DIGITAL CLONES OF REAL MODELS ARE REVOLUTIONIZING FASHION ADVERTISING

Sat 10 May 2025: Driven by advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and metaverse technologies, digital clones are transforming fast-fashion marketing. Always available, ageless and adaptable to any setting, these virtual figures enable brands to create immersive, cost-effective campaigns that resonate with today’s digital-first consumers.  Virtual influencers — digitally created personas used to provide entertainment, generate content and […]

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CHILD DAMAGES €50M ROTHKO PAINTING AT DUTCH MUSEUM

Sat 10 May 2025: A painting by American artist Mark Rothko, displayed at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, was damaged by a small child. The artwork, valued at approximately 50 million euros, was exhibited in a publicly accessible storage area. In a statement from the museum, it was explained that the painting “Grey, Orange on […]

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UKRAINE DECLARES READINESS TO ANNOUNCE 30-DAY CEASEFIRE WITH RUSSIA STARTING MONDAY

Sat 10 May 2025: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha on Saturday said that his country is ready to declare a 30-day ceasefire with Russia starting Monday. Sybiha said on Telegram that the step was coordinated at today’s meeting of the leaders of Germany, France, Poland, the UK, and Ukraine in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv. Following the conclusion of […]

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65,000 CHILDREN FACING DEATH FROM ISRAELI STARVATION POLICY: GAZA AUTHORITIES

Sat 10 May 2025: The Gaza government warned Friday that more than 65,000 children are at immediate risk from famine because of Israel’s siege and two-month blockade of essential supplies to the Gaza Strip as part of its genocidal campaign on the Palestinian enclave. “The Israeli occupation is engineering a famine that kills civilians and […]

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INDIA, PAKISTAN ANNOUNCE IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE FOLLOWING DAYS OF MILITARY TENSIONS

Sat 10 May 2025: India and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire after days of military escalation. US President Donald Trump posted on social media the two nations have agreed to a “full and immediate ceasefire”. Pakistan and India earlier targeted each other’s military sites as Islamabad launched “Operation Bunyan Marsoos” after three Pakistani airbases were […]

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THE VATICAN’S MESSY FINANCES: WILL POPE LEO XIV BE ABLE TO CLEAN UP?

Sat 10 May 2025: The late Pope Francis sought to battle corruption, but his successor faces the even harder task of balancing the books. In the days leading up to the papal conclave, which concluded on Thursday with the election of Robert Francis Prevost, 69, as Pope Leo XIV, the editor of Catholic Church specialist news outlet […]

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CANADIAN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HITS SIX-MONTH HIGH AMID US-IMPOSED TARIFFS

Sat 10 May 2025: Statistics Canada showed an unemployment rate of 6.9 percent, with most cuts in the manufacturing sector. Canada’s unemployment jumped to its highest level since November as United States President Donald Trump’s imposed tariffs affect the export-dependent economy. Statistics Canada showed a 0.2 percent increase for the month of April, bringing the country’s unemployment […]

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MEXICO IS SUING GOOGLE OVER ‘GULF OF AMERICA’ LABEL, SHEINBAUM SAYS

Sat 10 May 2025: Mexico has called on Google to not change the name of the Gulf of Mexico for US users, despite Trump’s executive order. Mexico has sued the technology company Google for adopting United States President Donald Trump’s labelling of the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America”. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the […]

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INDIA TELLS X TO BLOCK OVER 8,000 ACCOUNTS

Fri 09 May 2025: India has ordered X to block more than 8,000 accounts, the platform said, adding that it was reluctantly complying with what it described as government-imposed “censorship.” The move appears to be part of India’s sweeping crackdown targeting social media accounts of Pakistani politicians, celebrities and media organisations amid heightened tensions and […]

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LICENCE CARD PRINTING MACHINE BACK IN ACTION AFTER 3-MONTH DELAY

Fri 09 May 2025: The National Department of Transport has confirmed that the country’s sole driving licence card printing machine is back in operation after nearly three months of downtime. The machine, which broke down on 5 February 2025, caused a massive backlog of almost 750,000 outstanding cards across the country. National transport spokesperson Collen […]

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