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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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Female Afghan judges hunted by the murderers they convicted

They were the trailblazers of women's rights in Afghanistan. They were the staunch defenders of the law, seeking justice for their country's most marginalised. But now,

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APD | Impact of RCEP and CPEC

By writer Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed AwanThe Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a free trade agreement among the Asia-Pacific nations. It includes Austr

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APD | Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership; An opportunity for south and East Asia?

By writer Ajith D PereraIn November 2020, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was signed against the backdrop of global pandemic among 10 Southeast

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'Catastrophic' supervolcano eruption could be much more likely than previously thought

Scientists believe that assumptions about when a super volcano beneath Sumatra's Lake Toba is likely to erupt may be mistaken. It's one of 20 known super volcanoes on our planet, with another being beneath Yellowstone National Park in the US.

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Alphabet X’s exosuit

Last week, Kathryn Zealand shared some insight on the eve of Women’s Equality Day. The post highlighted an issue that’s been apparent to everyone in and around the robotics industry: there’s a m

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Ubco 2X2 Adventure Bike review: Utility that shreds

A recent move to Auckland, New Zealand — a city with lackluster public transit and hills that can turn a quick bike ride to the store into a sweaty workout — piqued my interest in e-bikes.Strong deman

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Cake launches the Makka, a $3,500 electric moped for city riding

Swedish electric motorcycle manufacturer Cake has released its newest vehicle, the Makka, a super lightweight e-moped that’s built for urban convenience. The bike starts at $3,500 and is now ava

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New Zealand-based student well-being platform Komodo raises $1.8M NZD

Adolescence is a turbulent period and its challenges are being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Even in the best of times, teens dealing with personal and school problems might have trouble talki

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The Station: Rivian makes its IPO move, Nuro pushes into Nevada and Waymo scales up in SF

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox.Hello readers: Welcome to The Station, your

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Everything enterprise software and SaaS at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021

When you hear the word, “enterprise” and you immediately think software instead of Star Trek, you’re going to love this post — and the SaaS and Enterprise-focused knowledge waiting for you at TechCrun

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New Zealand-based Imagr thinks camera-based AI is the future of shopping trolleys

When it comes to contactless, automated supermarket shopping, Imagr is backing a vision-based approach. But unlike Amazon Go stores, which use cameras and sensors to monitor the shopper as they walk i

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KKR to acquire New Zealand bus company Ritchies Transport at value of $347M

Global investment firm KKR has plans to acquire a New Zealand bus and coach company with an 86-year heritage, Ritchies Transport. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but sources familiar with th

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Highlights of Tokyo Paralympics on Aug. 26: Let's beat world record

L-R: Zhang Li, Zheng Tao, Yuan Weiyi and Lu Dong of China posewith their gold medals after breaking the world record to win the mixed 4x50m freestyle relay - 20 Points

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Web cookie requests could crumble under plans to overhaul UK data laws

The pop-up banners asking users permission to access certain data have become a familiar part of landing on a new website - but they could become far fewer.

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AI voice, synthetic speech company LOVO gets $4.5M pre-series A funding

“Voice skins” have become a very popular feature for AI-based voice assistants, to help personalize some of the more anodyne aspects of helpful, yet also kind of bland and robotic, speaking voices you

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Government picks Facebook-critic lawyer to head privacy watchdog

John Edwards has been selected as the new information commissioner as the government aims to reform privacy laws to make them more business-friendly and help spur growth following the COVID-19 recession.