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At Vuitton, the Louvre is a stage for stars, spectacle and Paris Fashion Week's moving masterpiece
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At Vuitton, the Louvre is a stage for stars, spectacle and Paris Fashion Week's moving masterpiece

 Screaming fans jammed the gates before the Louvre pyramid, blocking entrances and snarling traffic. They weren't there for the Mona Lisa. They came for Louis Vuitton - and for...

Meet Ali Akbar, the last newspaper hawker in Paris
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Meet Ali Akbar, the last newspaper hawker in Paris
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Bessie Badilla advocates for indigenous fashion

Bessie Badilla advocates for indigenous fashion

A top Filipina model for nearly five decades whose first visit to the UAE was in 1981 for the “Aureo Alonzo Fiesta Filipina...

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A postman, his family, and a chair: Van Gogh museum's surprising reunion exhibition

 The Van Gogh museum is bringing a scattered family back together this fall to honor a postal worker, his wife and their children...

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Behind bars but not silenced: Veteran Turkish columnist perseveres through 'prison journalism'

 Turkish journalist Fatih Altayli has been imprisoned, but his reporting remains defiantly alive. From behind bars, the veteran journalist delivers news and sharp...

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'A City of Layers': Taipei Expands its Presence in the European Travel Market

 Under the theme 'Travel Taipei - A City of Layers', Taipei is strengthening its promotion in Europe, presenting itself as a city where...

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In the cool of a Portugal night, it's time to pick the grapes

 Under a moonlit sky and the glow of headlamps, workers gingerly pluck grape clusters while much of Portugal sleeps. They harvest in the...

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China's 'Great Green Wall' brings hope but also hardship

China's 'Great Green Wall' brings hope but also hardship

 Inner Mongolian herder Dorj looked bitterly at the vast grasslands where his flock once grazed freely, before the practice was banned as part...

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50 years of care, 50% for your health: NMC Healthcare celebrates golden jubilee with nationwide initiative

50 years of care, 50% for your health: NMC Healthcare celebrates golden jubilee with nationwide initiative

For five decades, NMC Healthcare has been a trusted name in the UAE, caring for millions of patients, welcoming families across generations, and...

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More ingredients for life discovered in ocean on Saturn moon

 The ocean hidden under the icy shell of Saturn's moon Enceladus harbours complex organic molecules, a study said Wednesday, offering further evidence that...

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Irina Heaver, #1 UAE's lawyer, steals the stage at TOKEN2049

Irina Heaver, #1 UAE's lawyer, steals the stage at TOKEN2049

 At TOKEN2049, the world’s largest crypto gathering, much of the conversation centered on compliant stablecoins, RWA Tokenization and the fast-moving regulatory frameworks. The...

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Jonathan Anderson to bring new twist to Dior women with Paris debut

Jonathan Anderson to bring new twist to Dior women with Paris debut

 After a well-received menswear collection for Dior in June, star Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson is set to unveil his first women's ready-to-wear...

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Anderson's Dior womenswear debut is a montage of ideas, but not a 'New Look'

Anderson's Dior womenswear debut is a montage of ideas, but not a 'New Look'

No other show so far at Paris Fashion Week has drawn such a feverish crush of celebrities, designers and press. All eyes were...

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Stella McCartney shows raffia dresses and feathery gowns in Paris

Stella McCartney shows raffia dresses and feathery gowns in Paris

 Stella McCartney showed a summer collection packed with cocktail dresses in new, feathery materials, further expanding the range of textures used by her...

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NMC Healthcare celebrates Golden Jubilee

50 years of care, 50% for your health: NMC Healthcare celebrates Golden Jubilee with nationwide initiative

For five decades, NMC Healthcare has been a trusted name in the UAE, caring for millions of patients, welcoming families across generations, and...

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Speak good English, pay taxes if you want to stay for good in UK, migrants told

Speak good English, pay taxes if you want to stay for good in UK, migrants told

Britain plans to tighten the rules over how migrants can settle permanently by making applicants prove their value to society, including being able...

01 Oct 2025
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Namibia projects tourism decline after wildfire in game reserve

 Namibia's tourism industry is expected to suffer over the next three years after a week-long wildfire ravaged over a third of its largest...

01 Oct 2025
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Ancient Arabian desert rock art showing camels marked water sources

 About 12,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers who inhabited a swathe of Arabian desert carved life-sized images of camels and other animals on sandstone cliffs...

01 Oct 2025
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Giant Northern California corn maze lets visitors enjoy getting lost

 The owner of a giant Northern California corn maze once crowned the world's largest wants visitors to remember that there is fun in...

01 Oct 2025
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Saint Laurent blooms with oversized drama, '80s power and Madonna in Paris show

 At Saint Laurent, Anthony Vaccarello dialed up the drama Monday night at Paris Fashion Week with a set of gigantic white flowers that...

01 Oct 2025
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L'Oreal stages star-studded show as Paris Fashion Week kicks off

 L'Oreal Paris drew crowds to a celebrity-packed spectacle outside the French capital's historic Hotel de Ville on Monday, where models and Hollywood icons...

