Chinese livestreamers have set their sights on TikTok shoppers in the U.S. and Europe, hawking everything from bags and apparel to crystals with their eyes on a potentially lucrative market, despite uncertainties over the platform's future in the U.S. and elsewhere. In China, where livestreaming ecommerce is forecast to reach 4.9 trillion yuan ($676 billion) by the year's end, popular hosts like "Lipstick King" Austin Li rack up tens of millions of dollars in sales during a single livestream. Читать дальше...
EU countries have prepared two types of sanctions.
Software expected to top $1 trillion next year, according to analysts
In the face of continuing economic uncertainty and geopolitical conflict, spending on computer software continues at a staggering pace, forecast to grow 13.5 percent in 2023.…
Ant and Dec are officially working on the last season of Saturday Night Takeaway.
Vanessa Bauer is focusing on becoming a film star.
Richard Cadell has suggested Sooty and Sweep couldnt have worked on the BBC.
The Women’s soccer World Cup kicks off in New Zealand and Australia Thursday. More than a million tickets have already been sold for the 64 games. FIFA, the sport’s international governing body, believes it will be the most-watched women’s soccer tournament. Thirty-two nations will take part in the World Cup co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. In 1991, when the event was first held, there were just 12 teams. The United States is the defending champion and hopes to become the first team to win the trophy three times in a row. Читать дальше...
Silver also climbed Rs 600 to Rs 77,600 per kilogram.Gold prices in the domestic market surged to their highest level since June 10, following a bullish trend in the overseas market, Saumil Gandhi, Senior Analyst - Commodities at HDFC Securities, said.In the global market, gold and silver were quoting higher at USD 1,978 per ounce and USD 25.05 per ounce, respectively.
The EU's border agency Frontex may shift some of its resources in Greece towards other regions more in demand. Separately, it may also withdraw the use of EU-financed Frontex vessels by Greek authorities in response to alleged abuses.
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(Telecompaper) Chilean telecommunications regulator Subtel said around two-thirds of the country's fixed broadband subscribers access the internet via fibre...
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic to win Wimbledon - the Serb's first loss on Centre Court in a decade. But the Spaniard is refusing to write off the Big Three era.
It's a cycle: The '99ers inspired the 2015 United States squad. This year's team looks to the 2015 champs as role models.
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Sharks attack swimmers because they mistake them for seals, a researcher has suggested.
Holly Willoughby has been pictured enjoying the sunshine in Portugal as she enjoys her lengthy summer holiday break from hosting ITV daytime show This Morning
Every year, approximately one million children are trafficked. Although it is difficult to determine how many children are abducted and sold into modern-day slavery or sexual exploitation, the harsh reality is that there are more humans trapped in slavery now than at any other time in history, including when slavery was...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking to lower food prices and boost competition by joining with 31 states and Washington, D.C., to target price fixing and other anticompetitive behavior in the food and agriculture sectors. The USDA on Wednesday said it would coordinate with the bipartisan group of attorneys general on antitrust enforcement amid concerns about industry practices. Farmers and ranchers have for decades complained of poor prices and unfair contracts from the biggest... Читать дальше...
Nissan (7201.T) and Renault (RENA.PA) will make an announcement in the coming days on their restructured alliance and have finalised the deal, three people familiar with the matter said, capping 10 months of sometimes tense negotiations. The automakers announced a framework agreement in February and had aimed to finalise negotiations...
US cinema chain hopes for a boost from this weekend’s big releases as it fights to stave off bankruptcy
The former president claimed he received correspondence from the special counsel saying he's "a TARGET" in the Justice Department's Jan. 6 investigation.