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Meet the ‘Nepo Pets’ who earn more than you

Meet the 'Nepo Pets' who earn more than you

Move aside Nepo Babies – here are the celebrity pets that earn more than the average Brit, according to a recent study. ADVERTISEMENT You must have heard of nepo babies by now. Ever since 2022, celebrity news has been fixated on ongoing Hollywood dynasties and the nepotism at the heart of a system which sees people thriving in similar careers …

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New study reveals what has changed in French people’s sex lives

New study reveals what has changed in French people's sex lives

A wide-ranging French study published this week reveals ‘major changes’ in people’s sexuality over the last ten years. Here are the key takeaways. ADVERTISEMENT For five years, teams from Inserm (French National Institute for Health and Medical Research), ANRS (Association Nationale de Réadaptation Sociale) and Santé publique France have been investigating sexual practices among French people. Not done with titillation …

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GPHG 2024: Luxury brands battle for watchmaking’s biggest prize

GPHG 2024: Luxury brands battle for watchmaking's biggest prize

The names of the nominees for the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève are now all known but there is growing suspense over which watchmakers will be crowned winners at tonight’s event. ADVERTISEMENT The most hotly anticipated evening in the watchmaking calendar is just around the corner. On 13 November, 57 luxury Swiss watch brands will go head-to-head at the Grand …

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GPHG 2024: Luxury watchmakers fight for new ‘eco innovation’ award

GPHG 2024: Luxury watchmakers fight for new 'eco innovation' award

Cactus leather, recycled carbon fibre and vegetal rubber: low-impact materials are the new prestige in luxury watches ADVERTISEMENT The ‘Oscar’s of the watchmaking world’, the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG), take place on 13 November with a prize for “eco-innovation” making its debut. It will be presented to one of the 90 competing timepieces featuring watchmaking developments placing particular …

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Scandal-hit car maker Toyota sees profits take a tumble

Scandal-hit car maker Toyota sees profits take a tumble

The maker of the Camry sedan and Lexus luxury models revealed that a production stoppage that followed a certification scandal and model recalls had dented sales. ADVERTISEMENT Japan’s biggest car maker, Toyota, saw profits for the July-September period sliding to less than half of what they were in the same period last year. The maker of the Camry sedan and …

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Play ball on anti-crisis banking laws, EU finance pick tells Trump

Play ball on anti-crisis banking laws, EU finance pick tells Trump

In a three-hour hearing held on Wednesday, Maria Luís Albuquerque rejected calls to slash insurance laws to boost the economy, while brushing off conflict-of-interest fears from her own private sector career. ADVERTISEMENT The US must implement post-crisis banking rules, despite fears an incoming Trump administration could slash regulatory protections, Portugal’s pick to be EU financial services commissioner told a European …

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Far-right forces split over how to defend the EU

Far-right forces split over how to defend the EU

Radical and far-right forces are gaining ground across the European Union with their ideas increasingly weighing on issues ranging from immigration to agriculture. Could defence be one of them? ADVERTISEMENT Boosting Europe’s defence capabilities after years of underinvestment is a goal broadly shared by leaders across the European Union – but how and to what extent are still big questions, …

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US election: Donald Trump expected to win North Carolina

US election: Donald Trump expected to win North Carolina

The former president appears to have clung onto a hotly contested state that Democrats worked hard to pick up. ADVERTISEMENT Donald Trump is projected to have won the state of North Carolina, netting him 16 Electoral College votes and dealing a blow to Kamala Harris’ hopes of adding a state to the Democrats’ column after Joe Biden’s 2020 victory. While …

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