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American shoe-making company Skecher has grown in the last two decades to become the third largest footwear brand in the world, behind Nike and Adidas AG. Analysts are suggesting the company's earnings growth may be on par with that of Nike over the next three years, thanks to a broader footwear catalog, with predicted rates of around 15 percent.

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With the decline of Chinese exports in the global market for the fourth consecutive month, due to the effects of the trade war ensuing between the US and China, the global market is showing signs of slowing down, with oil prices decreasing by 28 cents, to 58.92 USD per barrel.

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Unicorn was a startup from Nick Evans, co-founder of gadget security company "Tile", and promised its customers an elegantly designed electric scooter which uniquely integrated with smart devices. The company recently announced its closure due to online advertisement expenditure, below target orders received for the scooter, and non-refundable advance payments to manufacturers, and customers were informed that they would not be receiving refunds for their pre-ordered scooters.

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The Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, termed it a "budget of resistance", referring to the severe US embargo that has been placed on the country's economy since the Trump administration withdrew from the Iran deal. The 39 billion USD budget will include raises in public sector wages, and attempt to spur non-oil exports from Iran in light of the US sanctions.

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Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan's latest art project, titled "Comedian", featured a store-bought banana stuck with duct tape to a wall, and sold for 120,000 USD at a Miami art exhibition. At the exhibition, New York performance artist David Datuna ate the banana, citing "being hungry" as his excuse. Cattelan welcomed the move, saying the banana had to be replaced anyway, which the art gallery did a few minutes later.

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Ukraine's new president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who came into power this summer in a landslide victory, promised his voters he would commence negotiations with Russian president Vladimir Putin to bring an end to hostility between the two countries over territory disputes in south-east Ukraine. Concerns have been raised regarding Zelenskiy's negotiating skill as a newly empowered president, and whether Putin will be able to strong-arm him into granting undue concessions.

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Mexican heavyweight Andy Ruiz Jr. took British Anthony Joshua's heavyweight titles in a stunning match 6 months ago, but the former champion won the long-awaited rematch held in Diriya, Saudi Arabia to retake the IBF, WBA and WBO championships by unanimous judges decision, the final scorecards reading 118-110, 118-110 and 119-109.

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After Fortnite players earlier in the year were treated to stormtrooper skins and a Star Destroyer flying above the map, Fortnite has announced another collaboration with Star Wars where the game's cinema will feature a scene from the new Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker. In-game notifications informed players that the cinema's doors open at 1:30 pm EST.

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Climate scientist Zeke Hausfather recently concluded a study where his team studied the predictions made by climate models stretching as far back as 1970, almost fifty years ago. They found that the models were incredibly accurate, with the oldest one having the highest accuracy, 91 percent, with the average accuracy score for each model at 69 percent. Hausfather hopes the study will ease criticisms of the inaccuracies of climate models.

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The star of the charmingly irreverent Deadpool movies, Ryan Reynolds, is producing and starring in a goofy action comedy "Free Guy", and the first trailer shows him assuming the role of Guy, a bank teller in an open world video game. Guy seems dissatisfied with his life and hits on the realization that he is a video game character, at which point he seeks to make his own destiny.

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Despite a statement made in summer suggesting that Tesco, the British supermarket giant, was optimistic about its prospects in East Asia, the company has recently stated that it is conducting a review of its holdings in Thailand and Malaysia, and may even consider selling them off. Five years ago the company became embroiled in an accounting scandal and has been trying to recover value since.

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The Chinese government overhauled its gaming regulations last year, so that any Chinese developer that releases a game without a license will be liable to pay serious fines. The law has come into effect for the first time with the case of an unnamed mobile game developer operating in Beijing, which has been fined for 700,000 CNY, seven times the revenue made, for releasing an unlicensed game.

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Sony is going to air the year's final State of Play on the 10th of December and they have promised around 20 minutes of new game reveals, gameplay footage and release dates. However, they have remained completely silent when asked about their next-generation console plans. Many fans are speculating that the Resident Evil 3 remake will be announced this year.

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Manchester United has dealt a crushing blow to Manchester City by beating them 2-1, leaving them 14 points behind Liverpool in the Premier League. Both of UNited's goals came in the first half-hour of the match, after which City was unable to recover. This win will go a long way to silence critics of Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjær.

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Scientists from The International Union for the Conservation of Nature have released a report that claims the world's oceans are losing oxygen at an unprecedented rate due to both climate change and an increase in fish farming. Large fish such as sharks and tuna require more oxygen in order to survive and are now at risk.

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Jon Favreau, the creator of 'The Mandalorian' TV show, has said that the Star Wars shows on Disney+ will eventually crossover with the films. He went on to explain that the next two Star Wars shows will star characters that were prominent in the original movies so it is inevitable that the crossover 'goes in the other direction'.

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Harvey Weinstein has been accused of violating his bail conditions by tampering with his ankle bracelet and has been brought back to court. Prosecutors are asking for his bail to be raised from $1 to $5 million although defense attornies claim that there was no tampering and that the bracelet was just out of batteries.

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According to North Korean state media, the government has completed a 'very important test' at a satellite launch site they had previously promised to close. The test comes months after denuclearisation talks between the US and North Korea broke down. The country has warned that it could take a 'new path' by the end of the year.

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A man driving a Tesla recently crashed into a police cruiser while checking on his dog in the backseat. The driver claimed the Tesla was on autopilot and assumed it would be able to safely maneuver for a short period of time. Tesla has released a statement saying that drivers must keep their hands on the wheel at all times, even on autopilot.

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A large fire broke out in a factory in Delhi and led to the deaths of more than 40 people. The fire started during the early morning and a number of workers were sleeping on the first floor of the building. Most of those who were inside fell unconscious due to the smoke. The cause of the fire is still unknown.

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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has said that he hopes to work with the Pentagon more frequently in the future as the US government continues to modernize. A number of technology companies compete for defense contracts, with Amazon being one of the top contenders. Bezos is currently suing the Department of Defence for allegedly unfairly awarding a contract to Microsoft.

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Hong Kong protestors hope to attract a large number of people for the pro-democracy rallies on Sunday. Protestors are trying to maintain pressure on the Chinese government after six months of constant protests. These demonstrations have attracted millions of people in the past but the city has been very calm during the last two weeks.

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A 23-year-old veterinarian doctor in the Uttar Pradesh province of India was on her way home from her clinic when she was gang-raped by five armed men, who then burnt her alive and left her for dead. The victim survived and was taken to the hospital, where she named her assailants and filed a police complaint, but passed away due to the severity of her injuries.

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Reigning UK prime minister Boris Johnson faced Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn in the final round of debates before the general elections next week. The issue of Brexit dominated the talk, as expected, with Corbyn promising a new referendum and Johnson rebuking the idea. Most current polls show Johnson's Conservative party to be in a comfortable lead against all other contending parties in the country.

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Anti-government demonstrators in the leaderless protest movement that has erupted in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, were forced out of their residences in Tahrir Square and shot by anonymous gunmen, who killed at least 20 and wounded 130 people, bringing the movement's death toll to 400, with almost 20,000 wounded, since its start in October. Iraqi officials claim the violence was caused by divisions within the demonstrators.

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