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‘Mahabharata’ Gets Netflix India Animated Treatment With Epic Series ‘Kurukshetra’
Netflix India is venturing into animated mythology with “Kurukshetra,” a new series drawing from the ancient Indian epic the…
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Inditex Maintains Momentum as In-Season Model Powers Sales Growth
PARIS – Zara parent Inditex saw sales hold steady in the first half of the year, with revenue up 5.1 percent at constant currency in the…
Business
Greenwich and Kent announce merger to form 'super-university'
Branwen Jeffreys Education Editor The UK's first "super-university", stretching across an entire region, is to be created through the…
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Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk to cut 9,000 jobs in restructuring
Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk will cut 9,000 jobs, or about 11.5 per cent of its workforce, in a restructuring to save eight billion Danish…
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Ozempic-maker Novo Nordisk to cut 9,000 jobs in restructuring
Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk will cut 9,000 jobs, or about 11.5 per cent of its workforce, in a restructuring to save eight billion Danish…
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Startup wisdom: How to break the cycle of meeting hangovers
Startup wisdom is a new TNW series offering practical lessons from experts who’ve helped build great companies. This week, Vivian Acquah,…
Business
The most overlooked AI strategy? Upskilling your frontline
While executives debate AI strategy in boardrooms, the real disruption is already happening on the frontlines.From automated scheduling to…
Business
WCMX: How 'BMX in a wheelchair' became online para-sport sensation
Asked to describe the sport in which he is a double world champion, Tomas Woods has it down to an elevator pitch: "It's basically BMX in a…
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Deutsche Bank hires trio for Asia Pacific credit trading, sales
Deutsche Bank hired three for its Asia Pacific credit trading and sales desk, underscoring high demand for staff, as finance professionals…
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Who’s the Greatest Designer of Them All?
Who’s the greatest? There of course is no real way to measure who have been the three most influential designers of the last 115 years,…
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Alibaba mapping app steps into local business rankings, intensifying competition
Alibaba’s mapping app Amap is moving away from its traditional focus on navigation and encroaching into rival Meituan’s local-lifestyle…
Fashion
From The Archive: WWD 115 Celebrates Legends Who Shaped Fashion
With contributions across disciplines, the legends featured in the pages of WWD over the decades let their passion fuel innovation,…
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Why Manchester United have been better than their results
With just two Premier League wins since the start of April, it seems only a fool would say that Manchester United have been improving…
Lifestyle
WWD 115: The Originals
Throughout its history, WWD has covered designers and executives almost from the beginning of their careers — and then watched as many of…
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US raid disrupts construction at multiple South Korean battery plants
The top South Korean battery maker is building three other production lines in Arizona, Michigan and Ohio The immigration raid at an LG…
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Thanks to AI, this guy is running a Google rival from his laundry room
Nearly 30 years ago, when Google launched the search engine that started its long march to dominance, its founders started without much…
Business
DBS breaks new barrier at S$52.75 as STI soars to new high of 4,346.68 points
JPMorgan has bullish STI target of up to 5,000, cites declining interest rates and Republic’s S$5 billion market development programme DBS…
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DBS reaches new peak of S$52.87, as STI soars to record high of 4,355.84 points
JPMorgan has bullish STI target of up to 5,000 by year’s end, cites declining interest rates and Republic’s S$5 billion market development…
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Banker talent war spurs CICC to add new paths for promotion
A sharp increase in deal flow has put bankers in high demand and on the lookout for opportunities China International Capital Corporation…
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Jean Paul Gaultier Takes Art Exhibit to The Center
Jean Paul Gaultier’s partnership with New York’s LGBT Community Center is getting an arty twist. The Puig-owned brand is kicking off a new…
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James McAvoy Allegedly Attacked in Toronto Bar While Premiering ‘California Schemin” at TIFF
James McAvoy was reportedly attacked in a Toronto bar on Monday while attending the Toronto International Film Festival to screen his…
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Asia: Markets rally as new US jobs data fans rate cut hopes
ASIAN markets extended gains on Wednesday following a record day across Wall Street as fresh data pointing to a weakening US jobs market…
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Koala chlamydia: Australia approves vaccine to curb killer epidemic
Lana LamSydney and Tiffanie TurnbullSydney Watch: Researchers ‘hopeful’ after koala chlamydia vaccine approval A vaccine which could save…