Shares of American footwear firm Crocs have plunged nearly 30% after it warned of a drop in sales as US shoppers rein in their spending.
The rubber clog maker says it expects revenue for the three months to the end of August to fall by about 10%…
Category: 2. World
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Convicted rapist quits Australian parliament after losing bid to stay
An Australian politician and convicted rapist has resigned from parliament moments before he was to be kicked out, after losing a legal challenge to remain.
Gareth Ward, 44, was last month found guilty of sexually assaulting two young men, aged 18…
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US offers $50m reward for arrest of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro
The US has doubled a reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to $50m (£37.2m), accusing him of being “one of the largest narco-traffickers in the world”.
US President Donald Trump is a long-time critic…
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Allegations mushroom murderer tried to kill her husband aired
Convicted triple-murderer Erin Patterson allegedly tried to repeatedly poison her husband, including with cookies she claimed their daughter had baked him, a court has heard.
The Australian woman was last month found guilty of murdering three…
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Maurice Kamto excluded from Cameroon election
Paul NjieBBC News in Yaoundé
AFP via Getty ImagesCameroon’s constitutional council has upheld the decision by the country’s electoral body to exclude opposition leader Maurice Kamto from the 12 October presidential election.
While the firebrand…
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Protests erupt in Lebanon against US disarmament plan for Hezbollah
People have taken to the streets in several Lebanese cities to protest the government’s controversial decision to implement a US proposal aimed at disarming anti-Israel resistance movements.
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Yemen expands naval blockade to pressure Israel over Gaza war
Abdullatif Al-washali
Press TV, Sana’aYemen has issued a new warning to global shipping companies, as it expands a naval blockade against Israel over its Gaza war.
Yemen…
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India should take a page from Iran’s playbook in dealing with the US
By Mehdi MoosviIndia must deal with the United States the way the Islamic Republic of Iran has, says a senior Indian journalist, noting that the tariff fallout is a sign of “diplomatic miscalculation.”
In an…
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Nearly 10,000 killed since Western-friendly militants seized power in Syria: Report
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a UK-based monitor, has documented the violent deaths of nearly 10,000 people in Syria since Western-backed Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, once affiliated with al-Qaeda and…
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Israel is fighting a war it cannot win, says ex-Shin Bet director
A former director of Israel’s internal spy agency, known as Shin Bet, has issued a strong condemnation of Tel Aviv’s relentless military assault on the besieged Gaza Strip.
In a pointed article published in Foreign…
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