Life
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Cypriots priced out as Russians, Israelis eye coastal city of Limassol
Many settled in Limassol to take advantage of the favourable tax environment in Cyprus, and with the lucrative industry came a new class of moneyed professionals
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Indigenous Colombians in standoff over wind farms
The government of leftist new President Gustavo Petro in Colombia aims to make La Guajira a "green energy capital of the world," but some locals claim they are being exploited and left behind
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Tanishq unveils limited edition solitaire collection as a tribute to Sachin Tendulkar
The Tata Group-owned jewellery brand has launched the collection on the anniversary of India's 2011 cricket World Cup victory, and experts say that associating limited edition pieces with an iconic athlete could draw a bigger consumer base of jewellery buyers in India
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Fashion is embracing artificial intelligence with computer-generated models
While the industry's major players have yet to explore all the many features of ChatGPT, some are already using AI to showcase new products or create futuristic magazine covers
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I want my clothes to speak to the world that they are from India: Rahul Mishra
Fashion designer Rahul Mishra speaks about the ongoing fashion exhibition at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, dressing up Zendaya and Gigi Hadid, and how sustainability is about more than just fabric and materials
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The unstoppable rise of secondhand fashion
A new report confirms the appeal of secondhand clothing to younger generations, and shows that inflation has had no impact on the market's growth, quite the contrary
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Eyes on Apple to join quest for the metaverse
Apple's approach to the metaverse would likely be different from that of Meta, which has proclaimed it the future of the internet but slowed its substantial investments as part of overall belt-tightening
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I don't think anybody thought Mario would be this big, including myself: Shigeru Miyamoto
For Miyamoto, now 70, who is sometimes billed as the Steven Spielberg of video games, his new role as a Hollywood producer was something of an adjustment
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Super Mario: Nintendo's decades of star power
Nintendo owes a lot to its moustachioed hero called Super Mario, created by a young game designer called Shigeru Miyamoto initially as the protagonist in the "Donkey Kong" arcade game 1981
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In fashion, 'quiet luxury' speaks volumes to those in the know
'Quiet luxury' or 'stealth wealth' is a new elitist trend that's propelling timeless fashion to the top of the social ranks
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Swiss watchmakers counting the clock until Chinese tourists return
Exports to China, a key market for watchmakers, contracted by 13.6 percent in 2022 due to Beijing's zero-Covid policy. With China reopening, many financial analysts have sharply raised their growth forecasts for the luxury sector as a whole in 2023