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More disappointing inflation news could help to persuade Federal Reserve policymakers to raise interest rates again, giving ammunition

Everyone is excited for the release of the highly anticipated Barbie movie, and fans believe the latest trailer actually references another popular doll. In the new trailer, we see Margot Robbie's Barbie and Ryan Gosling's Ken go on a big adventure from Barbie Land to the real world where they encounter normal humans. The words "If you hate Barbie" appear on screen, as Barbie can then be seen interacting with four teenage girls in the next clip, with one of them informing her: "We haven't played with Barbie since we were like five years old." Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter To which Barbie looks disappointed at this revelation as she awkwardly says "Oh..." Now, viewers are convinced the four girls represent another doll brand - but there's a debate as to exactly which one. Some believe the girls look just like, Sasha, Yasmin, Cloe and Jade - aka the Bratz dolls which are widely seen as Barbie's market rivals. The two doll brands (Mattel's Barbie and Bratz's MGA Entertainment) were previously in a legal battle with each other which resulted in Mattel being ordered to pay MGA Entertainment nearly $310m in damages, fees and other costs back in 2011, as per The Independent. While others believe it is an Easter Egg reference relating to a different doll from the Mattel family - the My Scene dolls which consisted of Chelsea, Maddison, Kennedy and Nolee (Barbie was previously part of this line until around 2006 before being replaced by Kennedy). My Scene dolls were introduced in 2002, in a bid to compete with Bratz dolls and were discontinued worldwide in 2011. Elsewhere, viewers of the trailer also believe there was a nod to Barbie's inventor Ruth Handler and 'Barbie Girl' is in the Barbie movie after all but its not the original song. Barbie directed by Greta Gerwig is set to be release in cinemas on Friday 21 July. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

Police in Germany have launched a criminal investigation into Roger Waters, the co-founder of Pink Floyd, after he appeared dressed in a costume resembling a Nazi uniform during two concerts in Berlin last week.

Euro-zone inflation data next week will probably show frustratingly slow progress toward the European Central Bank’s 2% target,

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday he had a phone call with Russian

More than 20 people were injured in the attack on a medical facility in the eastern city of Dnipro.

Edouard Mendy is expected to leave Chelsea this summer ahead of Kepa Arrizabalaga. The Blues want to sell one of the two goalkeepers before investing in a new number one stopper.

By Blake Brittain A U.S. appeals court on Thursday vacated a $570 million award Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp

By John Irish PARIS Azerbaijan and Armenia could sign a peace settlement in their decades-old conflict over the

Financial markets are signaling that more pain is to come in Turkey’s financial markets, as long-time leader President

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt says he’s in favor of higher interest rates to tackle inflation,

German football fans are gearing up for a dramatic showdown this weekend, when the Bundesliga title race will