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Over 90 pct of Togo's health workers fully vaccinated

Togo rolled out its mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign in March. /CFP More than 90 per cent of Togo's health workers have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, bolstering the country's fight

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Branch raises $48M from Lee Fixel’s Addition, Indeed to provide accelerated payments to workers

Branch, which has built a flexible workforce payments platform, announced today it has raised $48 million in Series B funding and closed on a $500 million credit facility.Lee Fixel’s Addition –– which

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Tinder to tackle catfishing with ID verification

The introduction of the ID verification service follows Sky News revealing more than £63m was stolen by online romance scammers last year.

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Cote d'Ivoire confirms one Ebola case

FILE PHOTO: A health worker wearing a protective suit disinfects the entrance of a garage where the body of a victim of the Ebola virus was found in a district of Monrovia, Liberia. /VCG A cas

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UK reports another 26,750 COVID-19 cases and 61 deaths

FILE PHOTO: A health worker administers a vaccine to a woman in the UK. /VCG The UK reported 26,750 new COVID-19 cases and 61 deaths, according to the government's latest daily figures release

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UK reports another 26,750 COVID-19 cases and 61 deaths

FILE PHOTO: A health worker administers a vaccine to a woman in the UK. /VCG The UK reported 26,750 new COVID-19 cases and 61 deaths, according to the government's latest daily figures release

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What does Leonard's $176-million contract mean to Clippers?

Kawhi Leonard (#2) of the Los Angeles Clippers dribbles in Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals against the Utah Jazz at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 12, 2021.

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Libya opens its largest COVID-19 vaccination center in Tripoli

A medical worker prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a recipient at a vaccination center in Tripoli, Libya, Aug. 11, 2021. Libya's Ministry of Health on Wednesday opened the country's largest

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Bite Ninja scoops up pre-seed funding to reimagine restaurant working environments

Will Clem knows all too well about restaurant workers not showing up for a shift. At least one person would have car trouble or need to stay home with sick children, and it became a common occurrence

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Indonesia exits recession with 7% GDP growth in Q2

A health worker receives a shot of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Adam Malik hospital in Medan, Indonesia, August 4, 2021. /CFP Indonesia pulled out of recession in the second quarter, reporting

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U.S. planning extra COVID-19 shots for at-risk Americans, Fauci says

People wait in line to be inoculated against the coronavirus disease at a vaccination site at a stadium in Arlington, Texas, U.S., February 12, 2021. /Reuters The United States is working to g

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Human Interest raises $200M at a $1B valuation, plans for an IPO

Less than six months after raising $55 million in a Series C round of funding, SMB 401(k) provider Human Interest today announced it has raised $200 million in a round that propels it to unicorn statu

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Gig companies take worker classification fight to Massachusetts through ballot initiative

A coalition of app-based ride-hailing and on-demand delivery companies including Lyft, Uber, Doordash and Instacart have filed a petition for a ballot initiative in Massachusetts that would keep gig e

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Philippines receives more Sinovac vaccines from China

Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo looks on as a public transportation worker is inoculated with Sinovac Biotech's CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine during a mass vaccination for public transportati

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China to host first global meeting on COVID-19 vaccine cooperation

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will host the first meeting of an international forum on COVID-19 vaccine cooperation on August 5, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian annou

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14 killed in flooded tunnel in south China's Guangdong

All 14 workers trapped in a flooded tunnel in Zhuhai City in south China's Guangdong Province were confirmed dead after the body of the last remaining worker was retrie

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How can China help stabilize Afghanistan?

Afghanistan's Taliban delegation arrives for an agreement signing between Taliban and U.S. officials in Doha, Qatar, February 29, 2020. /AP Editor's note:Djoomart Otorbaev is a former prime mi