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Beijing / Shanghai (China), Nov 11 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Roman Pilipey / Javier Triana / Alexander Plavevski).- China's Singles' Day, a mega-shopping festival held annually on November 11, has set a new record in sales across the country.FOOTAGE OF BEIJING AND SHANGHAI ON WEDNESDAY.
"Star Wars" earns a record 57 million dollars at the North American box office. Bob Mezan reports.
Alibaba sales jumped to $14 billion on this year's Singles Day shopping festival, with 68 percent coming from mobile devices. Bobbi Rebell reports
Alibaba says more than $6 billion of goods have been sold so far during its annual Singles' Day online shopping frenzy. As Tara Joseph reports customers are jumping on heavily discounted goods sending sales surging past 2013's record.
The city of Phoenix breaks a 49-year-old record with its 19th consecutive day of temperatures of 43.3 Celsius (110 Fahrenheit) or higher according to weather officials. IMAGES
Images of sunrise in London on Tuesday as the UK faces another day of soaring temperatures. In Britain, forecasters said the current national record of 38.7 degrees Celsius (102 degrees Fahrenheit) could be broken and 40C breached for the first time, with experts blaming climate change and predicting more frequent extreme weather to come. IMAGES