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Italian actress Monica Bellucci attends a photocall of the film ''Ville-Marie''during the 10th Rome Film Festival, on October 20, 2015 in Rome. (credit:TIZIANA FABI via Getty Images)
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JUMO, the company behind Africa’s first mobile marketplace and one of the fastest-growing mobile fintech platforms in the world, has launched its public brand today, with its website JUMO facilitates financial access through mobile wallets in a trust-based approach, with no need for a bank account, physical infrastructure or collateral. ACCESS, JUMO’s first product, powers accessible loans for African entrepreneurs, small businesses and individuals, through a purely mobile-based transaction. The service is driven by algorithms which assess mobile wallet and GSM usage to determine suitability for a loan, and identify the best product available from a range of options. New products in development include savings products and other working capital solutions for businesses.
(03 of27)
A resident stands with his rescued sow and suckling piglets as people (background) wade through a flooded highway in Santa Rosa town, Nueva Ecija province, north of Manila on October 19, 2015, a day after typhoon Koppu hit Aurora province. Residents of flooded farming villages in the Philippines were trapped on their rooftops October 19 and animals floated down fast-rising rivers, as deadly Typhoon Koppu dumped more intense rain. AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TED ALJIBE via Getty Images)
(04 of27)
Katie Price stars as The Wicked Fairy in the Sleeping Beauty Pantomime at the New Victoria Theatre, Woking, Surrey. Photo credit should read: Doug Peters/ EMPICS Entertainment (credit:Doug Peters/Doug Peters)
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Madame Tussauds London has paid tribute to Queen of the selfies, Kim Kardashian, ahead of her 35th birthday tomorrow, by imagining her ultimate ‘fantasy selfie’, made up of some of the few celebrities she’s never had a picture with.The world famous attraction put its extensive list of celebrity wax figures into action, revealing Kim’s high tech figure – which actually takes selfies with her mobile phone - posing in front of a mixed group of famous faces.The photograph includes one of her fashion idols, Victoria Beckham, a glamorous Marilyn Monroe – to whom husband Kanye West once compared Kim to - and even Her Majesty The Queen smiling for the camera. Mo Farah performs his famous ‘Mo-bot’ in the background, with Nelson Mandela jostling for position nearby and Albert Einstein taking centre stage with Kim. The fantasy selfie is finished off with an obligatory ‘bomb' from none-other than red carpet favourite (and famous celebrity photo-bomber), Benedict Cumberbatch.
(06 of27)
(Left to right) Ruth Pipkin, Lina Solanki and Natalie Merrix - representatives from The Chewing Gum Action Group (CGAG), highlight pieces of discarded gum, using fluorescent chalk, on the pavements of Oxford Street, London, to launch their national campaign to reduce gum litter. (credit:Gretel Ensignia/PA Wire)
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Sophia Loren attends the Americans for the Arts 2015 National Arts Awards at Cipriani 42nd Street on Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) (credit:Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
A gondola takes tourists on a canal along a replica of(08 of27)
DALIAN, LIAONING, CHINA - 2015/09/06: A gondola takes tourists on a canal along a replica of European-style houses and a Babel Tower at Dalian's 'City of Water'. The City of Water also dubbed Venice of the East or the Oriental Venice is a large touristic project in Dalians Donggang business district stretching over 400,000 square meters with a replica of Venice and other European-style architecture buildings. The first stage of the project was open in 2014. (Photo by Thierry Falise/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Thierry Falise via Getty Images)
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A seagull flies in front of Repsol Honda rider Marc Marquez (C) and Movitar Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo of Spain after smashing into Ducati rider Andrea Iannone of Italy on the opening lap of the MotoGP Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island. (credit:PAUL CROCK via Getty Images)
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Journalists are seen outside the Pretoria mansion where Oscar Pistorius will serve the remainder of his five year sentence for shooting his girlfriend in 2013 after being released from prison on October 19, 2015. Oscar Pistorius was released from jail late Monday, October 19, 2015, South African officials said, and will serve his remaining sentence under house arrest after a year behind bars for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. AFP PHOTO/STEFAN HEUNIS (Photo credit should read STEFAN HEUNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STEFAN HEUNIS via Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 19: Model Miranda Kerr arrives at the 22nd Annual ELLE Women In Hollywood Awards at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on October 19, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic) (credit:Jon Kopaloff via Getty Images)
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ROME, ITALY - OCTOBER 18: Ellen Page and Peter Sollett attend the red carpet for 'Freeheld' during the 10th Rome Film Fest on October 18, 2015 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images) (credit:Vittorio Zunino Celotto via Getty Images)
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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - OCTOBER 18: Fans of FC Spartak Moscow during the Russian Premier League match between FC Spartak Moscow and FC Lokomotiv Moscow at the Arena Otkritie Stadium on October 18, 2015 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Epsilon/Getty Images) (credit:Epsilon via Getty Images)
