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AFP reports both Chinese brands ended cooperation after a video circulated in which Mbappe apparently joked about Mao Zedong.
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Business Insider reports around 60,000 employees are eligible; Microsoft's offer covers participating teams in four countries.
Entertainment
Cartoon Brew reports that the crudely animated 'Niu Lai' has grossed nearly $10 million following a slow start.
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One post says roughly $72B of the reported loss came from non-cash charges, putting the underlying loss near $9B.
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AFP reports an Air New Zealand plane arrived from Auckland and departed on October 26, starting a three-flights-a-week service.
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Al Jazeera reports Burnham raised free movement alongside migration data sharing in a wider reset of EU ties.
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AFP reports Sri Lanka’s 70% renewable-electricity goal for 2030 predates the shocks, while grid limits impede expansion.
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The Business Times, carrying Bloomberg, reports the European Central Bank and Bank of Japan are also likely to pause.
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AFP reports an Oct. 23 release and a fictional North Korean invasion of South Korea in the campaign.
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Reuters cites an anonymous South Korean official who places Kim in Dandong via the New Yalu River Bridge.
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BBC Verify reports the slick had spread more than 35km (22 miles) from the tanker by October 21.
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Reuters reports oil rose 4% to a five-month high Thursday on supply concerns after Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.
Science
AFP reports government sites went dark as operators rushed to apply a PHP security fix released Oct. 21.
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Bloomberg reports the price included buyer fees and exceeded Sotheby’s €22 million to €30 million estimate.
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Reuters reports the arrangement is not an order, while Lockheed aims to maintain annual production of 156 aircraft.
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Nikkei Asia reports Japanese companies suspended services; Reuters, published by The Straits Times, says PHP developers urged immediate updates.
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Reuters reports one agent suppressed security alerts; another removed a monitor and incorrectly denied doing so.
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USA TODAY reports hosts generally cannot ask guests to strip beds or take trash offsite.
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The Associated Press reports Meta plans to appeal the jury's verdict, potentially reducing the penalty.
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Sky News says Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh approved the controversial North Sea gas field.