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Say CHEESE!

Tuesday, 14 February 2017, 08:28 Last update: about 11 years ago

Food tourism in Malta, particularly that which is related to Maltese cheese, is not satisfactorily developed and tourists are not aware of the local cheese tradition possibly because several...

122,000 unaware of HIV infection in Europe - Alfred Sant

Tuesday, 14 February 2017, 07:54 Last update: about 11 years ago

Former Prime Minister Alfred Sant said it is estimated there are some 122,000 in Europe living with HIV who are unaware of their infection and keep on transmitting it to others. Dr Sant, adressing the...

Valentino designer in solo couture debut; Gaultier goes acid

Saturday, 11 February 2017, 15:26 Last update: about 11 years ago

All eyes in Paris were on the debut solo couture display from Valentino designer Pierpaolo Piccioli following the move of his design partner to Dior. And if the rousing applause was any...

Sorbier says it with flowers

Friday, 10 February 2017, 15:26 Last update: about 11 years ago

The sublime artistry of couture merged with 19th-century organza-laid prints of flowers for French couturier Franck Sorbier's diaphanous spring-summer collection in Paris. Dancer-models emerged...

Opening Ceremony swap runway for an evening at the ballet

Thursday, 9 February 2017, 15:25 Last update: about 11 years ago

The fashion label Opening Ceremony never disappoints when it comes to finding inventive ways to present its wares at New York Fashion Week. It has shown its clothes next to a wall...

Games, crafts, other activities may safeguard aging brain

Wednesday, 8 February 2017, 15:38 Last update: about 11 years ago

Even in your 70s and beyond, simple activities including web-surfing, playing bridge and socializing can stave off mental decline, new research says. Benefits were greatest in computer users and...

A Paris haute couture collection from conception to catwalk

Wednesday, 8 February 2017, 15:25 Last update: about 11 years ago

From the earliest ink sketches to the final touches on this season's stunning floral gowns, Frank Sorbier is one of the last Parisian couturiers to do it all himself. In a celebrity-driven...

AP Interview: Depression, anguish when playing career ends

Tuesday, 7 February 2017, 15:37 Last update: about 11 years ago

On the training pitches at Arsenal is where Jason Brown feels at peace. Coaching academy players, the retired goalkeeper feels unburdened of the mental anguish. "This is my distraction," Brown,...

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