Ottavio Missoni, 92, founder of the global family fashion empire that spawned the no-bra look and revolutionised textile patterns with its trademark bold stripes and zigzag patterns, died on Thursday. A company spokeswoman said Missoni, who was known by nearly everyone by his diminutive "Tai," died during the night at the family home in northern
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– Ban was mistake by over-zealous junior managers – CEO Turkish Airlines is quashing a ban on female flight attendants wearing red lipstick and nail polish, its chief executive said on Thursday, after an outcry by secular Turks worried the country is becoming too Islamic. The national carrier had said in a statement this month
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Prosecutors on Thursday called for former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to face another trial, on charges of bribing a senator, deepening the legal troubles of a key ally in Italy's coalition government. A Naples judge must decide whether the evidence is sufficient to indict Berlusconi and order a trial. The prosecutors accuse Berlusconi of having
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The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to its lowest level in nearly 5-1/2 years last week, signaling labor market resilience in the face of fiscal austerity. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 323,000, the lowest level since January 2008, the Labor Department said on
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Tunisia said on Thursday police had arrested a Libyan "terrorist" trying to enter a southern port with explosives, as security forces wage a nationwide campaign against militants. "The anti-terrorism task force … arrested on Wednesday a terrorist Libyan trying to enter with a quantity of explosives in Port of Ktef in Ben Guardan," the interior
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Cyprus needs to invest in education and human capital concerning the field of oil and gas exploitation and industry, if it is to become a strong energy center in the Eastern Mediterranean. That was the message conveyed by a workshop held here today on “Developing the oil & gas sector – focusing on education”, jointly
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Investors pulled some profits from soaring European and Japanese shares on Thursday, although a run of relatively upbeat economic data and continued support from central banks kept equities near multi-year highs. U.S. stock futures also slipped, suggesting a subdued Wall Street open where this week's rally has taken the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and
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Alex Ferguson's decision to call time on his career after 27 years as manager of Manchester United was given the royal treatment by British media on Thursday. Photographs of the 71-year-old Scot, who will retire at the end of the season after a glittering reign at Old Trafford, were plastered on the front and back
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British Prime Minister David Cameron took on critics in his own Conservative party on Thursday, saying it would be wrong for Britain to leave the European Union. Some pessimists "say there is no prospect of reforming the European Union, you simply have to leave. I think they are wrong.. I think it is possible to
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An ex-school bus driver accused in the abduction ordeal of three young Ohio women was due in court on Thursday to face charges he kidnapped and raped the victims, who authorities said were held captive in the dungeon-like confines of his house for 10 years. As two of the women received jubilant homecomings from loved
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