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Home insurer Hippo defends start-up sector despite mounting losses

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The head of Hippo has taken aim at sceptics of the home insurer and the sector’s fellow start-ups, saying they have “buried their heads in the sand” after a market sell-off fed doubts over the future of the companies. Insurtechs, as the start-ups are commonly known, have been some of the biggest losers in the … Read more

It’s a boy! Cincinnati Zoo seeking names for new baby hippo

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(CNN) — The new baby hippo born last week at the Cincinnati Zoo is a boy, the zoo announced Monday. Bibi the hippo gave birth Wednesday night, and her calf is the younger sibling of Fiona, who became an international celebrity after being born six weeks prematurely in 2017. “We’re just happy that the calf … Read more