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BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) –The number of mobile phone users globally will surpass five billion by the middle of this year, according to a study released Monday by GSMA, the association of mobile operators. With populations in Asia, and notably India, on the rise, the number, which stood at 4.8 billion a year ago, should mushroom to 5.7 billion, or three quarters of the world’s population, by 2020. Asia will account for around half total growth, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (February 21) – It’s about time that we answer that age-old question? Which is better? The book or the movie? I remember when the first Harry Potter movie came out and how my sisters persuaded my mom to watch it. I was just nine years old back then and all I care about is to play all day long as long as I am allowed to do so. My sisters vowed to do […]
by Alice RITCHIE Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Draw close to a Henry Moore sculpture and the seemingly smooth surface is scratched with tool marks, a marriage of contrasts that inspired Burberry’s new collection unveiled Monday in London. The score marks took on new life in the laces and delicate finishes on shirts and sweatshirts, which were showcased alongside some of Moore’s large bronzes at London Fashion Week. There were sculptural cuffs […]
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — Mattel’s chubby-faced American Girl dolls got a new friend on Thursday (February 16) — a boy called Logan. Some 31 years after American Girl was introduced, the California-based toymaker released the line’s very first boy doll, as part of the brand’s attempt to better reflect a changing world. “In response to thousands of impassioned requests from fans for more options, American Girl is introducing a new series of contemporary characters […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (February 17) – A great artist by the name of Pablo Picasso also once said that “Every child is an artist; the problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” The same can be said about every other vocation. A child is so full of potential that they can be anything they want when they grow up. To give them that helpful nudge, a visit to the museum may […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — French pedestrians have the reputation of being a law unto themselves — but an unusual study has provided some scientific backing for the stereotype. Four times out of 10, French pedestrians cross the road when the lights are against them, according to a paper published on Wednesday. In disciplined Japan, though, the rate is 20 times lower. Cedric Sueur of Strasbourg University in eastern France led a team that analysed behaviour […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Fashion shows are frequently staged in opulent, grandiose settings, but one designer chose Monday to make her New York catwalk debut on a school bus parked on a snowy street. Amanda Mehl sent models sashaying down the narrow aisle of a standard American yellow school bus in vertiginous gladiator-style laced-up stiletto boots in school girl cool, all short skirts and hoodies. And where did she choose to park it? […]
by Nicolas PRATVIEL Paris, France (AFP) — Jiro Taniguchi, a legend in Japan’s comic art of manga, died in Tokyo on Saturday at the age of 69, leaving behind an international following for his exquisite line drawing of scenes from everyday life. The artist’s French publisher Casterman announced his death on its website, adding that he had been seriously ill, as it expressed its deep condolences to his family. Taniguchi first shot to fame in […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — I think that you will agree when I say that every one of us has our own set of qualifications and standards when it comes to finding the perfect partner. And I think the top most characteristic all men and women consider when finding the right one is physical attractiveness. Nowadays, physical appearance has become an almost worldwide standard when it comes to work, love and the rest of […]
PARIS, France (Reuters) — A dream collection of vintage cars and motorcycles was presented in Paris on Wednesday (February 8) ahead of a Bonhams auction, which coincides with Retromobile week, a fair that has made Paris a car collector’s capital. Over 100 cars, produced over a period ranging from the turn of the last century to the 1990s, were on display under the stately glassed roof of the Grand Palais. In 1901, the Grand Palais […]
by Roberto CORTIJO Agence France Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) — Amadeo Garcia has no one left to talk to in his mother tongue, Taushiro. Neither does Pablo Andrade, the last living speaker of Resigaro. The two indigenous languages are among 17 that are critically endangered in Peru, where modern life’s advance into the isolated Amazon basin region has wiped out many native peoples’ way of life, and their languages along with it. Garcia, 67, is […]
DIGITAL NEST | New York If you love food, traveling, and all the adventures in between, the New York Times Travel Show was definitely the place to be. Hosted at the Jacob K. Javits Center during the weekend of January 28th, only a few minutes from the last stop on the Manhattan-bound 7 train, thousands of people who shared the common love and interest in traveling attended this event. It was such a perfect event […]
