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New Zealand to benefit as trade, travel hub connecting Asia to South America: report

Wellington, Nov 24 (UNI/Xinhua) The rapid growth in trade between Asia and South America is opening the door for New Zealand to potentially reap billions in economic benefits as an aviation hub for travel and e-commerce trade, according to an NZ Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) report for the New Zealand China Council (NZCC) released on Wednesday.
The Southern Link was proposed by the NZCC in 2019 as a way for New Zealand to capitalize on the growing airborne trade links by making New Zealand a major conduit for the flow of people and goods between Asia and South America.
Transiting via New Zealand offers the shortest air route between many major cities on the two continents, along with time zone advantages and efficient hubbing and servicing. NZCC executive director Rachel Maidment said the Southern Link places New Zealand in the middle of a global value chain, generating growth in trade, tourism and export opportunities.

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Israel-Hamas talks on ceasefire, hostage deal on brink of collapse

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Jerusalem, Apr 20 (UNI) There is a possibility that Israel and Palestinian movement Hamas will discontinue their talks in Qatar on a ceasefire and hostage release deal, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing an unnamed Arab official familiar with the matter.

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HYDERABAD, APR 20 (UNI):- Telangana Chief Electroral Officer, Vikas Raj, TSRTC Managing Director, V C Sajjanar inaugurating a day Photo Exhibition on Voters’ Awareness' by Central Bureau of Communication (CBC), at MGBS, in Hyderabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTOS-57U

RANCHI, APR 20 (UNI):- Police arrested People Liberation Front of India (PLFI) Naxalite Area Commander Soma Hembrome along with PLFI Naxalite Birsa Khandait ahead of Lok Sabha elections at Chaibasa in Ranchi, Jharkhand on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-56U

HYDERABAD, APR 20 (UNI):- Union Minister of Tourism, Culture, Development of North Eastern Region and BJP State President G.Kishan Reddy during a roadshow for Lok Sabha polls, at Mushirabad Assembly constituency, in Secunderabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-55U

HYDERABAD, APR 20 (UNI):- Union Minister of Tourism, Culture, Development of North Eastern Region and BJP State President G.Kishan Reddy during a roadshow for Lok Sabha polls, at Mushirabad Assembly constituency, in Secunderabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-54U

HYDERABAD, APR 20 (UNI):- Union Minister of Tourism, Culture, Development of North Eastern Region and BJP State President G.Kishan Reddy during a roadshow for Lok Sabha polls, at Mushirabad Assembly constituency, in Secunderabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-53U

HYDERABAD, APR 20 (UNI):- Union Minister of Tourism, Culture, Development of North Eastern Region and BJP State President G.Kishan Reddy during a roadshow for Lok Sabha polls, at Mushirabad Assembly constituency, in Secunderabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-52U

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HYDERABAD, APR 20 (UNI):- Telangana Chief Electroral Officer, Vikas Raj, TSRTC Managing Director, V C Sajjanar inaugurating a Photo Exhibition on Voters’ Awareness' by Central Bureau of Communication (CBC), at MGBS, in Hyderabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-50U

HYDERABAD, APR 20 (UNI):- Telangana Chief Electroral Officer, Vikas Raj, TSRTC Managing Director, V C Sajjanar Inauguration a Photo Exhibition on Voters’ Awareness' by Central Bureau of Communication(CBC), at MGBS in Hyderabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTOS-49U

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RANCHI, APR 20 (UNI):– Union Agriculture and Tribal Affairs Minister and President of Archery Association of India (AAI) Arjun Munda conducts a meeting ahead of Archery Tournament for short listed candidates for Paris Olympic 2024. in Ranchi Jharkhand on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-47U

RANCHI, APR 20 (UNI):– Union Agriculture and Tribal Affairs Minister and President of Archery Association of India (AAI) Arjun Munda conducts a meeting ahead of Archery Tournament for short listed candidates for Paris Olympic 2024. in Ranchi Jharkhand on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-46U

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RANCHI, APR 20 (UNI):– Water tanker spray water to push the dust at an under construction road on a hot and dry summer noon, in Ranchi on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-44U

RANCHI, APR 20 (UNI):– Water tanker spray water to push the dust at an under construction road on a hot and dry summer noon, in Ranchi on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-43U

RANCHI, APR 20 (UNI):– BJP Jharkhand President Babulal Marandi addressing a press conference, in Ranchi on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-42U

RANCHI, APR 20 (UNI):– BJP Jharkhand President Babulal Marandi addressing a press conference, in Ranchi on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-41U

RANCHI, APR 20 (UNI):– BJP Jharkhand President Babulal Marandi addressing a press conference, in Ranchi on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-40U

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