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by Angus MACKINNON Agence France-Presse The ruins of a landmark industrial building in Rome have become home to a thought-provoking art project that casts an unflattering light on the capital’s patchy record on urban regeneration. Sections of the abandoned shell of the Mira Lanza, once a factory where soap was first produced in Italy, are now home to a collection of works created by Seth, a French street artist who camped, illegally, on the rubbish-strewn […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Miss Universe 2016 Iris Mittenaere left the Philippines last February 2, Thursday, with the Department of Tourism hosting a send-off as the reigning queen of beauty flies to her new home in New York City, United States of America. But there is more than that! Aside from bringing home the most coveted crown inspired by the New york City Manhattan Skyline – a crown that is worth $300,000, Mittenaere […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — People on the bottom rung of the socioeconomic ladder may live two years less on average than those at the top, according to a large-scale study published Wednesday. This makes social rank a bigger risk factor for illness and premature death than either high alcohol consumption or obesity, and it nearly equals the risk posed by physical inactivity, researchers said. On average, a low social rank shaved over 25 months off […]
By Jodi Bustos Eagle News Service MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — “Everyone will stare so make it worth their while.” A 15-year-old Filipina high school student will not only walk as a princess, but will outshine everyone attending the ball! Imagine making a grand entrance looking like a beauty queen. During the Miss Universe after-party, Miss Bulgaria Violina Ancheva posted on her Facebook account that she will be giving her Miss Universe gown as a gift […]
PARIS, FRANCE (Reuters) — Valentino designer Pierpaolo Piccioli showed his debut solo haute couture collection in Paris on Wednesday (January 25), presenting an ethereal Spring/Summer 2017 line. It is the first time Piccioli has designed the haute couture collection on his own, after his former creative partner Maria Grazia Chiuri became Dior’s first female creative director. Chiuri debuted her Dior haute couture line in Paris on Monday (January 23). The simple and delicate Valentino collection […]
by Fiachra GIBBONS Agence France-Presse Paris fashion can’t get enough of its new enfant terrible Demna Gvasalia, whose rebel Vetements label has been ridiculing its conventions for the last two years. But the trendsetting Georgian — who now also designs for Balenciaga — outdid himself at a haute couture week show on Tuesday by presenting a homeless man with a coat fastened with a tie. His sleeping bag also bore a Vetements logo. Couture clothes — […]
CHATEAU D’OEX, Switzerland (Reuters) — The Annual hot air balloon festival kicks off on Saturday (January 21) in the Swiss city of Chateau d’Oex for its 39th edition, bringing together more than 70 pilots from 15 different countries. “We have a beautiful landscape with snow and sun, and we can say that every year, we paint an ephemeral fresco in the sky thanks to these balloons and I think this is one of the things […]
WASHINGTON, United States (Reuters) — U.S. first lady Michelle Obama took a final stroll through the White House with the family’s two Portuguese Water Dogs in a video she shared on twitter on Thursday (January 19). Mrs. Obama can be seen calling Sunny and Bo over to her, and then walking with them through the presidential mansion she has called home for the past eight years. Four-year-old Sunny made headlines last week after she bit […]
(Reuters) — The United States Mint has unveiled a $100 gold coin featuring an African-American woman as the face of Lady Liberty for the first time in the history of U.S. currency. The 24-karat gold coin, which marks the Mint’s 225th anniversary, was debuted on Thursday (January 12) in the Department of the Treasury’s Cash Room in Washington, D.C. It is the first in a series of gold coins featuring Lady Liberty, which has been […]
by Kerry SHERIDAN Agence France-Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) — People who exercise mainly on the weekends may reap significant health and survival benefits, on par with people who work out more regularly, researchers said Monday. Currently, experts recommend 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week, or 75 minutes of vigorous exercise. But no consensus has been reached on just how often a person needs to exercise, and whether activities should be done daily or […]
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Toilet rolls for wiping smartphones are the newest feature in Japan’s famously high-tech bathrooms, often equipped with bidets and heated seats. Japanese mobile phone company, NTT Docomo, has installed small rolls of screen-wiping sheets inside 86 toilet cubicles in Tokyo’s Narita International Airport for people to wipe their phones while they relieve themselves. The company cited a recent study carried out by “SPA!” a Japanese weekly magazine, revealing that smartphones were […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Letters handwritten by the late Princess Diana, including one describing how her son Prince Harry was “constantly in trouble”, sold for £15,100 ($18,600, 17,500 euros) at a London auction on Thursday. Among the six letters sent to royal butler Cyril Dickman in the 1980s and 1990s was a note describing how her eldest son Prince William showered Harry with “an endless supply of hugs and kisses” when he was a […]
