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Paris fashion goes from peasants to space-age

Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 15:58 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Gold, space-age sheens, peasant garb, gravity-defying skirts and 1950s boudoir slippers all made for a dramatic - if incongruous - array for Paris' first full day of spring-summer...

US wife fear sparks new look at husband in deaths

Monday, 30 September 2013, 16:35 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The more Cindy Karlsen learned about her husband, Karl, the more suspicious she became.   There was the $700,000 (€527,000) life insurance payout he received after the 2008 death of his...

London police use super recognizers to fight crime

Monday, 30 September 2013, 16:22 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Paul Hyland almost never forgets a face. He's a "super recognizer," and that's giving an unusual kind of help to his employer: Scotland Yard.   Several years ago, for...

E-cigarettes as good as nicotine patches

Monday, 30 September 2013, 16:20 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Electronic cigarettes worked just as well as nicotine patches to help smokers quit, according to the first study to compare them.   E-cigarettes are battery-operated products that look like...

Americans increasingly hungry for hipster foods

Monday, 30 September 2013, 16:10 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

So maybe the chance to taste the flaky spawn of a doughnut and croissant won't get you lining up at the crack of dawn. Maybe you're holding out for a burger nestled between fried ramen...

Jolts and unexpected turns hit Paris' catwalks

Monday, 30 September 2013, 15:57 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Jolts and unexpected turns marked the third day of Paris' spring-summer 2014 shows -- though some were intentional, others were not.   First, there were designer Rick Owens'...

Versace creates 'urban luxury' for next summer

Monday, 30 September 2013, 15:51 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Donatella Versace mixes street wear with sophisticated styles for her new summer collection, dubbing the flashy result "urban luxury."   Tough harness tops are paired with demure...

US panel backs drug for early stage breast cancer

Sunday, 29 September 2013, 16:33 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

A biotech drug from Roche moved one step closer Thursday to becoming the first medicine approved to treat breast cancer before surgery.   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's panel of...

Minimalist Jil Sander goes soft for next summer

Sunday, 29 September 2013, 15:47 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Designer Jil Sander's creative imagination might take her through a looking glass, but unlike dreamy Alice in the 19th-century children's novel, she finds real clothes for the real women on...

US measles tally already among worst in 15 years

Saturday, 28 September 2013, 16:32 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Health officials say 2013 already is one of the worst years for measles in the U.S. in more than 15 years.   Before a vaccine became available about 50 years ago, nearly all children got...

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