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Mon, March 8, 2021 | 03:47

Fashion designer Pierre Cardin buried in Paris

Fashion designer Pierre Cardin buried in Paris

French fashion designer Pierre Cardin, who died earlier this week at the age of 98, was laid to rest on Saturday in a private ceremony at Paris's Montmartre Cemetery, his family told AFP. In accordance with his wishes, Cardin was buried in a black coffin with a sword he had designed, the handle intertwined with a thimble, the eye of a needle and a spool of thread while the bl...

2021-01-03 18:00

France's giant curfew-busting party is over after two nights

France's giant curfew-busting party is over after two nights

A French prosecutor said police detained seven people Saturday, including two alleged organizers, after a New Year's Eve rave party drew at least 2,500 people in western France despite a coronavirus curfew and other restrictions.

2021-01-03 10:55

UK abolishes 'sexist' tax on women's sanitary products

UK abolishes 'sexist' tax on women's sanitary products

Britain became the latest country to abolish the so-called ``tampon tax,'' Friday, eliminating sales taxes on women's sanitary products.

2021-01-02 09:56

UK parliament approves Brexit trade deal with EU

UK parliament approves Brexit trade deal with EU

British lawmakers approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson's post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union on Wednesday, as both sides looked to begin a new chapter of relations just days before their divorce becomes a reality. Britain and the European Union signed the deal on Wednesday and the British parliament will finalise its implementation, ending over four years of negot...

2020-12-31 10:54

UK approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

UK approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca as it battles a major winter surge driven by a new, highly contagious variant of the virus. "The government has today accepted the recommendation from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to authorise Oxford Unive...

2020-12-30 16:20

Croatia earthquake toll rises to seven as search continues

Croatia earthquake toll rises to seven as search continues

A search for survivors in Croatia stretched into the night Tuesday after a powerful earthquake killed at least seven people in the country's interior, tearing down rooftops and piling bricks in the streets. The 6.4-magnitude quake was felt as far afield as Vienna but the heavy damage was concentrated in and around Petrinja, a town of around 20,000 some 50 kilometres (30 miles...

2020-12-30 10:35

French fashion designer Pierre Cardin dies aged 98: family

French fashion designer Pierre Cardin dies aged 98: family

French fashion designer Pierre Cardin, hailed for his visionary creations but also for bringing stylish clothes to the masses, died Tuesday aged 98, his family told AFP. Cardin, who was born to a low-income family in northern Italy but became a France-based fashion superstar, died in a hospital in Neuilly in the west of Paris, his family said.

2020-12-29 21:51

Small delay in Pfizer vaccine deliveries to 8 EU nations: Spain

Small delay in Pfizer vaccine deliveries to 8 EU nations: Spain

Pfizer has postponed the delivery of new batches of its coronavirus vaccine to eight European nations including Spain, the Spanish health ministry said Monday, a day after the EU began its immunization campaign.

2020-12-28 20:58

EU nations unanimously back post-Brexit trade deal with UK

EU nations unanimously back post-Brexit trade deal with UK

European Union nations have unanimously approve the post-Brexit trade deal with the United Kingdom, a prerequisite for the agreement to come into operation on New Year's Day.

2020-12-28 20:21

EU begins vaccinations to end COVID 'nightmare'

EU begins vaccinations to end COVID 'nightmare'

EU countries on Sunday embarked on a vaccination campaign to defeat the "nightmare" of Covid-19, with the first to be immunised expressing emotion after their jab and leaders hailing a milestone in the fight against the pandemic.

2020-12-28 14:13

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