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Rocket Lab nabs Biden funding
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Rocket Lab nabs Biden funding

Rocket Lab has hit a milestone by launching two Electron rockets within 24 hours.The New Zealand-American firm also said on Tuesday it had finalised US$23.9 million (NZ$41.3m) in Biden administration “Chips Act” funding.Proposed recipients of funding under the legislation, design...

Staff reporters 26 Nov 2024
Scott Bessent sees a coming ‘global economic reordering'
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Scott Bessent sees a coming ‘global economic reordering'

Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary is a fierce defender of his approach to trade.

Promise of luxury without guilt: lab-grown foie gras
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Promise of luxury without guilt: lab-grown foie gras

Aussie firm unveils version of food that has often enraged activists.

Magnate now a symbol of China's crackdown on HK
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Magnate now a symbol of China's crackdown on HK

Media baron and democracy activist Jimmy Lai faces possible life sentence.