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Gucci parts ways with star designer Michele
Gucci parts ways with star designer Michele
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Italian designer Alessandro Michele on Wednesday left Gucci, where he has overseen a surge in sales at the fashion powerhouse since 2015 but seen his star fade in recent seasons. "Gucci today announces that Alessandro Michele is stepping down as creative director of Gucci," said French conglomerate Kering, which owns the Italian house.

Most Fed officials say slower rate hike pace appropriate 'soon'
Most Fed officials say slower rate hike pace appropriate 'soon'
Business and Economy
by  AFP

A majority of US Federal Reserve policymakers found that a slower pace of interest rate hikes would "likely soon be appropriate," the central bank said Wednesday. Last week, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said signs of easing inflation pressures and a slowing US economy could allow the central bank to dial back its pace of rate hikes.

Serb women in Kosovo protest against 'ghettoisation'
Serb women in Kosovo protest against 'ghettoisation'
World
by  AFP

Hundreds of Serbian women demonstrated in northern Kosovo on Wednesday, in protest against ethnic-Albanian authorities who they accused of seeking to "ghettoise" the Serb minority. The protest in the north of Mitrovica -- long a flashpoint between Serbs and ethnic Albanians -- took place as Serbian and Kosovar officials try to find a solution to a row over number plates.

Walmart manager kills six in latest US mass shooting
Walmart manager kills six in latest US mass shooting
World
by  AFP

A 31-year-old overnight manager at Walmart shot and killed six people at a store bustling with Thanksgiving holiday shoppers before turning the pistol on himself, authorities said Wednesday, in America's second mass shooting in four days. Terri Brown, who was in the Walmart but left just before the shooting, said the store was packed with holiday shoppers.