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  Huawei founder gives first ever media interview

  During 26 years at the helm of Chinese tech giant Huawei, founder Ren Zhengfei has never once agreed to be interviewed by a journalist. Until Thursday 

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  Antarctic team digs deep to predict climate future

  Nancy Bertler and her team took a freezer to the coldest place on Earth, endured weeks of primitive living and risked spending the winter in Antarctic ... 

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  New Zealand suffering biggest drought in 30 years

  Dairy farmer John Rose has sent more than 100 of his cows to the slaughterhouse over recent weeks as a severe drought browned pastures in New ... 

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  Royal penguin stranded on New Zealand beach dies

  A royal penguin that became stranded on a beach more than 1,000 miles from its sub-Antarctic home has died at a New Zealand zoo. The penguin was ... 

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  In elf ears and wizard hats, 'Hobbit' fans rejoice

  Wearing elf ears and wizard hats, sitting atop their dad's shoulders or peering from balconies, tens of thousands of New Zealanders watched their ... 

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  Hobbits, superheroes put magic in NZ film industry

  A crate full of sushi arrives. Workers wearing wetsuit shirts or in bare feet bustle past with slim laptops. With days to go, a buzzing intensity ... 

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  Tolkien heirs sue moviemakers over merchandizing

  The heirs of late author J.R.R. Tolkien are suing the producers of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" movie trilogies over alleged exploitative ... 

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  Wranglers say 'Hobbit' animals died on unsafe farm

  Animal wranglers involved in the making of "The Hobbit" movie trilogy say the production company is responsible for the deaths of up to 27 animals, ...