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World’s most expensive Birkin bag fetches $10 million in Paris
AFP, Published on 10/07/2025
» PARIS - The first-ever Birkin bag designed by French luxury brand Hermes for celebrity Jane Birkin sold for €8.58 million (US$10 million) at a Sotheby's auction in Paris on Thursday, smashing previous price records for a handbag.
From Berlusconi to Prigozhin and Tina Turner: notable deaths of 2023
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» PARIS - From Italy's ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi to rock queen Tina Turner and Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, here are some of 2023's most notable deaths.
Jane Birkin, British-French celebrity and style icon, dies at 76
AFP, Published on 16/07/2023
» PARIS - Jane Birkin, the British-born singer and actress who became a style icon in her adopted France, has died, a source close to her said on Sunday. She was 76.
Beck and Phoenix: old friends unite for summer
AFP, Published on 26/06/2023
» PARIS - It feels so natural a collaboration that the only surprise is it didn't happen before: indie favourites Beck and Phoenix have teamed up for a new single and summer tour.
A familiar question at Cannes: where are the women?
AFP, Published on 03/07/2021
» PARIS - With just four women among the directors behind the 24 films in competition for the Palme d'Or, a familiar script is playing out at Cannes.
Slew of auteurs and award-winners for reborn Cannes
AFP, Published on 03/06/2021
» PARIS: A rich crop of past Palme d'Or winners and arthouse favourites are set to return to the Cannes Film Festival in July as organisers announced a bumper selection for its competition on Thursday.
Carry on: British exhibition delves into handbags
AFP, Published on 10/12/2020
» LONDON - Whether toted by Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher or "Sex and the City" actress Sarah Jessica Parker, handbags pack a powerful punch, a British exhibition reveals.
Cash-stuffed designer handbags seized in raids on Malaysia's Najib
AFP, Published on 18/05/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR - Dozens of designer handbags stuffed with cash and jewellery were seized during Malaysian police raids on luxury properties linked to ex-prime minister Najib Razak on Friday, as a corruption probe gathered pace.