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Meandering along the Seine: France's roving plastic rubbish
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» ROUEN, France: The scrap of red plastic in among the waterside reeds in northern France could be any fragment of the throwaway consumerism piling up across the planet, flowing into rivers, choking animals, even seeping into our bloodstreams.
London show explores sari's 21st century reinvention
AFP, Published on 18/05/2023
» LONDON - The sari is being reinvented for the modern age in an Indian "fashion revolution," with around 60 trailblazing examples due to go on display at a new exhibition in London.
Spurred by TikTok, some Americans return to cash to curb spending
AFP, Published on 20/03/2023
» WASHINGTON - Manicured fingers meticulously place cash in transparent envelopes marked "food," "gas" and other categories, demonstrating in a TikTok video a retro technique for controlling what you spend that is newly popular with some money-conscious Americans.
Pope marks 10 years with podcast and a diplomatic row
AFP, Published on 13/03/2023
» VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis marked 10 years as head of the Catholic Church on Monday with a podcast, a private mass and a series of interviews, one of which triggered a diplomatic spat with Nicaragua.
At Christmas, Pope urges end to 'senseless' Ukraine war
AFP, Published on 25/12/2022
» VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for an end to the "senseless" war in Ukraine, in his traditional Christmas Day message broadcast around the world.
Pope Francis to address faithful on Christmas Day
AFP, Published on 25/12/2022
» VATICAN CITY: Thousands of people are set to gather Sunday in St Peter's Square to hear Pope Francis deliver his Christmas Day message, where he is expected to offer prayers for war-torn Ukraine.
Fast-fashion discards pollute world's driest desert
AFP, Published on 08/11/2021
» ALTO HOSPICIO. Chile: A mountain of discarded clothing including Christmas sweaters and ski boots cuts a strange sight in Chile's Atacama, the driest desert in the world, which is increasingly suffering from pollution created by fast fashion.
Teen one step from becoming first millennial saint
AFP, Published on 10/10/2020
» VATICAN CITY: A British-born Italian teenager who dedicated his short life to spreading the faith online and helping the poor will be beatified by the Catholic Church Saturday.
Madonna says she has had COVID-19
AFP, Published on 07/05/2020
» PARIS - Madonna said Thursday she has recovered from the coronavirus which forced her to pull out of a string of concerts in Paris in February and March.
Demos and deals as Black Friday sweeps Europe
AFP, Published on 30/11/2019
» PARIS: Climate activists staged protests across Europe on Friday to denounce the environmental toll of mass consumption, while shoppers hit the streets and the internet as retailers of all stripes touted pre-holiday bargains.