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Brancusi bronze sells for $57mn in New York

Abronzesoldfor$57.37millioninNewYorkonMonday,settinganewauctionrecordforRomanian-bornsculptorConstantinBrancusiandfetchingmorethantwiceitslowestpre-saleestimate

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U.N. almost doubles appeal for South Sudan refugees

U.N.agenciesalmostdoubledtheir2017appealforSouthSudan'srefugeesonMonday,sayingtheyneededatleast$1.4billiontohelpalleviate"unimaginable"levelsofsuffering.TheU.N.

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'Guardians' dominates again, leaving 2 new films in its wake

Disney'sspaceromp"GuardiansoftheGalaxyVol.2"continueditshyperspeedperformanceovertheweekendinNorthAmericawhileapproachingaquarter-billiondollarsinticketsalesfor

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Wal-Mart pushing hard to catch Amazon in e-commerce

Wal-MartStores,the800-poundgorillaofretail,isrunninghardtocatchupinanincreasinglycrucialsegmentwhereitisneitherthebiggestnorthebest:e-commerce.Thecompany,founde

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Chinese spent more on eating out in 2016 than Sweden's GDP

ChinesefoodiesspentalmosthalfatrillionUSdollarsoneatingoutlastyear,asumgreaterthansomecountries'entiregrossdomesticproduct.Chinesepeoplein2016spent507billionUSd

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Pentagon awards $20M for space command sustainment services

ThePentagonsaidFridayithadawardedanearly$19millioncontracttoprovidesystemsustainmentfortheSpaceCommandcontrolsystemsoftheAirForce.TheUSAirForcehasorderednearly$

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Basquiat headlines New York art auction season

Jean-MichelBasquiatoccupiesstarbillingontheauctionblockinNewYorkthisseason,catapultingtheartistintotherostrumof20thcenturygreatsnearlythreedecadesafterhisdeath.

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BT Group says to axe 4,000 jobs worldwide

TroubledBritishtelecomsgiantBTsaidThursdayitwillaxe4,000jobsworldwideinanewcost-cuttingdrive,afterpostingslidingprofitsina"challenging"year.Thepositionswillbecu

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Adidas sells TaylorMade equipment to US fund

GermansportsgiantAdidassaidWednesdayithadagreedtosellitsgolfingbrandsTaylorMade,AdamsGolfandAshworthtoUSfundKPSCapitalPartnersfor$425million(390millioneuros).Th

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Digital subscriber gains help News Corp results

RupertMurdoch'sNewsCorponTuesdayreportedsomepositivesignsforitsglobalnewspaperoperations,asthenumberofdigitalsubscribersfortheWallStreetJournaltoppedonemillion.

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Chinese firm sells millions of mobile phones in Africa

ADDIS ABABA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Tecno Mobile sales reached 25 million devices, including 9 million smartphones in 2015, helping it to sustain the most "popular" brand status in Africa.

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China's century-old bicyle brand to team up with Ofo

SHANGHAI, May 8 (Xinhua) -- China's 120-year-old bike manufacturer Phoenix is to supply bike-sharing startup Ofo and help it explore overseas markets.

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Bangkok crowns most visited Asia-Pacific destination in 2017

BANGKOK, May 3 (APD) -- Bangkok remains the top destination in terms of visitor numbers out of 171 destinations in the Asia-Pacific region, the latest figures from the influential Mastercard Asia-Pacific Destinations Index 2017 showed.

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Trump administration has found only $20 million in existing funds for wall - document

President Donald Trump’s promise to use existing funds to begin immediate construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border has hit a financial roadblock, according to a document seen by Reuters.

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Barack, Michelle Obama sign bumper book deal

Barack and Michelle Obama have signed a deal to publish their memoirs with New York-based Penguin Random House, in a coveted contract reportedly worth tens of millions of dollars.

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Italy's Viareggio Carnival held with political satire highlighting floats

The over century-old annual Viareggio Carnival is being celebrated here with spectacular floats and masquerades, which are hilighted not only with traditional allegories, but also political satire against current world issues and incumbent politicians, including U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Japanese box office sales set record with ‘new animation generation’

The Japanese box office hit a record high 235.5 billion yen ($2.09 billion) in 2016, as unconventional animated films scored big and advertising through social media took off, industry officials said.