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Balmain’s new collection stolen as delivery truck ‘hijacked’ in Paris, says label boss

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of garments from French label Balmain’s forthcoming collection were stolen when a delivery truck was “hijacked by a group of people,” according to the company’s artistic director, Olivier Rousteing. The alleged robbery took place early Saturday, less than two weeks before the brand was due to unveil its

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Afro-Cuban artist reimagines Renaissance art with Black people at the center

Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Consider Michelangelo’s famous “Creation of Adam,” Sandro Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” or Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.” When you think of Western art’s grand visual narratives of humanity’s inception — and all its triumphs, beauty, tragedies and meaning — they likely look very White. This is because, for centuries,

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Heatwaves, wildfires, air chaos and overcrowding. How this year’s summer vacations fell apart

By Rob Hodgetts, CNN (CNN) — From the litany of bad headlines surrounding the world of travel, you could be forgiven thinking it’s been the summer from hell for vacationers. Environmental disasters, aviation industry mishaps and strikes, dirty beaches, soaring temperatures, deluges, price hikes and overcrowding all seem to have conspired to ruin getaways for

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Nearly 50 global treasures could be about to get UNESCO’s World Heritage status. Here’s what’s on the list

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — A collection of tombs from Korea’s ancient Gaya confederacy, a Viking age ring fortress in Denmark, an ancient Thai town and a 2,000-year-old earthworks in Ohio are among the contenders for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List this year. Following much deliberation, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and

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