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EU businesses 'questioning their position' in China: trade commissioner
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
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
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.
Time ticking on US deadline to avert shutdown
Four months after barely avoiding a catastrophic default, the world's largest economy is once again on the verge of a major fiscal crisis. The shutdown prospect comes just four months after the debt ceiling crisis, during which the United States came dangerously close to defaulting on its debt, which could have had disastrous consequences for the American economy and beyond.
Woman drinks 3 spoons of castor oil for 1st time, TikTok video of taste test triggers Mzansi
A TikTok video shows a woman tasting castor oil for the first time. South Africans were impressed by the young lady's level of tolerance for the castor oil.
"Close enough": Rihanna look-alike wows people with uncanny resemblance to Riri
A lady from Brazil who looks exactly like Rihanna has been making waves on social media. People could not believe that she was not the Barbadian star herself.
ESports makes debut as Asian Games medal event but women left behind
ESports' inclusion as a medal event at the Hangzhou Asian Games was hailed as a landmark, but out of nearly 500 gamers for what is supposed to be a mixed-sex competition, just eight are women. Excited video-game fans thronged a shiny new arena in the Chinese city on Sunday as eSports made its debut at the Games as a medal event, seen as a major step toward Olympic status.
Rugby World Cup: Nienaber says Springboks can still bring trophy home, SA suggests changes
Jacques Nienaber shared a few strategic changes that the Springboks plan on implementing in the Rugby World Cup competitions to give them a winning edge.
Heritage Day: Minnie Dlamini stuns in gorgeous skin showing traditional Zulu outfit
Minnie Dlamini wished South Africans a happy Heritage Day and posted an Instagram picture of her in traditional Zulu clothes made from animal skins.
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