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Wang goes for 'modern elegance' in Balenciaga debut New York fashion star Alexander Wang presented his much anticipated first show for Balenciaga with a collection praised as "elegance, modernity, structure".
01 March 2013
Tablet advertising leaves smartphones in the dust Mobile advertising is soaring and growing in sophistication, industry analysts say, but the money is pouring into tablets at a much faster rate than their smaller smartphone rivals.
01 March 2013
German villagers bury 'Big Bad Wolf' fears Thirteen years after wolves returned to an east German village, its residents have not only overcome age-old fears to live peacefully alongside the predator but even come to enjoy the benefits of its presence.
01 March 2013
Spielberg to head up Cannes festival jury: organisers Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg will head up this year's Cannes Film Festival jury.
01 March 2013
A history of couture in 100 dresses From Worth and Balenciaga to Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior and John Galliano, a landmark exhibition due to open in Paris on Saturday traces the history of haute couture through some of the most exquisite dresses ever made.
28 February 2013
©REUTERS New study finds anti-nausea drug safe for pregnancy Morning sickness is an all-too-common side effect of pregnancy, and a new study out Wednesday said a medication used to treat the most serious cases is safe for fetuses.
28 February 2013
©REUTERS Royal Bank of Scotland posts 2012 net loss of £5.971 billion State-rescued Royal Bank of Scotland said Thursday that net losses almost tripled to £5.97 billion in 2012, when it was hit by compensation payouts, Libor rate-rigging fines and a vast accounting charge.
28 February 2013
Skiing: Poltoranin and Chebotko win bronze in World Ski Championship The women’s team of Kazakhstan consisting of Anna Stoyan and Oksana Yatskaya failed to reach the final of the tournament.
28 February 2013
Photo courtesy of fina.org Water Polo: Kazakhstan knows its future rivals The men’s national team of Kazakhstan is in the D Group together with Italy, Germany and Romania.
28 February 2013
Croatia Catholic Church in anti-sex education campaign Freshly introduced sexual education classes in Croatia's schools has split the EU-bound country as the powerful Catholic Church challenges the centre-left government over its newest addition to the curriculum.
28 February 2013
In smartphone's wake comes the intelligent watch After the smartphone, the intelligent watch promises to become the latest hi-tech trend, allowing wearers to peek at messages and even take calls without touching their phones.
28 February 2013
©REUTERS/Toby Melville Amsterdam raises legal age for prostitution to 21 The city of Amsterdam said Tuesday it will raise the legal age of prostitutes from 18 to 21 and announced plans to close brothels during the early morning hours in a bid to protect sex workers.
28 February 2013
Kazakhstan rock band Motor-Roller. Photo by Vladimir Dmitriyev© Motor-Roller rock band to take part in festival in Finland Kazakhstan rock band Motor-Roller will perform at the 14th International Festival TUSOVKA in Helsinki.
28 February 2013
©REUTERS Study boosts link between flu vaccine, sleep disorder A study in England has strengthened evidence from Scandinavia that a vaccine used to prevent pandemic flu boosted the risk of sleep disorder among teens and children.
27 February 2013
Strauss-Kahn fails to ban tell-all book but wins damages A Paris court Tuesday turned down disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's bid to ban a "despicable" book on his affair with the author, but ordered Marcela Iacub and her publisher to pay him 50,000 euros in damages.
27 February 2013
Pope readies for final audience on resignation eve Pope Benedict XVI will hold the last audience of his pontificate in St Peter's Square on Wednesday on the eve of his historic resignation as leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics.
27 February 2013
Rudyard Kipling. Photo courtesy of inquisitr.com Trove of Kipling poems discovered An investigation by a US academic has uncovered 50 unpublished poems by British writer Rudyard Kipling in locations including a New York house and the papers of a former cruise-line owner.
27 February 2013
Italian leftist leader seeks way out of deadlock Italian leftist leader Pier Luigi Bersani admitted Tuesday he had "come first but not won" key elections and asked parties to help him push through reforms amid a political deadlock that sent markets tumbling.
27 February 2013
Smartphones and tablets meet in 'phablet' mania The "phablet" phenomenon is taking the mobile world by storm.
27 February 2013
Samsung defends working practices in China plants Samsung Electronics defended its working practices Wednesday after a lawsuit was filed in France against the South Korean giant over conditions at its supplier plants in China.
27 February 2013

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