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Global Business Daily: Wirecard's 'missing' $2.1bn, UK's $124bn boost

"We see signs that German imports are hit much less hard than exports, that suggests the relative robustness of the German economy."That's Stefan Kooths, of Kiel Institute for the World Economy, whic

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Japan to ease travel curbs across the prefectures: Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Thursday announced to fully ease travel restriction across the prefectures from June 19 under the current situation of COVID-19.Meanwhile, local media reported t

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Rocket Lab will fly back-to-back missions from its two New Zealand launchpads for U.S. national security agency

Rocket Lab is set to demonstrate a key element of its value prop with newly-awarded missions set for a Spring 2021 launch timeframe: The rocket company will be flying two back-to-back missions for th

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US aims to tackle social media 'anti-conservative bias'

Sweeping reforms included in the Department of Justice review could also prevent platforms from encrypting their users' messages.

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7.4-magnitude quake hits 705 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand -- USGS

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 jolted 705 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand at 12:49:52 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a dept

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New Zealand further tightens gun laws in wake of last year's massacre

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during a news conference prior to the anniversary of the mosque attacks that took place the prior year in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 13, 2020. /Reu

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Spotlight: Several U.S. states hit record highs for COVID-19 cases

A host of U.S. states have seen sharp climb of COVID-19 cases in recent days, raising fears of a new wave. On Tuesday, nine states -- Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Nevada,

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UK intends to join CPTPP, says gov't policy paper

Britain intends to pursue accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) as a key part of its trade negotiations progra

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QuizUp founder gets back to trivia roots with the launch of Trivia Royale

Thor Fridriksson is no stranger to trivia. The tech entrepreneur founded QuizUp, one of the hottest mobile games of the early aughts, which attracted more than 100 million downloads, a deal with NBC,

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New Zealand military to oversee borders after virus bungle

Morning traffic passes a warning sign on the first day of all New Zealand domestic regulations being lifted for COVID-19 in Nelson, New Zealand, June 9, 2020. /Reuters New Zealand's Prime Mini

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APD | Coronavirus: second wave to have multiplier effect

By APD writer Imdad HussainThe countries world over are lifting economy-crippling movement restrictions, aimed at curbing coronavirus infections, everyone’s mind is occ

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For you, it's a late delivery; for them, it's months trapped at sea

02:47 Hundreds of thousands seafarers are currently stranded on high seas or on shore by the coronavirus pandemic. They kept working through the crisis to keep global trade afloat and

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Germany tracing app, Spain may quarantine Britons: COVID-19 bulletin

- Olena Zelenska, the wife of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, has been hospitalized after she tested positive for COVID-19. She is said to be in a stable condition.- Russia's daily cases rose

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TransferGo raises $10M additional funding, launches in 11 new markets

TransferGo, the London-based international money transfer service, has raised another $10 million in funding, as it discloses that its customers numbers has surpassed two million.The round was co-led

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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

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Al Shabaab, ISIL resurgence puts spotlight on anti-terrorism challenge

Violence has spiked in recent weeks in Afghanistan with most of the attacks claimed by an ISIL affiliate. /Reuters Editor's note: Hamzah Rifaat Hussain is a former visiting fellow at the Stims

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New Zealand's travel restrictions flatten arrivals and departures in April

The number of people crossing New Zealand's border in April 2020 fell to levels last seen in the late 1960s, the country's statistic department Stats NZ said on Monday. There were a combined 38,200