01 Oct 2025
Helen Mirren opens Stella McCartney's activist, cruelty-free Paris runway

Helen Mirren opens Stella McCartney's activist, cruelty-free Paris runway

Inside the Centre Pompidou, Helen Mirren opened Stella McCartney 's Paris Fashion Week show with a spoken rendition of The Beatles ' 'Come...

01 Oct 2025
Early detection saves lives: NMC Healthcare marks breast cancer awareness month with special discounts and free consultations

Early detection saves lives: NMC Healthcare marks breast cancer awareness month with special discounts and free consultations

Breast cancer continues to be one of the most pressing health concerns for women worldwide, with studies showing that one in eight women...

01 Oct 2025
Type 2 diabetes patients are at double the risk of developing sepsis

Type 2 diabetes patients are at double the risk of developing sepsis

Researchers at the University of Western Australia have revealed that patients with type 2 diabetes face twice the risk of developing sepsis—a severe...

30 Sep 2025
Wolf attack in Greece prompts calls for hunting rights

Wolf attack in Greece prompts calls for hunting rights

Hunters and farmers in Greece are demanding the right to cull wolves after one attacked a child on a beach this month, warning...

30 Sep 2025
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Endangered whooping crane dies of avian flu at Wisconsin wildlife refuge

Ducky is dead. The International Crane Foundation announced Monday that Ducky, an endangered female whooping crane the foundation planned to release into the wilds...

30 Sep 2025
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Ironmonger brings Ireland's ancient past to life with smoke and fire

 On a farm that straddles one of the five ancient roadways that radiate from the Hill of Tara, once the seat of the...

30 Sep 2025
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Sudan preservationists struggle to restore country's shattered cultural treasures

 The shattered remains of antique pottery and shards of ancient statues lie among broken glass and bullet casings at Sudan's National Museum, not...

30 Sep 2025
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When food banks need bread, 900 home bakers answer the call

 On a recent Saturday near Seattle, Cheryl Ewaldsen pulled three golden loaves of wheat bread out of her kitchen oven. The fragrant, oat-topped...

30 Sep 2025

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50 years of care, 50% for your health: NMC Healthcare celebrates golden jubilee with nationwide initiative

50 years of care, 50% for your health: NMC Healthcare celebrates golden jubilee with nationwide initiative

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For five decades, NMC Healthcare has been a trusted name in the UAE, caring for millions of patients, welcoming families across generations, and...

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Water is life: Afghan capital's wells run dry, driving children out of class and into water queues

Water is life: Afghan capital's wells run dry, driving children out of class and into water queues

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Bessie Badilla advocates for indigenous fashion

Bessie Badilla advocates for indigenous fashion

A top Filipina model for nearly five decades whose first visit to the UAE was in 1981 for the “Aureo Alonzo Fiesta Filipina...

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Jonathan Anderson to bring new twist to Dior women with Paris debut

Jonathan Anderson to bring new twist to Dior women with Paris debut

 After a well-received menswear collection for Dior in June, star Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson is set to unveil his first women's ready-to-wear...

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Anderson's Dior womenswear debut is a montage of ideas, but not a 'New Look'

Anderson's Dior womenswear debut is a montage of ideas, but not a 'New Look'

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Stella McCartney shows raffia dresses and feathery gowns in Paris

Stella McCartney shows raffia dresses and feathery gowns in Paris

 Stella McCartney showed a summer collection packed with cocktail dresses in new, feathery materials, further expanding the range of textures used by her...

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In the cool of a Portugal night, it's time to pick the grapes

 Under a moonlit sky and the glow of headlamps, workers gingerly pluck grape clusters while much of Portugal sleeps. They harvest in the...

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When food banks need bread, 900 home bakers answer the call

 On a recent Saturday near Seattle, Cheryl Ewaldsen pulled three golden loaves of wheat bread out of her kitchen oven. The fragrant, oat-topped...

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Woman orders pizza to wedding after not getting fed for 8 hours

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'A City of Layers': Taipei Expands its Presence in the European Travel Market

 Under the theme 'Travel Taipei - A City of Layers', Taipei is strengthening its promotion in Europe, presenting itself as a city where...

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Speak good English, pay taxes if you want to stay for good in UK, migrants told

Speak good English, pay taxes if you want to stay for good in UK, migrants told

Britain plans to tighten the rules over how migrants can settle permanently by making applicants prove their value to society, including being able...

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Giant Northern California corn maze lets visitors enjoy getting lost

 The owner of a giant Northern California corn maze once crowned the world's largest wants visitors to remember that there is fun in...

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A postman, his family, and a chair: Van Gogh museum's surprising reunion exhibition

 The Van Gogh museum is bringing a scattered family back together this fall to honor a postal worker, his wife and their children...

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Behind bars but not silenced: Veteran Turkish columnist perseveres through 'prison journalism'

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China's 'Great Green Wall' brings hope but also hardship

China's 'Great Green Wall' brings hope but also hardship

 Inner Mongolian herder Dorj looked bitterly at the vast grasslands where his flock once grazed freely, before the practice was banned as part...

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More ingredients for life discovered in ocean on Saturn moon

 The ocean hidden under the icy shell of Saturn's moon Enceladus harbours complex organic molecules, a study said Wednesday, offering further evidence that...

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