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London Fashion Week puts on brave face after Brexit
AFP, Published on 16/09/2016
» LONDON - London Fashion Week opens on Friday with shows by Burberry, J.W. Anderson and Topshop UNIQUE, with the industry putting on a brave face amid concerns over the impact of Brexit.
Stade play down Ratini no-show as Clermont loom
AFP, Published on 02/09/2016
» PARIS - Stade Francais host Clermont in a rematch of the 2015 Top 14 final trying to play down a disciplinary incident involving Fijian recruit Alipate Ratini.
US women ready to dominate basketball for 20 more years
AFP, Published on 21/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - As dominating as the US Olympic women's basketball team has been for the past 20 years, there are American teens set to extend the dynasty for another two decades.
Television show "The Voice" being tuned for Snapchat
AFP, Published on 09/08/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Media giant NBC Universal said that it is making a Snapchat version of its singing competition show "The Voice."
Palestinian designer for rich and famous pops up in W.Bank
AFP, Published on 02/08/2016
» RAMALLAH (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Rami Kashou's designs are worn by Hollywood stars and royalty but for the past few days he has been back home in the occupied West Bank rather than London, Paris or New York.
South Korean women on tee to drive for golf gold
AFP, Published on 01/08/2016
» SEOUL - As golf returns to the Olympics after more than a century, South Korea's women golfers are targeting a medal sweep and the start of a golden dynasty to match their archery compatriots.
US women's basketball dynasty rolls into Rio
AFP, Published on 26/07/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - There has never been an Olympic dynasty quite like the US women's basketball team, which seeks a sixth consecutive gold medal in Rio to complete two decades of global domination.
Bangladesh says 261 missing amid radicalisation fears
AFP, Published on 20/07/2016
» DHAKA - Doctors, engineers and university students are among 261 people officially missing in Bangladesh, with some feared recruited by Islamic militant groups, as the country reels from a wave of deadly attacks.
SoftBank agrees pound sterling24-bn takeover of chip giant ARM
AFP, Published on 18/07/2016
» LONDON - Japanese mobile giant SoftBank has agreed a takeover of British chip designer ARM Holdings worth around pound sterling24.3 billion ($32 billion, 29 billion euros), the pair announced Monday.
Mohawk Hamsik takes Slovakia to Euro glory
AFP, Published on 23/06/2016
» BRATISLAVA - His first tattoo comprised three Chinese signs -- energy, fairness, talent. Marek Hamsik has gone a long way since getting it at 16, propelled by its three attributes.