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HONG KONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 18: Picture taken with a fisheye lens) General view of the court where Jelena Jankovic of Serbia plays against Angelique Kerber of Germany during their final's single match of the WTA Prudential Hong Kong Open 2015 at the Victoria Park stadium on October 18, 2015 in Hong Kong, China. Xaume Olleros / Anadolu Agency (Photo by Xaume Olleros/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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TRNOVEC, CROATIA - OCTOBER 19: Migrants wait in the rain at the Trnovec border crossing with Slovenia as restrictions on movements have produced bottlenecks on Croatia's borders, on October 19, 2015 in Trnovec ,Croatia. Slovenian authorities closed the border after reaching their daily quota, leaving over 1000 migrants stranded as hundreds more continue to arrive. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 19: Chris Martin (L) and Noel Gallagher attend the Q Awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel on October 19, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 19: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, meets Yao Ming, Bear Grills and Sir David Attenborough before delivering a speech on the illegal wildlife Trade For Chinese Television at King's College London on October 19, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson - WPA Pool / Getty Images) (credit:Stuart C. Wilson via Getty Images)
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PHUKET, THAILAND - OCTOBER 19: Fireworks go off as devotees carry the statue of the emperor god on sedan chair for a street procession during the Phuket Vegetarian Festival on October 19, 2015 in Phuket, Thailand. The Phuket Vegetarian Festival, otherwise known as the Nine Emperor Gods Festival is a Taoist celebration which takes place over nine days on the eve of the 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. Devotees will observe strict vegetarian diet and perform sacred rituals to purify themselves. (Photo by Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images) (credit:Suhaimi Abdullah via Getty Images)
(19 of27)
Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister-elect and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, and his wife Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau wave to supporters on election night in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. Trudeau's Liberal Party swept into office with a surprise majority, ousting Prime Minister Stephen Harper and capping the biggest comeback election victory in Canadian history. Photographer: Kevin Van Paassen/Bloomerg (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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An exhausted man lays on a beach after his arrival on a dinghy from the Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, Monday, Oct. 19, 2015. More than 600,000 people, mostly Syrians, have reached Europe since the beginning of this year. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Vin Diesel poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'The Last Witch Hunter' in London, Monday, Oct. 19, 2015. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP) (credit:Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
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President Barack Obama, right, looks up at the moon as he talks with Agatha Sofia Alvarez-Bareiro, left, a high school senior from the Brooklyn borough of New York as Obama prepares to look at the moon at the second-ever White House Astronomy Night on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 19, 2015. The event brings together students, teachers, astronomers, engineers, scientists, and space enthusiasts for an evening of stargazing. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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ALICE SPRINGS, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 20: Tokai Challenger of Tokai University Japan crosses the border from Northern Territory into South Australia as it races in the Challenger Class during day the of the 2015 World Solar Challenge on October 20, 2015 outside of Kulgerra, Australia. Teams from across the globe are competing in the 2015 World Solar Challenge - a 3000 km solar-powered vehicle race between Darwin and Adelaide. The race begins on October 18th with the first car expected to cross the finish line on October 22nd. on October 19, 2015 in Darwin, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images for The World Solar Challange) (credit:Mark Kolbe via Getty Images)
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Ed Sheeran addresses fellow graduates at a graduation ceremony at University Campus Suffolk in Ipswich, where he will receive an honorary degree for his "outstanding contribution to music". The 24-year-old singer-songwriter is to be awarded an honorary doctorate. (credit:Chris Radburn/PA Wire)
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Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old who was arrested at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas, after a homemade clock he brought to school was mistaken for a bomb, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, in Washington. Mohamed is in Washington for a visit to the White House for White House Astronomy Night. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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President Barack Obama, right, looks at the moon as he talks with Agatha Sofia Alvarez-Bareiro, left, a high school senior from the Brooklyn borough of New York, as Obama prepares to look at the moon at the second-ever White House Astronomy Night on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 19, 2015. The event brings together students, teachers, astronomers, engineers, scientists, and space enthusiasts for an evening of stargazing. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Dakota Johnson, right, and Melanie Griffith attend the 2015 ELLE Women in Hollywood Awards at the Four Seasons Hotel on Oct. 19, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) (credit:Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)