It’s so small wags joke that it can only hold a Tic Tac. But French brand Jacquemus’ teeny weeny bag, ‘Le Mini Chiquito’, is arguably the biggest thing at Paris fashion week. Never has something so tiny excited so much fashion passion – and hilarity – on social media. The
PARIS: A second person is in sustained remission from HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS, after ceasing treatment and is likely cured, researchers said yesterday in what was hailed as proof that the condition could one day be cured. Ten years after the first confirmed case of an HIV-infected person
KARACHI: Pakistan has stopped an Indian submarine from entering its waters, the navy said yesterday, as tensions continue to run high between the nuclear-armed foes. The development came days after a rare aerial dogfight between India and Pakistan over the disputed territory of Kashmir ignited fears of an all-out conflict,
MELBOURNE: Homes have gone up in flames and skies turned blood red as nearly 1,000 firefighters battle dozens of out-of-control blazes in southern Australia in the wake of the nation’s warmest summer on record. A days-long heatwave sent temperatures soaring towards 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) over the weekend,
JAKARTA: ndonesian authorities warned Monday that up to 100 people could still be trapped and feared dead inside a collapsed illegal gold mine despite a painstaking rescue effort that has so far plucked 19 people alive from the rubble, but also seen nine deaths. Search teams at the unlicensed mine
WASHINGTON: A tornado tore through the southern US state of Alabama on Sunday, killing 23 people, uprooting trees and causing “catastrophic” damage to buildings and roads, a local sheriff said. “Unfortunately our toll, as far as fatalities, does stand at 23 at the current time,” Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones
YouTube said it will disable user comments on a broad array of videos featuring children to thwart “predatory behaviour” after revelations about a glitch exploited for sharing of child pornography. The Google-owned video sharing service announced further steps to crack down on inappropriate comments a week after an investigation showing
Facebook’s feature allowing users to erase all their data is set to be released this year, many months after it was announced by the leading social network. David Wehner, Facebook’s chief financial officer, said in comments at a Morgan Stanley technology conference that the company is planning to roll out
The fast-growing, Chinese-owned video sharing network TikTok agreed to pay a US$5.7 million fine to US authorities to settle charges that it illegally collected personal information from children, officials said. The Federal Trade Commission said the penalty by the social network which had been known as Musical.ly was the largest
Vestel, Noa, Lesia… you have probably never heard of these smartphone brands but they are all taking part in the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the mobile industry’s biggest annual global event. While the glitzy stands of mobile giants like Samsung and Huawei hog the spotlight of the event’s vast