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Ex-Gucci star Alessandro Michele named Valentino creative director
The appointment comes a week after the Italian luxury brand announced the "joint decision" to end its 25-year collaboration with creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli
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Climate change is messing with how we measure time: study
In a strange twist, global warming could even help out timekeepers by delaying the need for history's first "negative leap second" by three years, a study published on Wednesday suggested
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IPL 2024: India's T20 future is secure with Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma
The star performers in the Mumbai Indians versus Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL match, which saw over 500 runs being scored, are performing at their very best and hoping to grab a spot in India's squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup
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Rare exhibition for revolutionary sculptor Brancusi opens in Paris
Working directly with wood and marble and without using moulds, Brancusi launched a radical new approach to sculpture that sought to purify human forms into abstract shapes
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Act II Cowboy Carter: Beyonce album highlights the Black women changing country music
Megastar Beyonce's highly anticipated country album, out Friday, has cast a spotlight on efforts by Black performers—a vital part of the genre's history—to create a more inclusive Nashville
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Valentino cancels June fashion shows after creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli leaves
The Roman fashion house was due to present Men's and Haute Couture collections this summer
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Swapping Bordeaux for Kent, climate change to shift wine regions: study
Increased heatwaves and erratic rainfall could wipe out vineyards from Greece to California by 2100, researchers found—while creating optimal conditions for wine growing in the UK and other unlikely regions
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From Tokyo to Sapa, here are the top 5 trending destinations of 2024
Tripadvisor reveals the hottest destinations on the rise this year
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Five not-so-famous things about the Impressionist movement
From wallpaper patterns to Monet's support for artists, here are five things you might know about the Impressionism movement
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UK homes have worst value for money in the developed world: study
The Resolution Foundation think-tank, publishing its quarterly outlook for the UK housing market, slammed the quality of UK homes as expensive, small, ageing and energy-inefficient
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How Bahrain is poised to reclaim its title as the world's 'pearl capital'
After 85 years, Bahrain has re-prioritised sustainability in its bid to offer visitors a chance to experience its pearl heritage beneath the waves of the Arabian Gulf