Clothing
Facelift helps Morocco's Old City of Fez lure tourists
In recent times the imperial city of Fez has been overlooked by tourists in favour of Marrakesh, but now Morocco's "spiritual" capital is bustling with visitors due to major renovations and low-cost flights.
French Senate votes to ban headscarf on school trips
France's upper house of the parliament on May 16 adopted a bill that prohibits mothers from wearing headscarves while accompanying the students on school trips.
Aegean Costumes | Thessaloniki | To June 30
Diana Wardle presents a series of experimental reproductions of Aegean clothing worn in the Late Bronze Age, produced with the same kind of materials and traditional methods used during the period, at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki.
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Chinese fossil sheds light on mysterious Neanderthal kin
Nearly 40 years after it was found by a monk in a Chinese cave, a fossilized chunk of jawbone has been revealed as coming from a mysterious relative of the Neanderthals.
Glasses Which Will Return You to Real Life
Return to real life. Where communication between people shifts communication through technology. A space that creates memories in consciousness, not in social media. An American start-up company created digital detox goggles to bring people back to reality.
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Woman's body found on southern Athens beach
The Hellenic Coast Guard on Wednesday launched an investigation following the discovery of a woman's body on the Asteria beach in Glyfada, southern Athens.
The woman, who was found some 10 meters from the water, was about 1.60 meter tall and between 80 and 90 kilograms with black hair.
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Doulamas the Magnificent | Athens | To May 26
The exhibition "Doulamas the Magnificent: An Exceptional Overcoat," organized by the Nafplio-based Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation in cooperation with the Benaki Museum in Athens, focuses on the tailoring of this very special garment, whose history has been researched in depth by PFF president Ioanna Papantoniou, highlighting the materials, cuts and patterns and motifs that adorn it while rev
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5 Technological Advancements in Eyeglasses You Don’t Know About
Many people associate eyeglasses with cutting-edge technology. As we can see, smartphones get smarter, and cars go greener, eyewear seems comparatively the same. This notion is dead wrong because opticians and materials experts are pushing the boundaries of what eyeglasses can do.
General Directorate For Combating Organized Crime Stopped 15 Websites and a Factory For Counterfeit Products in Blagoevgrad
Officers of the Cyber Crime Department of the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime neutralized the activity of a factory producing counterfeit products bearing the marks of protected trademarks.
Jewellery maker Folli aiming for creditors deal 'within days,' says source
Greek jewellery maker Folli Follie is in talks with three bondholders hoping to firm up a restructuring plan "within days", a senior company source told Reuters on Friday.
The step is key for the company, which has debt of about 430 million euros due this year and in 2021, to avoid collapse.