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EU businesses 'questioning their position' in China: trade commissioner
EU businesses 'questioning their position' in China: trade commissioner
by  AFP

European businesses in China are increasingly questioning their positions in the face of tough new security laws and a politicisation of trade, an EU commissioner warned in Beijing on Monday. Speaking in Beijing on Monday, Dombrovskis insisted China remained an attractive investment opportunity for European businesses.

'One day I said stop': models describe pressure to stay thin
'One day I said stop': models describe pressure to stay thin
by  AFP

Maud Le Fort won't be seen on the runways of Paris Fashion Week, which kicks off on Monday, having chosen her health over a career on the catwalk. Now in her 30s, Le Fort came to Paris when she was 18 to pursue a career in modelling and was immediately labelled a "commercial model" -- i.e. not thin enough for the top-end fashion shows.

The 'tyranny of thinness' still dominates fashion
The 'tyranny of thinness' still dominates fashion
by  AFP

Despite claims that the fashion industry is embracing curvier bodies, the data suggests it could be guilty of what one expert calls "fat-washing". "It's 'fat-washing'," he told AFP, comparing it to criticisms of cynical "green-washing" by which the industry is accused of making empty climate pledges.

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