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DeltaX wants to digitize the Andean region’s trucking sector

TechCrunch

Transportation startup DeltaX is accelerating its plans to digitize the trucking industry in its native Bolivia and beyond thanks to a recent $1 million seed round. Millions of tons of cargo are transported each year via the Pan-American Highway and its branches across Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Paraguay.

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Minka raises $24M from Tiger, Kaszek to help move money more quickly across LatAm

TechCrunch

In an interview, CEO and co-founder Domagoj Rozic described Minka as “a seamless payment network built from the ground up.” The network was designed to connect separate legacy systems through blockchain concepts and APIs “to simplify the movement of complex money flows.”. Image Credits: Minka. That wasn’t the original plan.

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A Facebook loophole is allowing politicians around the world to fake support and criticize opponents

The Verge

When Zhang reported such networks of fake Pages to her managers, Facebook’s response was inconsistent. The company was slow in responding to some reports (it took “nearly a year” to remove the Honduras network and 14 months to take down the Azerbaijan campaign , says The Guardian ) and ignored others Zhang found, e.g. in Bolivia and Albania.

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Women's Global Green Action Network: An Interview with Melinda Kramer

Have Fun - Do Good

From her Berkeley-based office, Melinda Kramer facilitates an international network of women leaders. Melinda Kramer: Women's Global Green Action Network is an international organization that is linking and empowering women working in environmental sustainability around the world.

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Tencent’s hit mobile game Honor of Kings expands to over 160 countries

TechNode

Level Infinite stated that Honor of Kings has now established a global service network and supports 14 languages to enhance the gaming experience for players around the world. The ten countries or regions where it tops the charts are Canada, the Philippines, Brunei, Myanmar, Singapore, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bolivia, and Bermuda.

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See3 Celebrates Blog Action Day

See3

Bloggers, activists and friends gathered at our office to watch The New Silver , a film about a woman in Bolivia who is fighting to build a better life for her family with the help of microcredit. This year’s topic was poverty so See3 decided to host a screening of the Dollar A Day film series released by GlobalDevelopmentMatters.

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Now with C40 Cities, she supports cities in the global network to develop and implement inclusive climate action plans, policies, and programs. Before her time in Sacramento she worked for environmental NGOs throughout Arizona, California, and Bolivia. Executive Fellow for Climate Action, FUSE. Isabella received her B.S.

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