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Received — 16 September 2024 ⏭ Rest of World
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Alibaba.com’s U.S. expansion hinges on wooing mom-and-pop shops

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By: Viola Zhou
11 September 2024 at 05:00
E-commerce giant Alibaba.com is setting its sights on America’s mom-and-pop businesses. Founded in 1999 by Jack Ma and 17 of his friends, Alibaba.com became an e-commerce behemoth that connects suppliers...

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President of Alibaba Kuo Zhang in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Thursday September 5th 2024.
Received — 11 September 2024 ⏭ Rest of World

Alibaba.com’s U.S. expansion hinges on wooing mom-and-pop shops

✇Rest of World
By: Viola Zhou
11 September 2024 at 05:00
E-commerce giant Alibaba.com is setting its sights on America’s mom-and-pop businesses. Founded in 1999 by Jack Ma and 17 of his friends, Alibaba.com became an e-commerce behemoth that connects suppliers...

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President of Alibaba Kuo Zhang in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Thursday September 5th 2024.
Received — 10 September 2024 ⏭ Rest of World
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Received — 5 September 2024 ⏭ Rest of World

Around the world with Rest of World

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By: Rest of World
5 September 2024 at 05:00
News and information can be shared around the world in an instant. But what if the information superhighway didn’t exist? Test your knowledge of the world’s geography, using Rest of...

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Received — 4 September 2024 ⏭ Rest of World
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Uber drivers in Kenya are ignoring the app and charging their own rates

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By: Stephanie Wangari
30 August 2024 at 05:00
Charles has been an Uber driver in Nairobi for nearly five years. But the last couple of years have been hard, with stubbornly high gas prices eating into his earnings. In...

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Uber driver Emmanuel Bitok prepares for the day in the home he shares with his girlfriend Winny (23) in Nairobi’s Mathare neighborhood, Kenya, on October 16, 2020. Previously a workshop manager for a furniture company, Emmanuel began driving for Uber three years ago. Emmanuel checks the Uber app as he waits for his first ride of the day.

Uber came to Kenya, a country of densely populated cities without efficient public transport systems, and aggressively signed up drivers while simultaneously increasing ridership by dropping prices and making taxis a more affordable option.
Received — 29 August 2024 ⏭ Rest of World
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Building a food delivery app in the internet shutdown capital of the world

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By: Gafira Qadir
26 August 2024 at 05:00
Jibran Gulzar was all set to move to London to pursue a master’s degree in 2019. On August 3 that year, he arrived in his hometown, Srinagar, to renew his...

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Delivery riders leave to pick up their orders for delivery. In Kashmir, it’s often challenging to find delivery workers as the profession is not widely accepted. The team at Gatoes, as per one of the emplyees, is trying to chnage perceptions and make delivery work a respectable career choice.
Received — 23 August 2024 ⏭ Rest of World

A beauty contest controversy turned Uber into an unlikely battlefield between Nigeria and South Africa

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By: Damilare Dosunmu
23 August 2024 at 05:00
Over the past two days, ride hailing apps Uber and Bolt have become battlegrounds for a conflict between Nigerians and South Africans over a beauty pageant contestant. Earlier this month,...

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Participants gather on stage as the 2024 Miss South Africa Final begins at SunBet Arena in Pretoria on August 10, 2024.
Received — 22 August 2024 ⏭ Rest of World
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