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Skirts take star billing as Prada eschews trousers and dresses in Milan

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-22T16:26:38+00:00

Combination of Miuccia Prada with Belgian designer Raf Simons once again spins gold for fashion houseMiuccia Prada’s style formula is simple: begin with a great skirt. Her personal uniform is a knee-length skirt, A-line or pleated, most often with a plain sweater and kitten heels. The Prada collection that opened Milan fashion week made a compelling case for her favourite outfit, with a skirt the star of every one of the 63 looks – no dresses, no trousers. It won the room over, so expect to see the personality skirt on a high street near you soon.For the past six years, Miuccia Prada has share

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Skirts given star billing as Prada swerves trousers and dresses in Milan

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-22T16:26:38+00:00

Combination of Miuccia Prada with Belgian designer Raf Simons once again spins gold for fashion houseMiuccia Prada’s style formula is simple: begin with a great skirt. Her personal uniform is a knee-length skirt, A-line or pleated, most often with a plain sweater and kitten heels.The Prada collection that opened Milan fashion week made a compelling case for her favourite outfit, with a skirt the star of every one of the 63 looks – no dresses, no trousers. It won the room over, so expect to see the personality skirt on a high street near you soon. Continue reading...

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Gourmet Popcornica wins businessline’s Changemaker Financial Transformation award

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-22T16:26:12+00:00

Gourmet Popcornica’s innovative approach to transforming the popcorn supply chain not only boosts local farmers’ incomes but also significantly reduces India’s reliance on imported maize, establishing the company as a leader in the nation’s agricultural landscape.

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Jane told police intimate photos of her were online. They told her to go to the tech companies

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-22T16:22:25+00:00

Exclusive: Social platforms and police are failing women abused online, report finds, with many saying complaints are not taken seriouslyWhen Jane* learned that intimate photos of her had been posted on a website without her consent, she expected the police would help her. Instead, she was warned that researching where her photos had been shared might put her at risk of breaking the law.After she was handed a leaflet on internet safety and told to go to tech companies for help, but to expect little from them, the case was closed. Continue reading...

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Charlotte Church accuses Ed Sheeran of ‘choosing capitalism over doing the right thing’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-22T16:20:31+00:00

Church, a prominent supporter of Palestinian causes, criticises Sheeran over removal of Macklemore from US tourCharlotte Church has accused Ed Sheeran of choosing “consumerism and capitalism over doing the right thing” over the removal of his friend and support act Macklemore from his US tour.Sheeran’s tour was thrown into crisis after Macklemore made “free Palestine” declarations on stage. After a significant backlash, including pressure from the owners of stadiums hosting scheduled shows, the rapper was removed from the tour. Shortly afterwards, Sheeran’s other support acts quit in solidarit

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US to build new military bases in Greenland as deal seeks to end tensions between Nato allies - Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-22T16:18:42+00:00

Agreement signed at the UN general assembly in New YorkNordic correspondent Emotions among Greenlanders are a mixture of hope, scepticism and fear ahead of the signing of a new much vaunted deal on Arctic security between the US, Greenland and Denmark.“There have been many different reactions in Greenland because they are talking about a deal but no one can see the deal, we don’t know what it is all about, and what’s in it for us or what’s in it. Also, because we have been terrorised as a people for the last 1.5 years by the American president, so many people feel no trust at all.” Continue re

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Jim Ratcliffe halts production at Hull chemical plants over ‘ridiculous’ gas prices

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-22T16:18:13+00:00

Billionaire owner of Ineos says company ‘cannot compete’ with global market despite efficiency of Humberside sitesBillionaire industrialist Sir Jim Ratcliffe is pausing production at three chemical plants in Hull, blaming the UK’s “ridiculously high” gas prices.Ratcliffe’s chemicals conglomerate, Ineos, said on Tuesday it would “mothball” three chemical plants because the cost made it difficult to compete in the global market. Continue reading...

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Посредничество по Украине, решения по Ирану и Гренландии: что сказал Трамп в ООН

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-09-22T16:15:43+00:00

Президент США Дональд Трамп 23 сентября выступил на 81-й сессии Генассамблеи ООН в Нью-Йорке. В ходе своей речи американский лидер затронул войну с Ираном, соглашение с Данией и Гренландией, а также подчеркнул, что добьется мирного урегулирования конфликта между Россией и Украиной. «Ведомости» собрали главное из заявлений главы Белого дома.

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bl Changemaker 2026: ARMAAN wins Digital Transformation award

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-22T16:11:09+00:00

Started by Dr. Arpana Hegde, ARMAAN has built its Integrated High-Risk Pregnancy Tracking Management (IHRPTM) programme that works with health workers and doctors to identify and manage high-risk conditions among pregnant women

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Как «Яблоко» выступило на выборах в Госдуму

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-09-22T16:06:56+00:00

Кандидаты «Яблока», федеральный список которого был снят Верховным судом по иску «Родины», в одномандатных округах получили в среднем 5,74%. Всего на этих думских выборах от партии участвовало 99 одномандатников в 43 регионах. