2019 November

Dior drops Sharon Stone

Christian Dior, the French fashion House with John Galliano at its helm, has dropped the Hollywood star Sharon Stone from its advertising campaign in China. Stone last week made comments about the Sichuan earthquake which caused anger amongst the Chinese media. Speaking at the Cannes film festival last week, the actress implied that the quake […]

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Cycle in style

From 8-11th October Cycle Show 2009 is taking place at Earls Court in London bringing together fashion brands, experts and cycling affenciado’s. With Olympic gold medallists Rebecca Romero and Victoria Pendleton, and a growing awareness of the health and financial benefits of biking, October’s Cycle Show 2009 will cater to the new wave of female […]

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Ted Baker profits rise, but outlook cautious

Ted Baker has announced a rise in profit by 3.6 per cent, however the Group expects 2010 to be a tough year for its wholesale customers. Group revenue increased by 7.2 per cent to £163.6m (2009: £152.7m) for the 52 weeks ended 30 January 2010. Profit before tax and impairment increased by 3.6 per cent […]

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Walpole Brands of Tomorrow Programme

Walpole, the trade body that represents the British luxury industry, whose members include; dunhill, Asprey, Burberry, Fortnum & Mason, Goodwood, Harrods, and Jimmy Choo today announces the call for entries for the 2010 Walpole Brands of Tomorrow Programme.   The Walpole Brands of Tomorrow Programme in association with Mishcon de Reya aims to provide objective […]

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UK manufacturing sector in slow recovery

The UK manufacturing industry saw a fall in demand for the second month in a row. Following research from the manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), Robin Johnson, partner at international law firm Eversheds comments: “There is no question that the recovery from the recession is going to be slow in the manufacturing sector, both in […]

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What did Valentino get out of the Zoolander stunt?

Paris Fashion Week already feels like a distant memory and it has only been a week, it’s the speed at how the fashion industry moves, yet one thing that is still keeping people talking has to be the Zoolander stunt at Valentino. Click Here: kenzo online españa Seeing Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson strutting their […]

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ISIS names new leader as it confirms Baghdadi’s death

In the recording, published on the terrorist group’s media wing al-Furqan, ISIS announced its new leader as Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi. ### Baghdadi died during an American commando raid on his compound in northern Syria over the weekend. ### Thursday’s message was voiced by ISIS’ new spokesman Abu Hamza al-Qarshi. He replaces former spokesman Abu […]

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Lebanon taxi driver sentenced to death over murder of UK embassy worker Rebecca Dykes

In December 2017, a taxi driver picked Rebecca Dykes up from a Beirut bar and drove her to a mountainside motorway where he sexually assaulted and strangled her with a rope, a security source briefed on the matter told CNN at the time. ### Dykes was an employee at the UK Department of International Development […]

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Protests toppled two governments in three days, but the fight is only beginning

Then, in the span of just three days this week, governments in Iraq and Lebanon have agreed to resign. Protesters have rejoiced, but many also recognize that a long and complicated road lies ahead. ### Unlike much of the Arab world, Iraq and Lebanon are not ruled by autocrats, and a change in government rarely […]

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Car bomb explosion kills at least 13 in northern Syria

No one has claimed responsibility for the explosion at a market in Tal Abyad near the Turkish border. ### Turkey’s defense ministry blamed the armed Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), while a group aligned with the Kurds blamed Turkey. ### “The attack in Tal Abyad that targeted civilians is […]

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