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France v England Six Nations 2024 TV channel, live stream, kick-off time Entertainment

France v England Six Nations 2024 TV channel, live stream, kick-off time

There’s not only a title in play, but England can avenge the record defeat they suffered at France’s hands last year, being mauled 53-10 at Twickenham. France pulled away from a plucky young Welsh side and piled on the points, two weeks after they were lucky to draw with Italy. So, safe to say it’s […]

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French Federation Says Fashion Weeks on Track as Paris 2024 Olympics Near Fashion

French Federation Says Fashion Weeks on Track as Paris 2024 Olympics Near

PARIS — The Paris men’s and haute couture shows in June are on track despite preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games that are set to paralyze sections of the French capital from April, organizers said. In a joint interview, Bruno Pavlovsky, president of the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, or […]

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France’s lower house votes to limit ‘excesses’ of fast fashion with environmental surcharge World

France’s lower house votes to limit ‘excesses’ of fast fashion with environmental surcharge

France’s lower house of parliament has backed a string of measures to make low-cost fast fashion, especially items from Chinese mass producers, less attractive to buyers. Thursday’s vote makes France the first country in the world “legislating to limit the excesses of ultra fast fashion”, said Christophe Bechu, minister for the ecological transition. The measures […]

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Shein ads could soon be banned in France under new fast fashion bill Fashion

Shein ads could soon be banned in France under new fast fashion bill

France’s parliament has voted in favour of a crackdown on throwaway fashion. ADVERTISEMENT Fast fashion adverts could soon be banned in France under a new proposal to crack down on the polluting industry. France’s parliament voted unanimously in favour of the bill, which also seeks to impose penalties on low-cost clothing to cover its environmental impact, […]

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Macron warns against ‘limits’ on backing Ukraine World

Macron warns against ‘limits’ on backing Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday warned allies against imposing limits on support for Ukraine, saying European security was at stake in Kyiv’s battle against the Russian invasion. French President Emmanuel Macron (Reuters) With Ukraine suffering military setbacks since the failure of a counteroffensive last summer, Macron had last month shocked some allies by not […]

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French Lawmakers Approve Bill to Apply Penalties on Fast Fashion Fashion

French Lawmakers Approve Bill to Apply Penalties on Fast Fashion

France’s lower house of parliament on Thursday approved a bill seeking penalties on ultra-fast fashion products, sold by companies like China’s Shein, aimed at helping to offset their environmental impact. The bill calls for gradually increasing penalties of up to €10 per individual item of clothing by 2030, as well for a ban on advertising […]

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France’s parliament votes to slow down fast fashion, with eye on China’s Shein Fashion

France’s parliament votes to slow down fast fashion, with eye on China’s Shein

France’s parliament on Thursday backed a string of measures making low-cost fast fashion, especially from Chinese mass producers, less attractive to buyers. The vote makes France the first country in the world “legislating to limit the excesses of ultra fast fashion”, said Christophe Bechu, minister for the ecological transition. Key measures include a ban on […]

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French sports minister put under investigation for defamation Sports

French sports minister put under investigation for defamation

PARIS (Reuters) – French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera, who is spearheading the organisation of the Paris summer Olympics, has been placed under investigation for defamation, a public prosecutor said on Thursday. The prosecutor, who is affiliated to the Cour de Justice de la Republique – a special tribunal for government officials – said the investigation […]

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Crieff set to host big-name celebrities as Dior chooses town for fashion show Fashion

Crieff set to host big-name celebrities as Dior chooses town for fashion show

Crieff is set to welcome a host of big-name celebrities after fashion house Christian Dior announced it is coming to Perthshire. The brand’s Cruise 2025 line will be unveiled at Drummond Castle Gardens, near Crieff, on Monday, June 3. It won’t be the first time the French fashion giant has come to Perthshire. It previously […]

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AFP News Director Says Kate Middleton Photo ‘Violated’ Guidelines Entertainment

AFP News Director Says Kate Middleton Photo ‘Violated’ Guidelines

Kate Middleton with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. Prince of Wales/Kensington Palace / MEGA Princess Kate Middleton‘s edited Mother’s Day photo has marred Kensington Palace’s credibility with one major international news outlet. During a recent appearance on BBC Radio 4’s Media Show, Phil Chetwynd, the global news director of Agence France-Presse (AFP), claimed […]

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