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David Hockney ode to French Riviera sells for £24 million
David Hockney ode to French Riviera sells for £24 million

David Hockney's 1969 painting "Early Morning, Sainte-Maxime", inspired by a French Riviera sunrise, sold for over £24 million ($27.3 million) at a London sale Thursday -- more then double the pre-sale estimate.

October 13, 2022

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At IMF, UK gets lecture on having 'coherent' fiscal policy
At IMF, UK gets lecture on having 'coherent' fiscal policy

Britain has had its knuckles rapped over its controversial debt-fueled budget at the IMF's annual meetings, with the crisis lender's chief urging London on Thursday to maintain "coherent and consistent" policies.

October 13, 2022

Chelsea women's boss Hayes to take time out after surgery
Chelsea women's boss Hayes to take time out after surgery

Chelsea women's manager Emma Hayes is to take time away from the club after revealing on Thursday that she has undergone an emergency hysterectomy.

October 13, 2022

Kenya denies defaulting on China railway debt
Kenya denies defaulting on China railway debt

Kenya on Thursday denied it had defaulted on interest repayments on a loan advanced by China for the construction of a railway line from the port city of Mombasa that opened in 2017.

October 13, 2022

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Saudi-backed LIV is golf's World Series Cricket, says Mickelson
Saudi-backed LIV is golf's World Series Cricket, says Mickelson

Six-time major-winner Phil Mickelson compared Saudi-funded LIV Golf to the short-lived but influential World Series Cricket of the 1970s on Thursday, insisting he had picked "the winning side".

October 13, 2022

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5.3 billion cell phones to become waste in 2022: report
5.3 billion cell phones to become waste in 2022: report

More than five billion of the estimated 16 billion mobile phones possessed worldwide will likely be discarded or stashed away in 2022, experts said Thursday, calling for more recycling of the often hazardous materials they contain.

October 13, 2022