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Hermes goes to the races, Westwood goes street in Paris
Paris, Sep 30 (AP/UNB) — Hermes galvanized its links with the equestrian Saturday by holding its Paris Fashion Week runway show at the French capital's celebrated Longchamp Racecourse. Vivienne Westwood, meanwhile, went street, Elie Saab got playful and the runways in general got a lot of models dressed in black and white.
7th Asian Tourism Fair begins
Dhaka, Sept 28 (UNB) – The three-day 7th Asian Tourism Fair-2018 (ATF) began in the city on Friday to promote tourism industry of the country.
Proshanta’s solo exhibition begins at Gallery Cosmos
Dhaka, Sept 28 (UNB) - A 10-day long solo art exhibition of artist Proshanta Karmakar Buddha titled 'Peace' began at Gallery Cosmos in the city’s Mohakhali DOHS area on Friday.
Fire, color and Gaultier's new guise hit Paris Fashion Week
Paris, Sep 28 (AP/UNB) — The ever-inventive Rick Owens nearly cooked his front row at Paris Fashion Week thanks to a giant burning sculpture, while Indian designer Manish Arora brought the colors of a carnival and Carnival to a zany spring collection that stylishly followed no rules.
McDonald's says most burgers now preservative-free
Chicago, Sep 27 (AP/UNB) — Following years of reformulating at McDonald's, most of the burgers it serves in the U.S. are now preservative-free.
Wisconsin museum with large angel collection is closing
Beloit, Sep 26 (AP/UNB) — The Wisconsin museum that holds the record for the world's largest collection of angels is closing.
Dior and Gucci theatrically kick off Paris Fashion Week
Paris, Sep 25 (AP/UNB) — Dance and theatricality were at the heart of Paris Fashion Week's first day of spring shows, as American stars Blake Lively and Shailene Woodley gushed over Dior's balletic presentation at the famed Longchamps racecourse. While, Gucci held its evening spectacle at France's answer to Studio 54, the iconic Le Palace — once the club that showcased fashion's most dramatic looks.
Meghan reveals 'something blue' she wore at royal wedding
London, Sep 24 (AP/UNB) — It's an old tradition that a bride should have something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue on her wedding day, and the Duchess of Sussex followed at least part of that when she married Prince Harry.
UN: Excessive drinking killed over 3 million people in 2016
Geneva, Sep 23 (AP/UNB) — Drinking too much alcohol killed more than 3 million people in 2016, mostly men, the World Health Organization said.
Researchers say they're closing in on Captain Cook's ship
Providence, Sept 22 (AP/UNB) — Researchers are exploring whether a shipwreck off the coast of Rhode Island could be the vessel that 18th-century explorer Capt. James Cook used to sail around the world.