September2016
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Oscar Wilde’s home gets special status in UK tribute to top gay figures
Sep 24, 2016News Hour: The London home of Irish playwright Oscar Wilde and other landmarks linked to gay figures have been awarded special status, the UK’s leading heritage body said, in a tribute to the often overlooked contribution... -
Gibraltar looks to reinvent itself after Brexit
Sep 24, 2016News Hour: Gibraltar, a rocky British enclave on Spain’s southern tip that has positioned itself as a springboard for finance to the European Union, may have to reinvent itself after Britain voted to split from the... -
Subtle seduction in Giorgio Armani’s Charmani collection in Milan
Sep 24, 2016News Hour: A woman’s allure is a matter of small and subtle details for Giorgio Armani in his spring/summer 2017 “Charmani” collection presented on Friday during Milan Fashion week. Appearing charming and sophisticated, she attracts attention... -
Plus-size fashion show scores big in Japan
Sep 24, 2016News Hour: Japanese pop girl group Pottya, who describe themselves as “chubby”, performed their hits while eleven plus size amateur models strutted along the catwalk at a new men’s fashion show in Tokyo aimed at breaking... -
Plans IVF rhino, South Africa unveils test-tube buffalo
Sep 24, 2016News Hour: Almost 40 years after the first human test-tube baby was born, South African scientists have produced something bulkier: the first Cape buffalo brought into the world by in vitro fertilization (IVF). Pumelelo the buffalo... -
UK sees record visitor numbers in July after EU exit vote
Sep 24, 2016News Hour: Britain saw a record number of foreign visitors in July while spending by British tourists abroad fell for the first time in more than a year, according to the first figures since the country... -
Biometric registration in Juba IDP site at South Sudan
Sep 24, 2016News Hour: Camp management started a biometric population registration for internally displaced persons (IDPs) at the UN House Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Juba, South Sudan, on 20 September. The registration, which will continue for... -
Satanic Temple finds home at site of former Massachusetts witch trials
Sep 24, 2016News Hour: The new international headquarters for the Satanic Temple, which says its mission is to promote separation of church and state not devil worship, opened to the public on Thursday in a Massachusetts city known... -
Magritte’s ‘Treachery of Images’ beguiles Paris
Sep 24, 2016News Hour: A Paris exhibition of Belgian artist Rene Magritte’s works hopes to explore the surrealist painter’s interest in philosophy and how he translated it into his art. “Rene Magritte, The Treachery of Images (La Trahison... -
ADB assists Sri Lanka in feasibility studies for transport projects
Sep 24, 2016News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will help Sri Lanka prepare studies and designs for new road, railway, and port projects so the country’s transport system is well-placed to support economic growth in the medium...
