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New Zealand and United Kingdom seal free trade deal

The United Kingdom and New Zealand announced a free trade agreement Wednesday as Britain continues to strike economic relationships after its departure from the Europea

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Finding the mother of unweaned, stranded killer whale in NZ

A male killer whale calf was found stranded on rocks near Plimmerton, north of Wellington, New Zealand on July 11.Named Toa,Maori for "warrior,"the 2.5-meter-long whale is believed to be four to six

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Patreon triples valuation to $4 billion in new raise

Patreon has tripled its valuation to $4 billion in a $155 million funding round led by Tiger Global, the company confirmed to the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. The creator economy platform, which al

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Trading platform eToro to go public via SPAC merger in $10B deal

Multi-asset investing and trading platform and Robinhood competitor eToro announced Tuesday it will go public via a merger with SPAC FinTech Acquisition Corp. V in a massive $10.4 billion deal.Once th

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Markets mostly slip as inflation fears top recovery hopes

Asian and European stocks mostly fell Thursday on profit-taking and growing inflation worries. /CFP Asian and European stocks mostly fell Thursday on profit-taking and growing inflation worrie

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EVgo to go public via SPAC in bid to power EV charging expansion

EVgo, the wholly owned subsidiary of LS Power that owns and operates public fast chargers for electric vehicles, has reached a deal to become a publicly traded company through a merger with special-pu

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Providing healthcare to lower-income communities values Cityblock Health at $1 billion

Cityblock Health, a company that provides healthcare services to low-income communities, is now commanding a high-priced valuation of over $1 billion after venture capitalists poured $160 million into

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Nutanix brings in former VMware exec as new CEO

Nutanix announced today that it was bringing in former VMware executive Rajiv Ramaswami as president and CEO. Ramaswami replaces co-founderr Dheeraj Pandey, who previously announced his plans to retir

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New Zealand's Ardern vows to 'crack on' with new-look cabinet

New Zealand swore in its new cabinet on Friday, including five Maori and its first openly gay deputy prime minister, as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's government incre

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New Zealand retains Bledisloe Cup after record win against Australia

The All Blacks celebrate with the Bledisloe Cup after victory during the 2020 Tri-Nations and Bledisloe Cup match between the Australian Wallabies and the New Zealand All Blacks at ANZ Stadium in

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Live COVID-19 updates: Shanghai reports 13 new imported COVID-19 cases

The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - SHANGHAI -- Shanghai reported 13 new imported COVID-19 cases and no increase in domestically-transmitted ca

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Lordstown Motors becomes latest EV automaker to use a SPAC to go public

Lordstown Motors, the one-year-old Ohio electric automaker that revealed a pickup truck prototype in June, has reached a deal to merge with special-purpose acquisition company DiamondPeak Holdings Co

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IMF chief urges G20 policymakers to support transformational change amid COVID-19 pandemic

The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - WELLINGTON -- New Zealand reported three new cases of COVID-19 in managed isol

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Album: Picturesque Mount Cook National Park in New Zealand

Photo taken on July 13, 2020 shows the Tasman Lake in New Zealand's Aoraki Mount Cook National Park. (Xinhua/Guo Lei) WELLINGTON, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The beautiful scenery in 3,724-meter Mount Cook,

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Tokyo's cases hit highest since emergency lifted

The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - TOKYO -- Japan's Tokyo metropolitan government on Wednesday confirmed 67 new COVID-19 infections, marking the

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Updates: Beijing conducts nucleic acid tests on nearly 2.3 mln people

The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - BEIJING -- Beijing city had conducted nucleic acid tests on nearly 2.3 million people as of 6 a.m. Saturday

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New Zealand confirms two new cases of coronavirus

New Zealand said on Tuesday that it has two new cases of the coronavirus, both related to recent travel from the UK, ending a 24-day streak of no new infections in the country.New Zealand lifted all