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Telenor Group will continue to look for “merger opportunities” in Pakistan, said the CEO of the Norwegian telecom operator which runs telecom business in nine markets across Europe and Asia. He quoted after announcing merger plans in Thailand with a local entity in an $8.6 billion deal. Currently, the country has four cellular networks with a total of 187 million subscribers.

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Parks Malta commits to planting more than 1,500 trees in different valleys of Malta. About 20 organisations including NGOs, local councils and other entities will be involved in this month-long campaign. Government entities of Energy and Water Agency and Enemed will be a part of the campaign too.

Read the original article here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/parks-malta-to-plant-1500-trees-after-valley-clean-up-initiative.916260

New Zealand and the United Kingdom agree to a trade agreement that will include a provision to extend the copyright term in New Zealand by 20 years. The World Trade Organization’s standard for a copyright term is the author’s lifetime plus 50 years however, this agreement will add 20 more years to the period. Gus Hazel, a partner at James & Wells in Auckland and Brisbane thinks that an extension of copyright term will further increase the appeal and commercial value of rare artistic/literary works.

Read the original article here: https://asiaiplaw.com/section/news-analysis/nz-uk-agree-to-trade-agreement-that-extends-copyright-term-by-20-years