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Seyna is building an insurance-as-a-service startup for the French market

French startup Seyna is getting a new CEO. Stephen Leguillon is joining the company as chief executive while Philippe Mangematin is stepping back from day-to-day activities for personal reasons — he’ll become honorary chairman. If you’re not familiar with the

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Nursing student, suspect killed in shootout between cops and criminals in Tamra

Police shoot dead one suspect, injure another; innocent bystander killed and doctor wounded; death of Ahmed Hijazi sparks protests, strike in Arab city

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Mono, a startup that wants to build Plaid for Africa, gets backing from Y Combinator

Prakhar Singh and ex-Paystack employee Abdul Hassan have known each other for seven years, building different tech products individually and collectively along the way. Before joining Paystack in 2018, Hassan co-founded OyaPay, a payments startup the year before. After leaving

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Myanmar coup tests Biden’s ability to work with allies in Asia, where China’s influence is growing – CNBC

Myanmar coup tests Biden’s ability to work with allies in Asia, where China’s influence is growing  CNBC Biden threatens sanctions on Myanmar after military coup  Yahoo News Aung San Suu Kyi’s reputation is tarnished, but she is not Myanmar  The Guardian Opinion: After

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How Iran lured a dissident from France to his execution

Ruhollah Zam, hanged last year for ‘sowing corruption’ and allegedly spying for France and Israel, was tricked into traveling to Iraq and detained by Revolutionary Guard

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Describing Capitol riot, Ocasio-Cortez says she survived past sexual assault

Lawmaker recounts hiding in bathroom during January 6 siege as a man repeatedly yelled ‘Where is she?’; Democrat says ‘trauma compounds on each other’

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Fears grow for 600,000 Rohingya Muslims after Myanmar coup

The United Nations (UN) fears the coup in Myanmar will worsen the plight of some 600,000 Rohingya Muslims still in the country.

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Pakistan’s top court orders alleged Daniel Pearl killer moved from prison

By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered the release from prison on Tuesday of Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh, a ringleader in the kidnapping and murder of U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl by al Qaeda and Pakistani Islamist militants

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2.5 times as many virus fines handed out per capita in Tel Aviv as in Bnei Brak

Data shows uneven enforcement of virus regulations between secular cities with relatively low infection rates and ultra-Orthodox ones with high morbidity

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We will have to live with COVID-19 for a long time, says Israeli expert

New strains mean herd immunity impossible unless kids are vaccinated, leading epidemiologist says; ministry warns against reopening schools, recommends vaccine throughout pregnancy

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