Indian Uber rival Rapido raises $240M at $3B valuation Indian ride-hailing company Rapido said on Friday it had raised $240 million in fresh funding at a $3 billion valuation to compete better in the country’s growing but challenging mobility market. Led by Prosus, the equity round saw participation from existing investors, including WestBridge Capital and Accel. The round was part of a larger...

Utumishi Girls school fire: Sixteen students killed in Kenya school blazeSixteen pupils killed in Kenya school fire, local police say27 minutes agoAkisa Wandera,BBC Africa, NairobiandBasillioh Rukanga,NairobiRobert MainaWorried parents gathered outside the school in GilgilSixteen students have been killed in a fire at a boarding school in Gilgil, about 120km (77 miles) west of the Kenyan...

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Four more men freed from flooded Laos cave after 10 daysMore people rescued from flooded Laos cave after more than a weekFour men who were trapped inside a flooded cave in Laos for 10 days have been freed, Thai rescuers say - a day after another man was rescued. They are among seven villagers who entered the narrow tunnels in search for gold but were cut off inside the cave in the remote...

Judge drops criminal case against Kilmar Abrego GarciaEPAKilmar Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to El Salvador and brought back to the US last yearA US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate over the Trump...