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Viral footage circulating online shows flames and thick black smoke enveloping the street in New York.
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‘No ParknShop sale’: Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison rules out supermarket merger with Wellcome
CK Hutchison Holdings, one of the flagship companies of billionaire Li Ka-shing, has no plans to sell ParknShop in Hong Kong to one of its largest competitors, according to a…
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Paris Mayor promises a ‘right to beauty’ in all neighbourhoods
Newly elected Paris mayor Emmanuel Grégoire has unveiled his plans to increase pedestrian areas and improve safety, as well as beautify up to 1,000 'blackspots' in the city.
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Danish employment rate hits record-high despite Novo Nordisk layoffs
A total of 3,084,600 people were in paid employment in Denmark last month, according to new figures from Statistics Denmark, which is a new record.
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Eurowings to take over routes from Berlin as Ryanair pulls out
Budget airline Ryanair has repeatedly slashed flights from Berlin citing high taxes and costs. Now Eurowings has announced plans to takeover some of those routes and add others.
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Uber says Hong Kong ride-hailing cap ‘unusual’, insists it’s here to stay
Uber has described Hong Kong’s plan to cap the number of ride-hailing vehicle licences as “unusual”, as the city enters the final stage of shaping its regulatory regime for the…
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Russia Restricts Armenian Flower Imports Amid Strained Relations
Rosselkhoznadzor claimed the ban, which takes effect on Thursday, is aimed at protecting domestic plant safety and domestic producers.
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin donates $500,000 to California group, and this is why
Google co-founder Sergey Brin is injecting significant funds into San Francisco's local politics, backing a business-friendly tax proposal while opposing a controversial "Overpaid CEO Tax." This move, following his relocation…
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U.S. Embassy in India rolls out “Happy Birthday America” rickshaws
Rickshaws bearing a large image of President Trump with the slogan “Happy Birthday America!” have been popping up across New Delhi in recent weeks. The unusual advertising campaign was rolled…
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‘I knew everyone here’: the tower block with 164 boarded-up homes – and a few residents who just won’t leave
Lund Point in east London was once ‘a beautiful community’, according to Tee Fabikun, who has lived there since 1997. Now just four flats are occupied. Why are Fabikun and…
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Hard hats, AI and a fake pandemic: the group of former world leaders practising to save the world
A group set up by Nelson Mandela known as the Elders met in Kenya to model a health emergency – and found much still needs to be done, as the…
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American students face decade-long slide in math and reading
U.S. math and reading scores among elementary and middle school students have been in decline for a decade, driven by reduced academic accountability in schools and the growing influence of…