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APPHOTOS: Moscow hosts a fashion forum with designers from Brazil, China, India and South Africa
MOSCOW (鶹ýapp) — An international fashion forum in Moscow has brought together designers from Brazil, China, India, South Africa and other countries, an event that underlined Russia’s shift away from the West amid the fighting in Ukraine.
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France’s president visits Notre Dame a year before the fire-damaged cathedral’s planned reopening
French President Emmanuel Macron has visited the Notre Dame Cathedral to mark the one-year countdown to its reopening.
APWeek in Pictures: Europe and Africa
Dec. 1–7, 2023
A military cadet applies lipstick before a National Day parade in Bucharest, Romania.
A ram travels in a rickshaw before a ram fighting competition in Lagos, Nigeria, and rainfall destroys a road in Gamba, Kenya.
A military cadet applies lipstick before a National Day parade in Bucharest, Romania.
A ram travels in a rickshaw before a ram fighting competition in Lagos, Nigeria, and rainfall destroys a road in Gamba, Kenya.
What is Bodhi Day? And when do Buddhists celebrate it?
Bodhi Day is a Buddhist holiday that commemorates the day Siddhartha Gautama attained awakening or enlightenment and became the Buddha 2,600 years ago.
The Census Bureau wants to change how it asks about disabilities. Some advocates don’t like it
The U.S. Census Bureau wants to change how it asks people about disabilities, and some advocates don’t like where things are heading.
Free toy store in Nashville gives families the dignity of choice while shopping for holiday gifts
Country music star Brad Paisley and his wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, helped create a free grocery in Nashville to offer dignity to low-income people when shopping for food.
Chronic fatigue syndrome is not rare, says new CDC survey. It affects 3.3 million U.S. adults
Health officials are releasing the first nationally representative estimate of how many U.S. adults have chronic fatigue syndrome: 3.3 million.
Levi’s CEO Chip Bergh to step down in January, handing over leadership to former CEO of Kohl’s
Levi Strauss & Co. says that its CEO will step down in January and hand over the reins of the jeans maker to his appointed successor.
Two babies infected with dangerous bacteria sometimes found in powdered infant formula
A Kentucky child is dead and a Missouri infant has brain damage from the same kind of bacteria that sparked powdered formula recalls and shortages last year.
Autism is front and center in the pioneering new musical ‘How to Dance in Ohio’ on Broadway
The stage musical “How to Dance in Ohio” opens on Broadway on Sunday, celebrating those on the autism spectrum and opening a window about autism’s highs and lows for the neurotypical.
Families had long dialogue after Pittsburgh synagogue attack. Now they’ve unveiled a memorial design
Preliminary designs are being released for an outdoor memorial to the 11 victims of the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue attack.
A milestone for Notre Dame: 1 year until cathedral reopens to public after devastating fire
When Notre Dame went up in flames in 2019, people who worked in the cathedral felt orphaned. With the reopening of the world-famous Paris landmark drawing closer by the day, they’re now beginning to picture their return to the place they call home.
How Norman Lear changed television — and with it American life — in the 1970s
Norman Lear, who died this week at age 101, changed American life with the candor and comedy of his creations.
From SZA to the Stone of Scone, the words that help tell the story of 2023 were often mispronounced
Some of the words tied to this year’s hottest topics were also among the most mangled when it came to saying them aloud.
Jill Biden and military kids sort toys the White House donated to the Marine Corps Reserve program
Jill Biden and military kids are sorting toys donated by the White House to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program.
Month by month, these are the pop culture moments that defined 2023
In theaters, “Barbenheimer” ruled. Beyoncé launched a huge tour and scored with her concert film and 2023 overall proved to be Taylor Swift-centric.
‘Know My Name’ author Chanel Miller has written a children’s book, ‘Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All’
Chanel Miller’s next book after her prize-winning memoir “Know My Name” will help fulfill a longtime dream to write and illustrate children’s stories.
When there’s lots of holiday spirit but not much space, how to deck the (small) halls
Tis the season to decorate for the holidays. But if you’re in a small apartment, there are limits to what you can do.
Hanukkah message of light in darkness feels uniquely relevant to US Jews amid war and antisemitism
Preparing for Hanukkah feels uniquely somber yet defiant this year for the Jewish communities in and around Miami Beach.
Edmunds recommends the best all-wheel-drive SUV alternatives
All-wheel drive is great. Winter is just around the corner, and having some extra grip is something even warm-climate car buyers can get behind.
When is St. Nicholas Day? And how did this Christian saint inspire the Santa Claus legend?
The white-bearded Christian saint whose acts of generosity inspired America’s secular Santa Claus figure is known worldwide. But Saint Nicholas’ origin story is not.