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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Oct. 31 - Nov. 06)

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 | Biden wins Michigan,

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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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Rocket Lab’s next launch will deliver 30 satellites to orbit – and a 3D-printed gnome from Gabe Newell

Rocket Lab’s next mission will put dozens of satellites into orbit using the launch company’s Kick Stage “space tug,” as well as a 3D-printed garden gnome from Valve Software&

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Asia-Pacific sees rises in COVID-19 cases, South Korea launches new social-distancing scheme to prepare for pandemic prolongation

HONG KONG, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Asia-Pacific countries continued to see rises in COVID-19 cases Sunday, with South Korea launching new five-tier social-distancing regulations to prepare for the prolong

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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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Rocket Lab successfully launches 10 Earth observation satellites in 15th commercial mission

New Zealand launch provider Rocket Lab has put its 15th commercial payload into space, delivering ten Earth observation satellites each to their own orbit. The company is getting back into its stride

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Australia to ease cap on citizens returning amid increasing anger

Australia will allow a few hundred more citizens and permanent residents to return home from overseas each week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday, in slight

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Tiliter bags $7.5M for its ‘plug and play’ cashierless checkout tech

Tiliter, an Australian startup that’s using computer vision to power cashierless checkout tech that replaces the need for barcodes on products, has closed a $7.5 million Series A round of fundi

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Jacinda Ardern eyes historic election win in COVID-free New Zealand

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is widely expected to win a second term this weekend, buoyed by a decisive yet compassionate leadership style under crisis, wi

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Circuit breaker lockdown: What is the science behind it and has it worked elsewhere?

Pressure is growing on the government to impose a short-term "circuit breaker" lockdown in England in a bid to get rising coronavirus cases under control.Some scientists have warned the newly announc

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Spotify introduces a new music-and-spoken word format, open to all creators

Spotify today is launching a new feature that combines spoken word audio commentary with music tracks. The new format will allow Spotify to reproduce the radio-like experience of listening to a DJ or

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Contact-tracing app has only sent one alert about an outbreak in a venue

The absence of such alerts has raised questions as the mass closures of pubs and bars is expected in parts of the country.

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Japan to ease travel limits for China, 11 other countries and regions

Japan is reportedly planning to ease travel restrictions to China and 11 other countries and regions next month, local media reported Thursday.According to the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, the 11 co

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Japan to remove travel ban for 12 countries including China next month

Japan is planning to remove a ban on overseas travel to China and 11 other countries and regions from November 1, which is the first reduction after the COVID-19 outbre

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Japan to remove travel ban for 12 countries including China: media

Japan is planning to remove a ban on overseas travel to China and 11 other countries and regions from November 1, which is the first reduction after the COVID-19 outbreak, the Yomiuri newspaper repor

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Top dairy producer Fonterra sells China farms to pay down debt

A Fonterra stand seen in the 2019 China International Import Expo in Shanghai. /VCG New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra announced it is selling its farms in China for a total of NZ$555 million ($

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Ola fails to get ride-hailing license renewed in London, says it will appeal and continues to operate

Just six days after Uber won its appeal against London transportation regulators to continue operating in London for another 18 months, one of its bigger rivals has found itself in the hot seat. Ola,