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Ivorians fans go wild in Abidjan after the final whistle of the Africa Cup of Nations as the Elephants clinch victory over the Super Eagles. Hundreds of people had gathered in the Abidjan fan zone to watch the final. IMAGES
Geneva International Motor Show Qatar 2023 - Interview with Selvin Govender, Director of Market Management Middle East and Africa
With so many people working from home, restaurant traffic is down but grocery stores are getting plenty of business. But according to Business Insider, Whole Foods had 21% fewer visitors across its stores on October 4 compared to the same day last year. That flies in the face of other grocery store chains, where traffic is bouncing back much faster. At Kroger's, for example, business was only down 2%. A Whole Foods spokesperson said stores normally get a lot of lunchtime trade from office workers, who are now working from home. Sales of packaged sandwiches and salads have fallen 75%. For every five in-store shoppers Whole Foods Markets had last October, it now only has four.
On Wednesday, US stocks climbed as investors woke up to a disorderly presidential debate. The debate revived concerns of a disputed election result. Premarket futures traded negative until Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told CNBC that he expected to reach a stimulus deal with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Business Insider reports that all three major US indexes opened in positive territory. Still, the S&P 500 is on track for its first monthly loss since March. US private firms added 749,000 payrolls last month, handily beating the median economist estimate of 649,000 payrolls.
Personal items once belonging to former Beatles musician John Lennon were about to go up for auction in an illegal black market event in Berlin, but a German police in raid on Tuesday captured the items in the nick of time. Three diaries, letters, a pair of Lennon's signature glasses, original recordings of a Beatles concert, and other items were allegedly stolen in New York by a man who worked as the chauffeur of Yoko Ono between 1995 and 2006. Other items were found in the car of a man that has been arrested by authorities on Monday. A different suspect involved in the case is believed to be living in Turkey.
Car horns blared and cheering crowds raced through the streets of the Zimbabwean capital Harare Tuesday as news spread that President Robert Mugabe, 93, had resigned after 37 years in power. IMAGES
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