the demand for Safaricom’s M-Pesa payment product never eases. Since its 2007 launch in Kenya, the fintech app has commanded over 70% of the mobile money market in that country. When

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Plane carrying 56 tons of sanitary material from China arrives in Madrid

A Boeing 777 plane carrying 56 tons of sanitary material from China for Community of Madrid, one of the 17 autonomous communities of Spain, landed at Madrid-Barajas Airport late on Saturday night, t

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Ireland launches 6.5 billion euro coronavirus business package

FILE PHOTO: An empty street with construction cranes is seen as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Dublin, Ireland, April 25, 2020. Picture taken April 25, 2020. /REUT

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Ireland unveils 6.5 billion euro coronavirus business package

Ireland will allow firms impacted by the coronavirus crisis to warehouse tax liabilities for 12 months, offering a "lifeline" as part of an additional package of business supports that could reach

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COVID-19: Who's responsible for the safety of essential workers?

02:31 While COVID-19 has forced many business to close, one U.S. pet care company decided to use its essential status to help local healthcare providers.Brian Larsen, the Co-Founder an

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Amazon reportedly closes warehouses in France following court order

Amazon has decided to close its six fulfillment centers in France until Monday, according to an internal document seen by Capital and Reuters. The company also said publicly that it’ll probably appea

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Amazon has to limit orders in France following court decision

A court in Nanterre, France, has ruled that Amazon should greatly restrict orders in France in the coming weeks. According to the decision that AFP and a union have obtained, Amazon can only accept o

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Trump order makes it crime to stockpile supplies

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order making it a crime to excessively stockpile personal protective equipment that is needed by medical personnel fighti

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300,000 medical masks from China arrive in Slovenia

A batch of 300,000 medical masks from China arrived in Ljubljana via Belgium on Friday to help the country combat the COVID-19. At the central warehouse, Slovenian administration for civil protect

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FreshDirect says worker who tested positive for COVID-19 not involved in food prep or delivery

Popular online grocer FreshDirect sent an email today notifying consumers that a warehouse worker has tested positive for COVID-19. CEO David McInerney stressed that the worker had not been present in

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U.S. Costco acquires Innovel to boost e-commerce sales

A U.S. hypermarket chain Costco Wholesale Corp store in Shanghai, China August 28, 2019. /Reuters U.S. wholesale giant Costco announced on Tuesday it has completed the acquisition of Innovel S

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Amazon to hire 100,000 workers as online orders surge on virus worries

A signboard outside Amazon Go Grocery store in Seattle, Washington, February 26, 2020. /VCG Amazon.com said on Monday it would hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the United States

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Xinjiang distribution center sends 3,000th China-Europe cargo train

A total of 3,000 cargo trains have been operated from a distribution center in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, to cities of Europe and Central Asia. A train ca

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Boston Dynamics unveils OTTO Motors collaboration to bring our robot overlords to the warehouse

Boston Dynamics, the undisputed heavyweight of technical robotics wizardry, unveiled a new collaboration with the warehouse autonomous material handling and transportation technology developer, OTTO

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Databricks makes bringing data into its ‘lakehouse’ easier

Databricks today announced the launch of its new Data Ingestion Network of partners and the launch of its Databricks Ingest service. The idea here is to make it easier for businesses to combine the b

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Venezuela attributes 'terrorist attack' to 'opposition extremists'

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures as he talks to the media during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela February 15, 2018. /Reuters Photo Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodrigue

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Venezuela denounces "terrorist attack" against communications companies

The vice president attributed the act to "opposition extremists" under direction from the United States. CARACAS, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez on Sunday denounced a