Meet Chelfie: The New Changing Room Selfie
Most people shopping for clothes will want to seek the approval of someone before making the purchase. Sales assistants are the easiest option for a second opinion, but they have a motive – which is to sell as many garments to as many customers as possible – and so for that objective, partisan and impartial…
GapKids and Ellen DeGeneres launch collection
TV personality Ellen DeGeneres, who recently launched her own fashion and lifestyle brand, has collaborated with GapKids on a limited edition apparel collection and campaign that encourages “girls everywhere to be themselves”. The collection, which is available in 25 markets around the world including the UK, US, Canada, China and Japan, consists of Gap staples…
New locations for NYFW revealed
The announcement the fashion industry has been waiting for since January has finally arrived. The new homes for NYFW will be Midtown and west Soho. IMG has confirmed that the two new spaces for NYFW will be Skylight at Moynihan Station at 360 West 33rd Street, and Skylight Clarkson Square at 550 Washington Street. For…
UPDATE 2-Vietnam arrests eight more in connection with British deaths
* All 39 victims believed to be Vietnamese * Total of 10 arrests in Vietnam related to incident * Two men in Britain charged with manslaughter * Families hoping for swift repatriation of bodies (Updates with detail, background, comment from families) By Khanh Vu and Phuong Nguyen HANOI, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Police in Vietnam…
Vietnam arrests eight over UK truck deaths
Hanoi (AFP) – Vietnam has arrested eight more people in connection with the deaths of 39 people found in a truck in Britain who are believed to be Vietnamese, police said Monday. Eight women and 31 men were found in a refrigerated lorry in an industrial park in Essex, east of London last month, in…
The World's Most Powerful Navies Of 2030 Won't Look Like Those Of Today
Key point: A naval arms race is ensuing in the Pacific. The most powerful navies in 2030 will be a reflection of the broader state of the world. Some countries are invested in preserving the current international order, and see naval power as a means to maintain it. Other emerging countries are building navies commensurate…
US white supremacist arrested hours before far-right conference in Norway
An American white supremacist was arrested hours before he was due to speak at an international far-right conference in Norway. Greg Johnson was detained under immigration law on the basis that he posed a threat to national interests, according to the police security agency PST. “He stands for and communicates an extreme right-wing ideology,” PST…
Donald Trump revives the mystery of his strange, new word 'covfefe'
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Monday revived the mystery – or weirdness – of one of his most famous tweets: “Covfefe.” Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Re-tweeting a post reporting that a horse named “Covfefe” won a race over the weekend – and noting that the winner was in fact named for the president’s “famous mistweet” – Trump replied:…
Castro, now a ‘big fan’ of O’Rourke, leaves fellow Texan a voice mail
INDIANOLA, Iowa — Julián Castro, who knee-capped Beto O’Rourke in the first Democratic primary debate in June, said Sunday that he called his fellow Texan to wish him well, two days after O’Rourke exited the race. The call went to voicemail, but in the annals of thawing relations, it was a start. “Obviously, we had…
Central European governments accused of abusing European agriculture subsidies
Central European governments have been systematically abusing the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy to enrich family members and political allies, an investigation claims. The New York Times survey of subsidies in nine European countries found that millions of euros in agricultural subsidies had been directed to a handful of companies, often linked to national leaders.…