Armani offers anti-recession power suit at Milan fashion shows

Giorgio Armani showed his fall/winter 2009-2010 collection at Milan yesterday and has brought back the man-tailored pant suit, known as the 'power suit', which Armani says is a must for outlasting the recession and will help women move onward and upward in their careers. "...

Armani Breaks his No-Fur Promise

Armani's unveiling of his new collection at Milan Fashion Week has many people up in arms, as the designer pledged last year that he would stop using fur in his designs."Last year Armani told Time magazine that...

Quarter-final 4: Spain v Italy

Spain coach Luis Aragones is likely to revert to his first-choice XI having fielded his reserves in the 2-1 win over Greece.Spain and Italy have played each other on 27 previous occasions. Spain have won eight, Italy nine and there have been 10 draws. In competitive matches,...

Hughes & Mancini on Chelsea list

" Hughes & Mancini on Chelsea list Chelsea want their new manager to transform their playing style Mark Hughes, Roberto Mancini and Luis Felipe Scolari are among...

Dubai Tower "World's Tallest" and Still Growing

The global measuring contest continues: Builders of the Emirates' newest skyscraper are laying claim to the title of World's Tallest, before construction is even complete. The estimated height of the completed...

Italy celebrates 62nd anniversary of liberation from fascism

Yesterday was the 62nd time Italians celebrated their freedom from brutal fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. The national holiday is often greeted with a mixture of festivities and protest of current regimes...

Italian Woman Finds Live Grenade in Her Groceries

While Boston's cops are busy detonating stuff, Bostonian news sites are reporting that other cities' cops get to blow stuff up, too... In this case, however, a Neapolitan septuagenarian's sack of potatoes really did contain an explosive device. Following the story, I was...

A Poet Crusades for the Right to Die His Way

"ROME, Dec. 19 — Many patients on respirators are not conscious and so cannot say whether they want to live or die. But Piergiorgio Welby is still full of words, hard and touching ones, that may be changing the way Italy thinks about euthanasia and other choices for the...

Tom joins Katie at wedding castle

"Tom Cruise has joined Katie Holmes at a 15th Century Italian castle for their wedding, waving to fans as he arrived."

UK's Independent newspaper goes RED with Kate Moss cover

With an edition designed by Giorgio Armani, a blackened cover photo of supermodel Kate Moss, the British newspaper The Independent continues its RED initiative, which was set up in conjunction with the...

Workers Riot at Site of Dubai Skyscraper

Workers upset over low wages rioted and smashed cars and offices. Cost of damage exceeds savings in low wages.

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