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FIFA World Cup 2022: Ticket sales launched at reduced prices
Football's world governing body FIFA opened a draw which offers individual match tickets for as little as $69 for international fans—about one third less than at Russia 2018
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French champagne houses toast record sales
Around 322 million bottles were sold in 2021, up 32 percent from the previous year, when shipments slumped 20 percent during Covid lockdowns worldwide
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US artist and London gallery launch first exhibition on Fortnite
For one week, the 400 million followers of Epic Games' phenomenon can access a fully accurate replica of the museum in the game, walk around with their avatar, and view the works
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Age and race no factor for Denzel Washington's Macbeth
In the four centuries since Shakespeare wrote the Scottish Play, there has never been a Macbeth quite like Denzel Washington
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Heated stalls, grooming, and hot milk: Services camels enjoy at 'luxury' hotel in Saudi Arabia
For 400 riyals (just over $100) a night, the camels are trimmed, scrubbed and pampered before taking part in beauty contests, where millions of dollars are at stake
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Bid adieu to likes in 2022
This gradual erasure of likes is opening up a new era on social networks. The social consequences will only be observed gradually
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From 'Emily In Paris' to 'Squid Game,' TV shows are the new style-setters
With its shows, Netflix seems to have extended its reign beyond streaming, calling the shots for our wardrobes to the point of influencing our buying behaviour
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22 words we'll be using in 2022
From 'Blob' to 'Zennials', 22 words that carry the potential of going mainstream
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Global firms fall short on forest protection vows: Report
The Forest 500 analysis by non-profit research group Global Canopy graded 350 companies most responsible for producing, using or trading commodities that drive deforestation, along with the 150 biggest banks, investment firms and pension funds that finance them
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What in the Wordle? Five-letter puzzle craze goes global
Part of what makes Wordle special is that it costs nothing to play—and is also, more unusually, ad-free
