Chinese consumers scout lower prices, secondhand goods as spending sputters
In a Shanghai shopping centre, customers browsed racks of used winter coats, $2 trousers and household appliances -- pre-used items that would have been out of place in a major Chinese mall a decade ago.
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Periods, old age and communal conflict: Oscar shorts showcase variety
From menstruation mishaps to a meditation on old age, and the challenges faced by Arab-Israelis in the aftermath of the Hamas attacks, one Oscars category is nothing if not varied.
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Trump Commerce chief agrees to testify in congressional Epstein probe
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to testify in the congressional inquiry of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the chairman of the committee conducting the investigation said Tuesday.
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Sabalenka backs 'best-of-five' Slam proposal, Swiatek against
World number one Aryna Sabalenka on Tuesday voiced her support for a proposal to make women's matches best-of-five sets during the later stages of Grand Slam tournaments.
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Tennis world rocked by Middle East war as Indian Wells begins
With top players stranded in the Middle East by war and a tournament scrapped due to falling drone shrapnel, the glamorous globe-trotting world of tennis has not been spared the "brutal" reality of recent events, stars said at Indian Wells on Tuesday.
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New Zealand's All Blacks name Dave Rennie as coach
New Zealand's All Blacks named Dave Rennie on Wednesday as head coach, replacing Scott Robertson who was sacked midway through a four-year contract.
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Strasbourg spot on against Reims in French Cup
In the end there were enough penalty kicks to go around as Strasbourg converted twice from the spot in the last seven minutes to scratch out a 2-1 French Cup quarter-final win over Reims on Tuesday.
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Slot frustrated after Liverpool suffer late heartbreak again in Wolves stunner
Arne Slot admitted Liverpool must solve their habit of conceding late goals to save their troubled season after Tuesday's embarrassing 2-1 defeat at bottom of the table Wolves.
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Iran expanded its retaliatory missile and drone barrage across the Middle East on Tuesday, hitting another US consulate and base, even as the United States and Israel said they had pummeled key sites inside Tehran.
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Liverpool rocked by last-gasp defeat at Wolves
Liverpool suffered an embarrassing 2-1 defeat at Wolves as Andre's stoppage-time strike sealed a dramatic victory for the Premier League's bottom club on Tuesday.
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