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High fashion meets high tech at Deng Zhaoping's runway show

TopChinesedesignerDengZhaopingshowcasedherfall/winter2018collectiononDay4oftheChinaFashionWeek.Thecollectionfeaturedahigh-techmaterialcalledpolyimide.Themateria

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Six die after pit latrine collapses in Kenya

AtleastsixpeopleincludingfivechildrendiedaftertheyfellintoapitlatrineinthecoastalKenyancityofMombasa,thepolicesaidSunday.LocalPoliceCommanderChristopherRotichsa

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Russia suffers 200,000 baby shortage

Russia'sbirthratedroppedbymorethan200,000babiesin2017,accordingtofiguresreleasedbythecountry'sstatisticsagency.Itrepresentsa10-percentfallinbirthsonanannualbasi

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US Tennis Association 'mostly liable' in Bouchard fall

TheUSTennisAssociationwasfound"mostlyliable"byaNewYorkjuryonFridayforCanadiantennisstarEugenieBouchard'slockerroomfallatthe2015USOpen,USmediareported.Thejuryinf

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Bitcoin's blistering rally ends, value tumbles 20% in one day

Bitcoinslidtoaslowas9,000USdollarsinvolatiletradeonThursday,havinglostmorethanafifthofitsvaluesincehittinganall-timehighof11,395USdollarsonWednesday.Thecryptocu

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Consumer confidence plunged after election: research

Consumer confidence plunged in the wake of the General Election to its lowest level since the aftermath of the Brexit vote, new figures show.

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Consumer confidence plunged after election: research

ConsumerconfidenceplungedinthewakeoftheGeneralElectiontoitslowestlevelsincetheaftermathoftheBrexitvote,newfiguresshow.ResearchfromYouGovandtheCentreforEconomics

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Surprise fall in British inflation may only be blip in upward trajectory

The British inflation rate took a surprise fall in October, dropping from 1.0 percent in September to 0.9 percent,the Office for National Statistics released. But it is a fall which economists believe does not herald a continued reduction.

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Warning issued over drop in China's gaokao numbers

The fall in the number of students taking the gaokao will force some colleges and universities to find novel recruitment methods if they want to enroll enough students, education experts have warned.

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Largest ever drop recorded in Britain houses' asking prices

Asking prices of property coming to market decreased by 2.9 percent month-on-month in August, according to a survey from Rightmove Monday, marking the biggest fall the company has ever recorded.