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South Africa abruptly cancels budget speech over dispute in governing coalition

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The South African government’s annual presentation of its budget was abruptly canceled Wednesday and rescheduled for next month over a dispute among parties in the governing coalition. The finance minister’s budget speech normally takes place in February. Parliament Speaker Thoko Didiza said it was the first time that the presentation

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Tapestry pens pact to sell Stuart Weitzman brand to Caleres for $105 million in cash

Tapestry Inc. says it has penned an agreement to sell the Stuart Weitzman brand to Caleres, a portfolio of footwear brands, for $105 million in cash NEW YORK — Tapestry Inc. says it has penned an agreement to sell the Stuart Weitzman brand to Caleres, a portfolio of footwear brands for $105 million in cash.

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True crime cruise will star John Walsh and hosts of 'RedHanded,' 'Scamfluencers' and 'Kill List'

NEW YORK — Hosts of many popular true crime podcasts will headline a murder-themed cruise next year that’s being billed as a first-of-its kind immersive mystery experience at sea. The cruise will feature “America’s Most Wanted” host John Walsh, Hannah Maguire and Suruthi Bala from “RedHanded,” Scaachi Koul and Sarah Hagi from “Scamfluencers,” Aaron Habel

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Renée Fleming to make directing debut at Aspen Festival this July in Mozart's 'Cosi fan tutte'

ASPEN, Colo. — ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Soprano Renée Fleming will make her directing debut in Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” at the Aspen Festival with three performances from July 21-26. While Mozart and librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte set their opera about fiancee-swapping in 18th century Naples, Italy, Fleming is shifting the work to a contemporary

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Malaysia is betting on data centers to boost its economy. But experts warn they come at a price.

JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia — Winson Lau has always had contingency plans. But he wasn’t prepared for data centers. Lau relies on water and electricity to operate his thriving export business in Malaysia’s Johor province. His contingency plans in the event of an outage involve an intricate system of purifying wastewater through friendly bacteria and an

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TV procedurals up their game, with doctors on cruises and quirky single moms solving crimes

NEW YORK — The idea for a new TV show came to Craig Sweeny as he was driving. The producer and screenwriter, thinking about how to put his own stamp on a medical series, had to pull over when a familiar figure popped into his mind: Sherlock Holmes. Why not combine a hospital procedural with

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Really, who were those masked men? New series of books probes backstories of Marvel superheroes

If you love movies or comics, you’ve likely followed the adventures of Spider-Man, Iron Man and other superheroes NEW YORK — If you love movies or comics, you’ve likely followed the adventures of Spider-Man,Iron Man and other superheroes. A new line of books will let you explore the back stories of their creation. On Wednesday,

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US displaced China as Germany's biggest single trading partner last year

BERLIN — The United States was Germany’s biggest single trading partner last year for the first time since 2015, displacing China from the top spot as exports to the Asian power declined, official figures showed Wednesday. Trade between the U.S. and Germany, which has Europe’s biggest economy, ticked up 0.1% compared with 252.8 billion euros

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