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Restoring Milan's Duomo, one statue at a time
AFP, Published on 17/12/2024
» MILAN (ITALY) - In a workshop in the Milan suburbs, sculptor Giovanni Calderino completes his latest project -- a battered statue from the top of the Italian city's gothic cathedral, and its gleaming white replacement.
Hottest sea in 400 years adds threat to Great Barrier Reef
Bloomberg and Reuters, Published on 08/08/2024
» SYDNEY - Australia’s Great Barrier Reef faces the risk of near-annual coral bleaching with temperatures in surrounding waters found to have reached the highest in at least four centuries.
Online video games, the latest hunting grounds for drug cartels
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» STRASBOURG (FRANCE) - Narcotics police the world over are sprucing up their video game skills, as cartels go increasingly online to sell drugs and recruit dealers.
Premier League announces record $8.45 bn domestic TV deal
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» LONDON - The Premier League announced on Monday it had agreed a record pound sterling6.7 billion ($8.45 billion) domestic television rights deal for a four-year period starting from the 2025/26 season.
Man Utd swoop for Amrabat, Liverpool reject Saudi bid for Salah on deadline day
AFP, Published on 02/09/2023
» LONDON - Manchester United signed Sofyan Amrabat on loan as part of a hat-trick of arrivals at Old Trafford in the hectic final hours before Friday's transfer deadline, while Liverpool reportedly turned down a pound sterling150 million ($190 million) offer from Saudi Arabia for Mohamed Salah.
Business tough in China as national security trumps all
AFP, Published on 20/05/2023
» SHANGHAI - Doing business in China has become harder and potentially more perilous as the government prioritises an ever-widening definition of national security over all else, despite insisting the country has reopened for trading.
Premier League January spending spree sends records tumbling
AFP, Published on 01/02/2023
» LONDON - Premier League clubs spent a record pound sterling815 million ($1 billion) in a frantic January transfer window -- nearly double the previous highest figure, according to sports finance experts Deloitte.
Generation Z finding time for second-hand luxury watches
AFP, Published on 25/01/2023
» ZURICH - Swiss watches are in high demand these days, but sales of second-hand timepieces are also booming, driven by Generation Z buyers who want luxury goods but are also sustainability-minded.
Premier League clubs set new record for January spending
AFP, Published on 25/01/2023
» LONDON - Premier League clubs have broken the record for transfer spending during the January window with a pound sterling440 million ($542 million) spree, according to sports finance experts Deloitte.
Grinding inflation clouds 'Black Friday' shopping bonanza
AFP, Published on 25/11/2022
» NEW YORK - Retailers braced for their biggest test of the year: Will US consumers open their wallets wide for the Black Friday sales that kick off the holiday shopping season?