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Culture

Paris Fashion Week opens with drama and dashes of humour

Milan Fashion Week was not even over and the fashionistas were already back in Paris on Monday for another 100-plus shows in the hectic womenswear season.

3 years ago
Culture

The 'tyranny of thinness' still dominates fashion

While a handful of plus-size models such as Paloma Elsesser have grabbed media attention in recent years, the figures shows they remain a vanishingly small minority.  ...

3 years ago
Science & Tech

Hidden ocean the source of CO2 on Jupiter moon: research

Scientists are confident there is a huge ocean of saltwater kilometres below Europa's ice-covered surface, making the moon a prime candidate for hosting extra-terrestrial life in our Solar System. ...

3 years ago

The Latest

Food

In war-scarred Iraqi city, food business gives women independence

"Taste of Mosul" celebrates local delicacies and was founded in 2017 after the northern Iraqi metropolis was liberated from IS jihadists.

3 years ago
Entertainment

Japan broadcaster to acquire Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli

Hayao Miyazaki's celebrated Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli said Thursday it will be acquired by private broadcaster Nippon TV, citing his old age.

3 years ago
Science & Tech

AI both a risk and opportunity for journalism: study

While 85 percent of respondents had experimented with generative AI such as ChatGPT or Google Bard for tasks including writing summaries and generating headlines, 60 percent said they also had reservations.

3 years ago
Art & Culture premium

Lies AR of trailblazing Dara Puspita passes away

Lies Adji Rachman, or Lies AR, cofounder and guitarist of Indonesia’s legendary all-female rock and roll group Dara Puspita, died at 77 on Sunday night in Mojokerto, East Java.

3 years ago
Entertainment

Musk considers charging all X users monthly fee

During a talk with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, Musk said that introducing a small monthly payment for X would combat the "armies of bots" on the site.

3 years ago
Science & Tech

Scientists warn entire branches of the 'Tree of Life' are going extinct

"The extinction crisis is as bad as the climate change crisis. It is not recognized," said Gerardo Ceballos, professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and co-author of the study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). 

3 years ago
Science & Tech

Dinosaur known as 'Barry' goes on sale in rare Paris auction

The dinosaur, which was first discovered in the 1990s in the U.S. state of Wyoming, was initially restored in 2000 by palaeontologist Barry James, from whom it got its name.

3 years ago
Entertainment

Serge Gainsbourg's home finally opens with Charlotte as guide

Thirty-two years after his death, the famous home on Paris' Left Bank gets its long-awaited opening next Wednesday, with visitors welcomed into the dark, bohemian lair by Charlotte's whispered voice in their headphones. 

3 years ago
Science & Tech

ChatGPT creator OpenAI says to open Dublin office

"We're growing our presence in Europe with our newest office in Dublin," read a brief statement posted on OpenAI's blog website.

3 years ago
People

UK media investigate sex assault claims against Russell Brand

Four women have alleged sexual assaults between 2006 and 2013, when Brand was at the height of his fame working as a presenter for BBC Radio 2, Channel 4 and acting in Hollywood movies, a joint media investigation said Saturday. 

3 years ago
People

Hugh Jackman and wife separating: statement

In a social media post to mark the couple's silver wedding, Jackman described their marriage as "natural as breathing."

3 years ago
Science & Tech

Skepticism about claim human ancestors nearly went extinct

It is extremely difficult to extract DNA from the few fossils of human relatives dating from more than a couple of hundred thousand years ago, making it hard to know much about them.

3 years ago
Environment

Why is 2023 so hot? A rare Pacific volcano is among the suspects

While most big blasts cool the planet with a sun-dimming haze, the eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai in January 2022 blew the equivalent of 60,000 Olympic swimming pools of water into the stratosphere, high above the planet.

3 years ago
Art & Culture premium

A Bohemian rhapsody in Jakarta

Lovers of classical music in Jakarta got a hefty dose of a rhapsodic evening of music from Bohemia through the works of Leos Janacek, Bohuslav Martinu, Gustav Mahler and Antonin Dvorak.

3 years ago
Art & Culture

Black and White of RI Fiesta of Democracy

General elections are also known as pesta demokrasi (democracy festivals) and they occur every five years. Millions of people helped prepare for of the much-awaited 2019 general election. Volunteers folded ballot papers and distributed ballot boxes to the polling stations (TPS) across Indonesia.  

3 years ago
Science & Tech

Mexican Congress holds hearing on UFOs featuring purported 'alien' bodies

The two tiny "bodies," displayed in cases, have three fingers on each hand and elongated heads. They were recovered in Peru near the ancient Nazca Lines in 2017.

3 years ago
Science & Tech

Apple says iPhone 12 complies with radiation standards

Apple said it had provided the French watchdog ANFR multiple Apple and independent third-party lab results proving its compliance.

3 years ago
Science & Tech

Apple unveils iPhone with USB-C charger

The European bloc is insisting that all phones and other small devices must be compatible with the USB-C charging cables from the end of next year, a move it says will reduce waste and save money for consumers.

3 years ago
Entertainment premium

Activist Usman, singer Once commemorate Munir’s death in new song

Activist Usman Hamid and his band, The Blackstones, along with singer Once Mekel, released a song to commemorate human rights icon Munir Said Thalib, 19 years after his murder.

3 years ago
Environment

Breathless Jakartans irate over pollution crisis

Air pollution is hardly a new phenomenon in the megalopolis, but monitors and activists say the effects have been even worse than usual this year.

3 years ago
Science & Tech

France orders Apple iPhone 12 sales halted over radiation

The French agency that regulates radio frequencies, the ANFR, said testing found that the model emits more electromagnetic waves susceptible to be absorbed by the body than permitted. 

3 years ago
Food

What is blue tea and why should you start drinking it?

Blue tea, made from the petals or whole flowers of the Clitoria ternatea plant, is caffeine-free and packed with antioxidants.

3 years ago
Books

Musk biography describes troubled tycoon driven by demons

Some US media outlets got early access to the more than 600-page book ahead of its official global release Tuesday, and several excerpts were published in recent days.

3 years ago
Culture premium

Indonesian fashion waltzing to NYFW 2023

From the ulos and songket fabrics of Sumatra to Javanese-inspired looks, seven Indonesian designers pack up their culturally rich collections to wow a New York crowd on the upcoming NYFW runways, all with a commitment to sustainability.

3 years ago
Science & Tech premium

Robot fried chicken: entrepreneur seeks to improve South Korea's favourite food

Eaten at everything from tiny family gatherings to a 10-million-viewer live-streamed "mukbang" -- eating broadcast -- by K-pop star Jungkook of BTS fame, fried chicken is deeply embedded in South Korean culture.

3 years ago
Culture

Nissin launches caffeinated cup noodles in Japan

The caffeine-infused foods are set to hit the streets of Japan on Sept. 18, and will be available in two flavors.

3 years ago
Entertainment

Jimmy Fallon accused of creating 'toxic' workplace

The music and culture magazine said Fallon, a comedian and one of the stars of US late-night TV, had been accused by two current employees and 14 former "Tonight Show" workers of "erratic behavior" with some saying the show had been "a toxic workplace for years."

3 years ago
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