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For Roberto Cavalli designer, dreams come in all black

For Roberto Cavalli designer, dreams come in all black

Black may have been the colour chosen by Roberto Cavalli's creative director for the new women's collection at Milan Fashion Week, but Fausto Puglisi is hardly feeling negative.

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Macron to set out how France's nuclear arms could protect Europe

Macron to set out how France's nuclear arms could protect Europe

French President Emmanual Macron is Monday to reveal his vision for how France's nuclear arsenal could bolster defence in Europe, with the continent scrambling to re-arm against an aggressive Russia and as Washington turns away.

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Spin-heavy England restrict New Zealand to 159-7 in Super Eights

Spin-heavy England restrict New Zealand to 159-7 in Super Eights

England bowled a team high 16 overs of spin to restrict New Zealand to 159-7 in their T20 World Cup Super Eights clash in Colombo on Friday

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Starmer vows to fight 'extremes' after UK Labour election drubbing

Starmer vows to fight 'extremes' after UK Labour election drubbing

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed Friday to fight "the extremes in politics" after left-wing and hard-right parties both beat his ruling Labour in what had been a traditional stronghold.

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New Pokemon titles on horizon as 30th anniversary approaches

New Pokemon titles on horizon as 30th anniversary approaches

Pikachu and friends are set to return to consoles in two new games next year, the Pokemon Company said Friday, as it celebrated 30 years of the monster-collecting franchise.

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Arteta backs Gyokeres to impact Arsenal's trophy charge

Arteta backs Gyokeres to impact Arsenal's trophy charge

Mikel Arteta expects Viktor Gyokeres to have a major impact on Arsenal's quadruple bid after the revitalised striker's recent goal spree.

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55 Ghanaians killed after being lured into Ukraine war: govt

55 Ghanaians killed after being lured into Ukraine war: govt

Some 55 Ghanaians have been killed while fighting in Ukraine, the country's foreign minister said on Friday, promising a crackdown on illicit recruitment schemes luring citizens to Russia under false pretences.

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OpenAI raises $110 bn in record funding round

OpenAI raises $110 bn in record funding round

OpenAI announced Friday a massive $110 billion funding round valuing the ChatGPT maker at $730 billion, with SoftBank, Nvidia and Amazon each making multi-billion-dollar commitments as the artificial intelligence company races to meet surging global demand.

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Medvedev swats Auger-Aliassime aside to reach Dubai final

Medvedev swats Auger-Aliassime aside to reach Dubai final

Daniil Medvedev is one victory away from repeating a title run for the first time in his career after he punched his ticket to the Dubai final with a 6-4, 6-2 success over top seed Felix Auger-Aliassime on Friday.

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Stocks slide, oil jumps tracking AI and Iran

Stocks slide, oil jumps tracking AI and Iran

US and European markets mostly fell on Friday with tech stocks suffering, while oil prices jumped as a standoff between Iran and the United States deepened.

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