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Indian food delivery app rolls out ambulance service
Indian food delivery app rolls out ambulance service
Economy
by  AFP

A popular Indian food delivery app has started offering a private ambulance service, looking to use its logistics know-how to help bolster the country's patchy healthcare system. The app is starting small -- only five ambulances are currently available in Gurugram, a satellite city of India’s capital New Delhi-- but the company plans to expand to "all major cities over the next two years".

World food prices dip 2% in 2024: FAO
World food prices dip 2% in 2024: FAO
Economy
by  AFP

World food commodity prices declined by 2.1 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year, the FAO said on Friday, but they remain considerably higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic. Food prices also remain considerably higher -- roughly 26 percent -- than they were five years ago.