#This month’s Paris Fashion Week goes totally digital

#This month’s Paris Fashion Week goes totally digital

“#This month’s Paris Fashion Week goes totally digital” PARIS — Ending the confusion over the fate of Paris Fashion Week, French fashion’s regulatory body has said that this month’s Paris men’s and haute couture shows will be strictly audience-free over coronavirus fears. The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode has told luxury…

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#Ivry Gitlis, a violinist who spanned genres, dies at 98

#Ivry Gitlis, a violinist who spanned genres, dies at 98

“#Ivry Gitlis, a violinist who spanned genres, dies at 98” PARIS — Ivry Gitlis, an acclaimed violinist who played with famed conductors, rock stars and jazz bands around the world and worked to make classical music accessible to the masses, has died in Paris at 98. France’s culture minister announced his death Thursday, hailing him…

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#France, China developing biologically engineered supersoldiers

#France, China developing biologically engineered supersoldiers

“#France, China developing biologically engineered supersoldiers” Just two weeks after it was announced China was developing biologically enhanced super soldiers, France has joined the fray in creating terminator troops that can be “bred to kill” according to a new report. Last week, France gave the go-ahead for augmented soldiers, and some fear the super troopers could…

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#France’s Macron blames his COVID-19 on negligence, bad luck

#France’s Macron blames his COVID-19 on negligence, bad luck

“#France’s Macron blames his COVID-19 on negligence, bad luck” PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday blamed his COVID-19 on a combination of negligence and bad luck, urging his compatriots to stay safe as critics called out slip-ups in his behavior to prevent infection, from a close-quarters handshake to repeated big-group meals over the…

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# Vinnik’s attorney appeals against 5-year prison sentence

# Vinnik’s attorney appeals against 5-year prison sentence

“# Vinnik’s attorney appeals against 5-year prison sentence ” The defense team of Alexander Vinnik, an alleged Bitcoin launderer who was sentenced to a five-year prison term, disagrees with the court’s decision. According to a Dec. 18 report by Russian news agency Kommersant, Vinnik’s attorney Frederic Belot has appealed the French court’s judgement, arguing that the…

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