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• Rare Kashmir sapphire glitters in Geneva auctio

  May 7, 2021 - Business

  The largest Kashmir sapphire ever auctioned and a royal

• Billie Eilish and Timothee Chalamet among young Met Gala co-chairs

  May 4, 2021 - Fashion

  New York's star-studded Met Gala will focus on youth

• Eagle-eyed appraisers sift Chinese second-hand luxury market for fakes

  May 3, 2021 - Fashion

  It's the world's biggest market for luxury goods -- and their counterfeits

• China summons internet firms to warn over unfair competition

  Apr. 29, 2021 - Business

  Beijing - Financial regulators in China summoned 13 internet companies on Thursday to call for changes to their fintech operations, the central bank said in a

• Fashion designer Alber Elbaz buried in Israel

  Apr. 28, 2021 - People

  Alber Elbaz, the renowned fashion designer credited with giving classic tailoring a more playful edge, was buried in Israel on Wednesday following his

• Hollywood goes for glamour over comfort for 2021 Oscars

  Apr. 26, 2021 - Fashion

  For the past year, Hollywood's brightest stars

• Yemeni model detained as 'moral campaign' crackdown continues

  Apr. 26, 2021 - People

  Entisar al-Hammadi was just starting a career in modelling

• Dior to launch inter-season collection in Athens

  Apr. 23, 2021 - Fashion

  French fashion house Dior will hold a runway show

• Following record Alibaba fine, China is not letting up on big tech

  Apr. 14, 2021 - Business

  A record fine, public penitence from a tech giant

• Sales surge at LVMH in bumper first quarter

  Apr. 13, 2021 - Business

  he world's top luxury goods group LVMH bounced back from the coronavirus pandemic to rake in higher sales in January-March than in the first quarter of 2019, the French company said in partial results published Tuesday.