Zara owner’s profits rise despite inflation
Madrid, Spain (AFP) Zara owner Inditex reported Wednesday a jump in profits in the third quarter of its fiscal year…
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Rice sacks to runway: India’s battle to rebrand jute
by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA Agence France-Presse JAGATDAL, India (AFP) - From the boutiques of Christian Dior to royal wedding favours, jute…
5 years ago
Iceland, home to world’s most expensive feather treasure
by Jeremie RICHARD Agence France-Presse STYKKISHOLMUR, Iceland (AFP) — On a remote island in Breidafjordur Bay off the west coast of…
5 years ago
Washing your clothes can create Arctic microplastic pollution
by Kelly Macnamara Agence France-Presse Households in Europe and North America are flooding the oceans with plastic pollution simply by…
5 years ago
Ladakh’s nomads and the future of pashmina wool
by Noemi CASSANELLI Agence France Presse KORZOK, India (AFP) -- For centuries the Changpa have tended the shaggy goats…
6 years ago
Nike unveils next-generation self-lacing basketball shoes
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- In the 1980s, the "Back to the Future" film franchise suggested we would all…
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