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Victoria's gets closer to Chinese women

US lingerie giant Victoria's Secret is opening its first full assortment stores in China. Two stores will open initially, one in Shanghai and the other in Chengdu.

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Melbourne car deaths: Bail laws changed in Victoria state

The Australian state of Victoria has announced changes to its bail laws after five people died when a man drove a car into pedestrians in Melbourne.

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'Victoria' brings regal Queen to PBS' Masterpiece

PBS' life-after-"Downton Abbey" phase continues with "Victoria," another handsome historical drama about a British monarch. Still, the bar's set pretty high for such endeavors, with this polished eight-part series falling somewhat short of Netflix's recent "The Crown" and Masterpiece's own "Wolf Hall."

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Victoria Beckham Is Cross Dressing — in Her Hubby’s Men’s Line

She attended a presentation for David Beckham's second effort for Kent & Curwen.

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The 10 most Instagrammed Hong Kong sights of 2016

Hong Kong International Airport tops the Instagram charts, Victoria Harbour is only in third spot, and Convention and Exhibition Centre rounds out the list. Plus: the 10 most used Hong Kong hashtags of the year

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Victoria's Secret vs Chanel: Which Blockbuster Show Has Better ROI?

Victoria's Secret vs Chanel: Which Blockbuster Show Has Better ROI?

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Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Brings Sizzle to Paris

The American firm imported 70 tons of equipment, 18 miles of cable, and 51 of the world’s most bodacious bodies for its annual fashion and music spectacle, to be broadcast on the CBS Television Network and online on Dec. 5. Last year, some 800 million people in 200 countries tuned in.

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Victoria’s Secret 2016: Kendall Jenner, Bella and Gigi Hadid arrive in Paris ahead of runway show

Supermodels walking in the upcoming 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, including Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid, are off to Paris, which will host the show for the first time this year.

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Freak storm hits Australian state, killing 2 people

A thunderstorm which killed two people in Victoria has been dubbed a "state disaster."

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Camel milk may have zero health benefits: Australian consumer watchdog

​Camel milk, now hugely popular among Australians and claimed to help with autism, diabetes and cancer, could be nothing but a dodgy product with untrue health claims, An Australian consumer watchdog has said.

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Australian Pokemon "hunter" crashes car into Melbourne school

A teenage motorist is facing criminal charges after crashing into a school in Melbourne while playing Pokemon Go.

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Aust'n police launch campaign to tackle motorbike road toll

​Police from the Australian state of Victoria have launched a campaign to stop its "horrific" motorcycle road toll from spiralling further out of control.

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Aust'n state extends controversial policy of "harvesting" kangaroos for pet food

​The Australian state of Victoria will push ahead with its controversial policy of killing kangaroos and recycling their meat to use in low-cost pet food.

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Australian state abandons burn-off plan after bushfire damages town

​The Australian state of Victoria will scrap its burn-off targets, introduced in the wake of the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires which killed 173 people.

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Australian Parkinson's disease "curse" linked to pesticides: study

An Australian agricultural region's unusually high rate of Parkinson's disease could be linked to the use of farming pesticides, a study has found.

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Australian police ask state gov't for tougher gun-crime penalties

​Skyrocketing gun crime in the Australian state of Victoria has forced police to call on the local government to impose tougher penalties on offenders.

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Aust'n state's worst road toll in decade blamed on 'risk taking' motorcyclists

The Australian state of Victoria is experiencing its worst road toll in a decade, with motorcyclist deaths accounting for almost one-third of those killed in traffic accidents.