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Darrell Etherington SpaceX has launched another batch of Starlink satellites, adding 60 more to the constellation on orbit. https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/29/spacex-launches-60-more-starlink-satellites/

Romain Dillet German startup Vivid Money has raised a new $73 million Series B funding round (€60 million) led by Greenoaks with existing investor Ribbit Capital also...

Mike Butcher Venture Day Minsk (organised by tech startup hub Imaguru) is run annually, but because of the pandemic and the political situation in Belarus it has...

Romain Dillet Paxos has raised a $300 million Series D funding round led by Oak HC/FT. With today’s funding the round, the company is now valued...

Mohammed Hussein and  Mohammed Haddad On April 29, 1997, the Chemical Weapons Convention – which banned the development, production or stockpiling of chemical weapons – came...

Manal Qaed Alwesabi is a Yemeni journalist based in Hodeidah. Even if foreign intervention ends, the war will not stop until Yemenis decide to forgive. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/4/28/the-war-has-ripped-yemeni-society-apart

Winnie Byanyima UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director for UNAIDS The country needs urgent help with debt relief and humanitarian aid. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/4/27/with-global-solidarity-mozambique-can-overcome-its-crisis  

Tamara White https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2021/04/28/figure-of-the-week-covid-19s-impact-on-debt-risks-in-sub-saharan-africa/

Andrea Risotto White House press secretary Jen Psaki’s first press conference marked a significant change in tone from the previous administration. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2021/04/28/in-contrast-with-trump-biden-relies-on-disciplined-surrogates-to-get-his-message-out/