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Party time for booming menswear in Paris

Party time for booming menswear in Paris

Menswear is where the party is happening in fashion at the moment, and the latest Paris Fashion Week was one of the most flamboyant ever.

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Hollywood actors buy stake in F1's Alpine Racing

Hollywood actors buy stake in F1's Alpine Racing

Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney and Michael B. Jordan are among a consortium that has bought a 24 percent stake in Formula One team Alpine Racing.

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Myanmar junta says failing to halt surge in drug trafficking

Myanmar junta says failing to halt surge in drug trafficking

Myanmar junta authorities said they torched almost half a billion dollars worth of illegal drugs on Monday but warned they were failing to stop a surge in the production and trafficking of narcotics.

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Barcelona confirm Gundogan signing from Man City

Barcelona confirm Gundogan signing from Man City

Ilkay Gundogan has signed for Barcelona on a free transfer at the end of his Manchester City contract, the Catalan club said Monday.

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Kenya's Ruto signs contentious tax bill into law

Kenya's Ruto signs contentious tax bill into law

Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday signed into law a bill that raises taxes on a wide range of items, the presidency said, defying criticism that it will pile more economic hardship on citizens.

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Stocks, ruble drop as traders eye Russia after aborted uprising

Stocks, ruble drop as traders eye Russia after aborted uprising

The ruble and most equity markets sank Monday as traders kept watch on Russia following an aborted mutiny at the weekend that stoked concerns about stability in the nuclear-armed country.

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Low turnout and blank ballots mark Guatemala presidential election

Low turnout and blank ballots mark Guatemala presidential election

Guatemala's presidential election saw low turnout and blank ballots cast, according to early results on Sunday, with many voters doubtful it will fix the country's severe problems with poverty, crime, and corruption.

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Russia bids to show return to order after Wagner mutiny

Russia bids to show return to order after Wagner mutiny

Moscow was striving Monday to portray a return to business as usual after a weekend mutiny by mercenary troops threatened Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin's grip on power.

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Markets, ruble drop as traders eye Russia after aborted uprising

Markets, ruble drop as traders eye Russia after aborted uprising

The ruble and most equity markets sank Monday as traders kept watch on Russia following an aborted mutiny at the weekend that stoked concerns about stability in the nuclear-armed country.

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Russia's 'squatter' diplomat moves on after Australian court ruling

Russia's 'squatter' diplomat moves on after Australian court ruling

A mystery Russian diplomat ended his short-lived solo defiance of the Australian government Monday after a top court forced him to stop squatting on the site of a planned embassy.

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