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Original Asterix cover fails to find buyer after legal challenge
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» BRUSSELS - An original cover painting from the 1963 comic book "Asterix and Cleopatra" went under the hammer Sunday but failed to find a buyer after a legal challenge from the artist's daughter.
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Eastern EU farmers fume over Ukraine grain influx
AFP, Published on 22/04/2023
» SAEDINENIE (BULGARIA) - Angel Vukodinov fumes over the piles of unsold sunflower seeds in his granary in central Bulgaria. Like other farmers in eastern EU nations, he blames an influx of Ukrainian grain for the mess.
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US conservatives boycott Bud Light after transgender partnership
AFP, Published on 20/04/2023
» WASHINGTON - The popular US beer Bud Light has long carved out an all-American brand for itself -- finding success in its ubiquity by being available in seemingly any bar, yet establishing a niche along the way with patriotic cultural conservatives.
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India's Mandhana fetches $410,000 at first women's premier league auction
AFP, Published on 14/02/2023
» MUMBAI - Several of the world's top women cricketers secured deals worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in the inaugural Women's Premier League auction on Monday, with India's attacking batter Smriti Mandhana leading the way on $410,000.
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Ticketmaster cancels public sale of Taylor Swift tickets
AFP, Published on 18/11/2022
» NEW YORK: After days of glitches and long waits frustrated fans trying to buy Taylor Swift tickets during presale windows, Ticketmaster on Thursday said they were cancelling tomorrow's slated public sale.
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Taylor Swift hits out at 'excruciating' Ticketmaster tour chaos
AFP, Published on 19/11/2022
» LOS ANGELES: Taylor Swift on Friday lashed out at Ticketmaster over the botched sale of her upcoming tour, saying it was "excruciating" to learn that thousands of her fans had struggled to buy tickets.
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'Let emotions flow' in front of record women's Rugby World Cup crowd
AFP, Published on 07/10/2022
» AUCKLAND - Powerhouses England, France and New Zealand will "embrace" the record 40,000 crowd set to watch the opening day of the women's Rugby World Cup at Eden Park on Saturday.
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Hunger pains on Slave Island as Sri Lanka's food prices rocket
AFP, Published on 18/07/2022
» COLOMBO - His hair is neatly combed but his cheeks are sunken and veins visible on his gaunt frame: like many Sri Lankans, Milton Pereira and his family cannot afford to buy enough food.
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Ecuador banana industry slips over war in Ukraine
AFP, Published on 05/04/2022
» EL TRIUNFO (ECUADOR) - Until recently, the incessant bustle of Ecuadoran banana plantations provided evidence of the industry's robust export business. But from one week to the next, the groves have fallen silent -- trade victims to a conflict half a world away.
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Meta-works: Online universe becomes lab for real-life products
AFP, Published on 13/01/2022
» NEW YORK - Online platforms that are precursors of the metaverse vision for the internet's future are already serving as workrooms to develop products destined for real-life sale.
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