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Vivienne Westwood, punk queen turned fashion dame, dies aged 81
AFP, Published on 30/12/2022
» PARIS: Doyenne of British design Vivienne Westwood, who melded music and fashion together to create punk and brought rebellious politics to the catwalk, died on Thursday aged 81, her family said.
'Succession' and 'Squid Game' big winners at television's Emmys
AFP, Published on 13/09/2022
» LOS ANGELES: Dysfunctional family saga "Succession" on Monday took top honors for best drama at the Emmys, television's biggest night of the year, as "Squid Game" made history when Lee Jung-jae was named best actor, a first for a non-English-language performer.
Famed Hong Kong floating restaurant towed away after half a century
AFP, Published on 14/06/2022
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's Jumbo Floating Restaurant, a famed but ageing tourist attraction that featured in multiple Cantonese and Hollywood films, was towed out of the city Tuesday after years of revitalisation efforts went nowhere.
Overcoming hate, Brazilian heads to Trans Miss Universe
AFP, Published on 12/06/2022
» SAO GONCALO, Brazil: Looking resplendent in a bejewelled red ball gown, Brazilian beauty queen Eloa Rodrigues knows how lucky she is: in the world's deadliest country for trans people, she is daring to live out her dreams.
Hive mind: Tunisia beekeepers abuzz over early warning system
AFP, Published on 20/05/2022
» TESTOUR, Tunisia: Elias Chebbi inspected a beehive in a field in Tunisia, minutes after a buzz on his phone warned him of a potential problem.
'So much joy': Brazil holds first carnival since Covid-19
AFP, Published on 23/04/2022
» Rio de Janeiro's carnival, a glittering, sequin-studded festival of the flesh, exploded back to life Friday with the first famed samba school parades since Covid-19 started devastating Brazil.
Marie-Antoinette diamonds up for auction in Geneva
AFP, Published on 08/09/2021
» GENEVA: Two splendid diamond bracelets that belonged to French queen Marie-Antoinette will go under the hammer in Geneva later this year, the auction house Christie's said Wednesday.
Charles and Diana's 'wedding of the century'
AFP, Published on 24/07/2021
» PARIS: Their fairy-tale marriage 40 years ago this month was dubbed the "wedding of the century".
Harry and Meghan announce daughter's birth after tumultous year
AFP, Published on 07/06/2021
» LOS ANGELES: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced Sunday the birth of their daughter Lilibet Diana -- named for Harry's grandmother Queen Elizabeth II and his late mother -- in a moment of joy capping a year of increasingly strained ties between the couple and the British royal family.
Meghan writes children's book inspired by Prince Harry
AFP, Published on 04/05/2021
» LOS ANGELES: Meghan Markle is to release a children's book titled "The Bench" inspired by her husband Prince Harry's bond with their son Archie, the couple's foundation announced Tuesday.