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Zoi, a preventive care startup co-founded by a former Macron advisor, raises $23 million seed round

Twitter's experimental 'Flock' feature will let you share tweets with your closest friends

Starship Technologies picks up €50M from the EU's investment arm to expand its fleet of autonomous delivery robots

Horse racing: Pods as the Cup show goes ahead at Trentham
The Wellington Racing Club is thankful their Cup Day meeting at Trentham on Saturday is able to go ahead.The 10,000 expected crowd will be reduced to a tenth of the size under Covid-19 red light restrictions, with the club utilising...

Neil Young wants to quit Spotify over Joe Rogan's vaccine misinformation
The star protests over vaccine misinformation in Joe Rogan's podcast, which is hosted by Spotify.

S. Korean officials say North Korea tested cruise missiles

Iconic musician seeks to rebuild Iraq through music

North Korea fires two suspected cruise missiles, Seoul says

EXPLAINER: Why Yemen's war has spilled into the Emirates

German caution on arms to Ukraine rooted in history, energy

32 dead in South Sudan interethnic violence: UN

Israeli expert panel advises 4th vaccine dose for adults

Peloton takes another hit from TV heart attack
After a heart attack in Sex and the City remake, Peloton gets an unfavourable portrayal in Billions.

Contact Energy puts plans in place to keep power stations running as Omicron hits
Contact Energy is confident that it will be able to keep the lights on even when Omicron is at its peak.

Damage assessments underway in Cook Islands
Assessments are underway in the Cook Islands to determine the full extent of the damage from a major tropical depression.

Covid-19 will dominate, but NZ must also face 'triple planetary crisis'
Opinion: As the government prepares to deal with a looming Omicron outbreak, this won't be the only major issue it will have to tackle this year, Nathan Cooper writes.

Covid 19: Chris Hipkins on new mask rules under Omicron
By RNZ Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has defended the recommendation that people use disposable surgical or medical grade masks as opposed to N95s, saying it is an issue of practicality. The government today announced...

Tennis Australia backflips on Peng Shuai T-shirt ban at Australian Open
Tennis Australia has overturned a ban on Australian Open spectators wearing T-shirts referring to the controversy around Chinese player Peng Shuai.

Samsung built a fingerprint security chip for payment cards, employee IDs and more

Man charged with murder of Juliana Bonilla Herrera in Christchurch
Police have charged a 35-year-old man with the murder of Juliana Bonilla Herrera in the Christchurch suburb of Addington over the weekend.

Solomon Islands reports first Covid-19 deaths
Health authorities say they expect more cases in the coming days as community transmission was now widespread in the capital and some provincial areas.

South Korean military says it appears North Korea tested cruise missiles

EU continues training Libyan partners despite migrant abuses

Husband says Iran sentenced activist wife to prison, lashes

Chronic Pain Treatment Market

Burkina Faso coup: Why soldiers have overthrown President Kaboré

Petrol prices get closer to $3 a litre
By Louise Ternouth of RNZ Refilling your petrol tank is starting to sting like never before - with prices inching closer to $3 a litre.The AA says that will happen at some point this year, and prices are already nearing record...

Nasa's new space telescope reaches destination in solar orbit
Thirty days after it was launched, the James Webb telescope has arrived at the position in space where it will observe the universe.

Covid 19 Omicron outbreak: Nearly 1000 people isolating after contact with Omicron case
Nearly 1000 people are isolating after coming in contact with an Omicron case over the recent days. A Ministry of Health spokesman said as of this morning 993 contacts are associated with confirmed and suspected Omicron cases.Ten...