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uber, weride launch driverless robotaxis in abu dhabi

Uber, WeRide launch driverless robotaxis in Abu Dhabi

Chinese autonomous vehicle technology company WeRide and Uber have launched the Middle East's first fully driverless robotaxi service in Abu...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 28 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
australia set to overhaul environmental laws

Australia set to overhaul environmental laws

Australia is set to undergo its most notable environmental law reform in decades, introducing the country’s first independent national environment...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 28 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
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Health Minister tables Health NZ report, pushes frontline decision-making

Health Minister Simeon Brown tabled Health New Zealand’s Annual Report in Parliament and delivered a new Letter of Expectations to...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 28 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
apple set to outsell samsung in smartphone shipments

Apple set to outsell Samsung in smartphone shipments

Apple is projected to outship Samsung in 2025 for the first time in 14 years, shipping approximately 243 million iPhones...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 28 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
fire claims dozens of lives in hong kong apartment complex

Fire claims dozens of lives in Hong Kong apartment complex

A devastating fire at Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district has claimed at least 44 lives, including...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 28 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
guinea bissau president arrested as military takes charge

Guinea-Bissau president arrested as military takes charge

In Guinea-Bissau, military officers have seized control of the government, detaining President Umaro Sissoco Embaló shortly after the country’s elections....

By Mike Jerome Infante | 28 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
national guard soldiers critically injured in washington shooting

National Guard soldiers critically injured in Washington shooting

Two National Guard members were critically injured in a targeted shooting near the White House on Wednesday, prompting a lockdown...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 28 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
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Campbell’s fires executive following racist comments leak

Campbell’s Co. has fired an executive after a recording surfaced of them making racist remarks and ridiculing the company’s products...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 28 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
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Genesis Energy secures exclusive deal with Malaysia’s Yinson Renewables

Genesis Energy has finalised an exclusivity agreement with Malaysia’s Yinson Renewables. The generator-retailer said the agreement would allow the company to...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 27 Nov 2025 | 1 min read
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Kiwis opt for lower-strength alcohol options, data shows

New data from Stats NZ for the year ending September revealed that although overall beer consumption among Kiwis remains nearly...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 27 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
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Property management company fined for not displaying rent prices on signs

Property management company Property Brokers was fined following an investigation by the Tenancy Compliance Investigation Team (TCIT) for failing to...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 27 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
microsoft’s copilot ends whatsapp support in january

Microsoft’s Copilot ends WhatsApp support in January

Microsoft’s AI chatbot Copilot will no longer be available on WhatsApp after January 15, 2026. This comes as WhatsApp’s parent...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 27 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
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Dunedin pharmacies pressured over chain store rivalry

Green Island Boutique Pharmacy in Dunedin has announced it will be closing permanently after nine years of operation. "This decision has...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 27 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
binance sued by families over alleged funding of hamas

Binance sued over alleged funding of Hamas

Victims and families affected by Hamas's October 7, 2023 attacks in Israel have filed a lawsuit against Binance Holdings Ltd....

By Mike Jerome Infante | 27 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
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CDC updates website with new position on vaccines and autism

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revised its website to reflect a new position regarding the possible...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 27 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
x’s new feature exposes foreign political accounts

X’s new feature exposes foreign political accounts

X’s recently launched location transparency feature has revealed that numerous prominent U.S. political accounts, including many pro-Trump supporters, are actually...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 27 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
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