The ‘tyranny of thinness’ still dominates fashion
By Eric Randolph and Olga Nedbaeva Despite claims that the fashion industry is embracing curvier bodies, the data suggests it…
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Hollywood writers, studios reach tentative deal to end strike
Striking writers whose industrial action has brought Hollywood to a standstill said Sunday they had reached a deal with studios…
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Time ticking on US deadline to avert shutdown
By Julie CHABANAS Four months after barely avoiding a catastrophic default, the world's largest economy is once again on the…
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Major asteroid sample brought to Earth in NASA first
DUGWAY, United States, Sept 24, 2023 (AFP) - A seven-year space voyage came to its climactic end Sunday when…
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Five dead in Florida after freight train slams into SUV
MIAMI, Sept 24, 2023 (AFP) - Five people were killed Saturday night after a freight train crashed into an SUV…
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Fighting ongoing after police officer killed in attack in north Kosovo
BANJSKA, Kosovo, Sept 24, 2023 (AFP) - Skirmishes between gunmen and authorities in northern Kosovo were ongoing, according to…
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Blaze kills 34 at illegal Benin fuel depot
COTONOU, Sept 23, 2023 (AFP) - At least 34 people died in Benin near Nigeria's border on Saturday when a…
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Red Sea corals threatened by mystery sea urchin deaths
EILAT, Israel, Sept 24, 2023 (AFP) - The Red Sea's spectacular coral reefs face a new threat, marine biologists warn…
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Vietnam executes man despite diplomatic pleas for mercy
HANOI, Sept 23, 2023 (AFP) - Vietnam has executed long-time death row prisoner Le Van Manh, a lawyer confirmed…
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Jungkook, Anitta draw fans to Central Park aid fest despite rain
NEW YORK, Sept 23, 2023 (AFP) - Thousands of people gathered in a swampy Central Park for a concert urging…
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