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Burberry's Christopher Bailey to leave iconic British brand

Tuesday, 14 November 2017, 16:27 Last update: about 10 years ago

Designer Christopher Bailey, who was replaced as Burberry chief executive earlier this year, will leave the British brand in 2018, ending a 17-year stint in which he helped transform a company once...

Questions, anger after young Russian model dies in China

Sunday, 12 November 2017, 12:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A Chinese modeling agency that hired a 14-year-old Russian girl is denying media reports that a "slave contract" contributed to the teen's sudden death. The exact circumstances of Vlada Dzyuba's...

Why aren't we curing the world's most curable diseases?

Saturday, 11 November 2017, 12:09 Last update: about 10 years ago The Conversation

Once upon a time, the world suffered. In 1987, 20 million people across the world were plagued by a debilitating, painful and potentially blinding disease called river blindness. This parasitic...

Lord & Taylor selling flagship Fifth Avenue store to WeWork

Saturday, 11 November 2017, 12:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Lord & Taylor's flagship store in Manhattan, known for its holiday displays along Fifth Avenue, is being sold to the office space sharing company WeWork. The nearly 100-year-old building will...

The steps that can help adults heal from childhood trauma

Friday, 10 November 2017, 12:07 Last update: about 10 years ago The Conversation

Prevention is the mantra of modern medicine and public health. Benjamin Franklin said it himself: "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Unfortunately, childhood adversities such as...

The mystery of breast cancer

Thursday, 9 November 2017, 12:05 Last update: about 10 years ago The Conversation

For most of the common cancers, a major cause has been identified: smoking causes 90% of lung cancer worldwide, hepatitis viruses cause most liver cancer, H pylori bacteria causes stomach cancer,...

Fit or miss? Retailers offer new tools to help shoppers

Thursday, 9 November 2017, 12:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Stores watching Amazon take a larger share of clothing sales are trying to solve one of the most vexing issues for online shoppers: Finding items that fit properly. The retailers are unleashing...

Is the developed world we've created giving us cancer?

Wednesday, 8 November 2017, 12:04 Last update: about 10 years ago The Conversation

I had assumed that the small lump in my breast was a blocked milk duct from nursing my seven-month-old son. The news that I had stage 2 breast cancer stunned. "But it's not in my family," I told...

Companies are looking for diverse ad teams to avoid blunders

Wednesday, 8 November 2017, 10:10 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

CoverGirl executive Ukonwa Ojo was struck when the team from an ad agency entered the room to pitch ideas for revamping the cosmetic company's image. For the first time in Ojo's more than 20-year...

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