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Picasso painting of muse, future lover fetches European record £50 mln

APabloPicassoportraitofhismuseMarie-ThereseWalterwithfutureloverDoraMaaremergingfromtheshadowsfetched£50million(57millioneuros,$69million)ataLondonsaleWednesday

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Oscar nominees ride publicity bounce at box office

Onlyonemoviewilltakehomethebest-pictureOscaratSunday’sAcademyAwards,butseveralcontendershavecapitalizedontheirnominationsbybankingtensofmillionsofdollarsoverthe

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China's video streaming company iQiyi files for US IPO of up to $1.5 bln

ChinesevideostreamingserviceprovideriQiyi,aunitofBaidu,onTuesdayfiledforaninitialpublicofferingofupto1.5billionUSdollarswiththeUSSecuritiesandExchangeCommission

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Audiences flock to London theatres in record numbers

Londontheatressawrecordaudiencenumberslastyear,boostedbythepopularityofmusicals,theSocietyofLondonTheatresaidonTuesday.Audiencenumbersjumpedfivepercentinayearto

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Macao holds more than 1,000 meetings, exhibitions last year

Atotalof1,381meetingsandexhibitionswereheldlastyearinChina'sMacaoSpecialAdministrativeRegion(SAR),upby105year-on-year,theSAR'sstatisticsservicesaidonTuesday.Inf

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China Southern Airlines allows service dogs on flights

ChinaSouthernAirlineshasallowedfreetravelsforservicedogs.AccordingtotheairlinecompanyonMonday,dogcontainersandfoodwillalsobetransportedfreeofcharge."Totakeaserv

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'Black Panther' again slays North American box office

Disney's"BlackPanther"sunkitsclawsintothetopspotonceagainthisweekendattheNorthAmericanboxoffice,takinganestimated$108million,industryestimatesshowedSunday.Follo

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China’s Momo buys Tantan for US$600 million to create a dating giant

TwoChinesesocialmediaapps,MomoandTantan,havesaidyestoa“marriage,”creatinganonlinedatinggiant.Nasdaq-listedMomowillbuyChina’stinder-likeTantanfor601millionUSdoll

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File-hosting service Dropbox to go public with $500 million offering

File-hostingserviceDropboxInc.hasfiledwiththeUSSecuritiesandExchangeCommissiontoraiseupto500millionUSdollarsinapublicoffering.Initsfiling,theSanFrancisco-basedc

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Snapchat’s Evan Spiegel tops 2017 executive pay with US$638 mln

Despiteatoughyearandongoingdoubtsabouthiscompany'slong-termprofitability,SnapchatfounderandCEOEvanSpiegelwas2017’sbestpaidchiefexecutiveafterpocketing638million

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China sees more tourists, higher revenue during holiday

Chinahashosted214milliontouristsinthefirstthreedaysoftheChineseLunarNewYearholiday,up9.7percentfromthesameperiodlastyear,theChinaNationalTourismAdministration(C

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Trump's inauguration team paid $26 million to firm of Melania's friend

TheorganizationtaskedwithputtingonPresidentDonaldTrump’sinaugurationlastyearpaidnearly$26milliontoaneventplanningfirmrunbyanadviserandclosefriendofMelaniaTrump,

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China plans donkey breeding to offset Africa ban of skin export

ChinaisplanningtoscaleupdonkeybreedingcenterstoeaseitsrelianceonAfricancountries.ThespiralingdemandfortraditionalChinesemedicinemadefromtheanimal’shidehasdimini

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Dalian Wanda sells US$62.23 mln Atletico Madrid stake

ChinesebillionaireWangJianlin,thefounderofDalianWandaGroup,hasdecidedtosellthecompany’s17%stakeinAtleticodeMadridtoQuantumPacificGroup,controlledbyIsraelibillio

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Billions pledged for Iraq in Kuwait, but still short of goal

BillionsofdollarswerepledgedWednesdayatadonorconferenceforIraq’sreconstructionafterthecountry’sdevastatingwarwiththeIslamicStategroup,thoughtheamountsannounceds

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Marvel's hits and misses over 20 years

"BlackPanther,"the18threleaseintheMarvelCinematicUniverseseriesandthelatestofdozensofmoviesbasedonMarvelComicscharacters,isexpectedtorakeinmorethan$150millionth

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'Fifty Shades' finale steams up North American box office

Universal's"FiftyShadesFreed,"thelastchapterintheerotictrilogythathasenjoyedhugepopularityamongmostlyfemaleaudiences,vaultedtothetopofNorthAmericanboxofficeswit