African fintech Flutterwave gets $35 million, partners with WorldPay
Africa-focused fintech firm Flutterwave on Tuesday announced a $35 million fundraising round and partnerships with WorldPay and Visa as it targets expansion in northern and...
Germany to ensure coal exit doesn’t undermine EU’s CO2 trading system: draft
Germany wants to ensure that its plan to cancel emissions certificates linked to coal power stations that are due to be shuttered doesn’t undermine the...
Uber cuts losses from Eats business in India with sale to Zomato
Uber has sold its loss-making online food-ordering business in India to local rival Zomato in exchange for a 9.99% stake in the startup backed by...
North Korea says won’t be bound by nuclear testing pledge
North Korea on Tuesday said that as the United States had ignored its year-end deadline for nuclear talks, it no longer felt bound by commitments,...
The sky’s the limit at Nigeria’s airplane house
Said Jammal’s airplane house in Nigeria’s capital Abuja – complete with swimming pool, mosque and bedrooms in the wings – has become as much a...
The Nigerian putting the ‘art’ into artificial limbs
Nigerian movie special effects expert John Amanam makes hyper-realistic, dark skin prosthetics – hoping to tackle a loss of confidence from white or unrealistic looking...
Halep survives injury scare in tough first-round win in Melbourne
Simona Halep overcame a wrist injury scare and a fiery opponent to prevail 7-6(5) 6-1 over big-hitting American Jennifer Brady in a tense first-round encounter...
Halliburton beats estimate on international demand; takes $2.2 billion charge
Halliburton Co beat analysts’ estimates for quarterly profit on Tuesday, as higher drilling activity in international markets helped the oilfield services provider blunt a hit...
Central banks announce cooperation on digital currencies
Major central banks are cooperating to look at potential cases for issuing their own digital currencies, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank...
China mystery virus claims sixth victim as holiday travel stokes risk
The death toll from a mysterious flu-like virus in China climbed to six on Tuesday as new cases surged beyond 300 and authorities fretted about...
