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New Zealand border workers begin 'early warning' COVID-19 app trial

App developer Datamine claims that elarm app can detect coronavirus with 90 percent accuracy up to three days before visible symptoms appear. /Datamine New Zealand border workers on Thursday b

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Outschool is the newest edtech unicorn

Outschool, a marketplace providing small-group, virtual after-school activities for children has raised a $75 million Series C led by Coatue and Tiger Global Management. TechCrunch first learned of th

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NZ to launch world's first climate change rules for financial firms

Fresh produce is seen growing on commercial market gardens on the Bombay Hills in Auckland, New Zealand, July 17, 2019. /CFP New Zealand has become the first country to introduce a law that wi

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The 'axis of evil' vs. the 'axis of integrity'

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn leaves after a Senate Republican luncheon at Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., March 24, 2021. /Getty Editor's note:Andrew Koryb

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Release date announced for Chinese drama 'Sister' in Australia, New Zealand

Hit drama Sister, which helped drive China's box office revenue during the Tomb-sweeping Day holiday to a record high of 821 million yuan (125 million U.S. dollars), is set for release in Australi

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Apri. 3 - Apri. 9)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Lavrov Says Russia-I

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Rocket Lab to recover the booster from its next Electron launch as it pursue reusability

Rocket Lab is preparing for its next launch, currently set to take place in May from its launch facility in New Zealand. The payload for the flight are two satellites to join BlackSky’s Earth ob

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Chinese blockbuster 'Hi, Mom' to release overseas

Hi, Mom, the maiden directorial project of Chinese comedian and actress Jia Ling, is scheduled to hit international theaters on Thursday.The tear-jerker film will be released in North America, Japan,

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New Zealand to open quarantine-free travel bubble with Australia

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Tuesday that her country will open a travel bubble with Australia in less than two weeks.Quarantine-free travel betw

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M6.0 earthquake hits off east coast of North Island in New Zealand

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the eastern coast of North Island in New Zealand at 7:37 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.The epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 10 k

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Google starts trialing its FLoC cookie alternative in Chrome

Google today announced that it is rolling out Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC), a crucial part of its Privacy Sandbox project for Chrome, as a developer origin trial.FLoC is meant to be an alterna

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Natural fashion is the style in NZ show

A group of young designers, many of whom are of Chinese origin and studying arts and design in New Zealand, presented a Mi-Lohas Fashion Show 2021 on March 23 in Auckland, New Zealand. Models dis

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China's Consulate General urges nationals in U.S. to be vigilant

Chinese citizens in the U.S. should be vigilant against possible discrimination and violence against Asians as hate crimes against Asians in the country have seen an upward trend recently, China's Co

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Tracking pandemics through history

02:42 We've been able to trace the pandemic's rapid spread across the world. What's less clear is how much longer this will go on, especially as the coronavirus mutates. Still, we can

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Asia-Pacific countries see new wave of COVID-19 outbreak as Philippines records highest daily spike

Asia-Pacific countries including the Philippines and India have seen a new wave of COVID-19 outbreak, as the former recorded the highest daily spike of 9,838 cases on F

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Sports must cut ties with high-polluting sponsors: report

Players of Manchester City and Manchester United await a corner kick during the Carabao Cup semi-final match at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, January 6, 2021. /Getty "Sport is floating

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Waterfund commits $50M to OurCrowd’s water and agtech portfolio

Waterfund, an investment and trading firm that specializes in acquiring and managing water-related infrastructure assets, today announced a deal with Israel-based crowdfunding platform OurCrowd that w