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TechInnovation. Indonesia-based Rey Assurance launches its holistic approach to insurance with $1M in funding (Catherine Shu, TechCrunch)

Health insurance is the kind of thing people usually only think about only when they need it. Otherwise, their policies are just paperwork in...

TechInnovation. Southeast Asia-focused Jungle Ventures announces $225M first close for its fourth fund (Catherine Shu, TechCrunch)

Southeast Asia’s funding boom is set to continue, with Jungle Ventures announcing today the $225 million first close of its fourth fund. Fund IV started raising...

Cybersecurity. BlackMatter ransomware gang hit Technology giant Olympus (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

Technology giant Olympus announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack and is currently investigating the extent of the incident BlackMatter ransomware gang hit...

Cybersecurity. The new maxtrilha trojan is being disseminated and targeting several banks (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

A new banking trojan dubbed maxtrilha (due to its encryption key) has been discovered in the last few days and targeting customers of European and South...

Cybersecurity/South Africa. Department of Justice and Constitutional Development of South Africa hit by a ransomware attack (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development of South Africa was hit by a ransomware attack that crippled bail services Department of Justice and Constitutional...

Norway. Oil sector in balance as Norway votes (Al Jazeera)

Norwegians went to the polls on Monday in a parliamentary election where the “Red-Green” opposition looks ahead, potentially influencing the fate of oil activities...

Argentina. Argentina primary results spell trouble for ruling party (Al Jazeera)

A surge in support for Argentina’s main opposition party during a primary election could spell trouble for President Alberto Fernandez and his ruling centre-left...

TechInnovation-India. From dropout to fintech disruptor: Zerodha’s Nikhil Kamath (Megha Bahree, Al Jazeera)

Nikhil Kamath, 35, co-founded Zerodha, India’s largest trading platform by volume, with his older brother Nithin in 2010 in the southern Indian city of...

Afghanistan. Afghans sell possessions amid cash crunch, looming crisis (Ali M Latifi, Al Jazeera)

Shukrullah brought four carpets to sell in Kabul’s Chaman-e Hozori neighbourhood. The area is full of refrigerators, cushions, fans, pillows, blankets, silverware, curtains, beds,...

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