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Costa Rica coffee farmers innovate as rainfall plummets
Costa Rica coffee farmers innovate as rainfall plummets
Economy
by  AFP

Costa Rican coffee farmers were once blessed with abundant rains but as precipitation grows fickle they are being forced to innovate to keep producing one of the world's favorite brews. While the country is one of the world's smaller coffee producers, the bean has been one of Costa Rica's top exports since the 19th century.

Stars turn out for Dior's 60s homage
Stars turn out for Dior's 60s homage
Economy
by  AFP

Stars including Jennifer Lawrence and Natalie Portman were on the front row Tuesday as Dior paid homage to its sixties pop-culture heyday at Paris Fashion Week. It's a story told in the current Apple TV series "The New Look", and the stars were present for Tuesday's show, including Ben Mendelsohn, who plays Christian Dior, and Maisie Williams, who plays Catherine.

Museum visitors to get first sight of King Charles banknotes
Museum visitors to get first sight of King Charles banknotes
Economy
by  AFP

People in the UK can get their first glimpse on Wednesday of banknotes bearing King Charles III's image. The new notes are polymer -- which has been slowly replacing paper money in the UK since 2016 -- and feature Charles' image on the front as well as in the see-through security window.