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Burberry has reported increased sales in the three months to June, helped by demand from China.The fashion retailer started the 2017-18 year with a 4% increase in like-for-like sales. In China sales growth was in the “mid-teens”.It is the first set of

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Canadian universities are seeing a surge in applications from overseas students, with the country’s liberal, migrant-friendly image appearing to be an important attraction.Students who might once have headed for the United States now seem to be reconsidering and

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The proposed purchase by supermarket giant Tesco of wholesaler Booker is to be subjected to an in-depth probe, UK competition authorities have said.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says there are concerns over the proposed £3.7bn tie-up.The CMA said there

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Ten employees of Australian casino group Crown Resorts have been released from a Chinese jail.The group, including Australians Jerry Xuan and Pan Dan, served nine months in prison after admitting illegally promoting gambling in China. Six others remain in custody

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Cattle has been flown into Qatar to boost milk supplies amid a blockade of the country led by Saudi Arabia.The 165 Holstein dairy cows arrived from Germany – the first of about 4,000 cattle due to be imported.Air, sea and land restrictions have caused turmoil in

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Car sales in America – the world’s second-largest market – are stalling, but there’s debate about whether the downshift is due to normal economic cycles or a sign of bigger changes.Major firms, such as Ford, General Motors and Toyota, have

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Carmaker Toyota is making a concerted effort to sell more cars in the US to the millennials or “Generation Y” age group.As it opens its shiny new US headquarters, 19% of the firm’s US sales last year were to millennials, people born between the early

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Ever wonder where your clothes go after you discard them? In Western countries, when you donate clothing to charities via shops, collection bags, or clothing banks many are given to those in need or sold in charity shops to raise funds. But what happens to torn or

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