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Asian markets mostly down as China sets 5% growth goal
Asian markets mostly down as China sets 5% growth goal
by  AFP

Asian markets largely fell on Tuesday after China set a five percent annual growth target and Wall Street shares dropped ahead of the release of key US economic indicators. In China on Tuesday, leaders set a 2024 growth target of five percent, in line with last year's GDP gains but well off the double-digit expansion that for years drove the world's second-largest economy.

China's leaders set five percent growth goal for 2024
China's leaders set five percent growth goal for 2024
by  AFP

China on Tuesday set a growth target of five percent, in line with last year's GDP but a far cry from the double-digit expansion that for years drove the world's second-largest economy. The parliament will also set the military budget, which a work report seen by AFP said would increase by 7.2 percent.

The 10 contenders for the best picture Oscar
The 10 contenders for the best picture Oscar
by  AFP

From dramas about the atomic bomb and Auschwitz, to comedies about dolls and sex-mad reanimated corpses, the lineup of best picture contenders at Sunday's Oscars is the most varied in years. Christopher Nolan's drama about the father of the atomic bomb drew critical acclaim, grossed nearly $1 billion, and has won just about every top prize Hollywood has to offer.

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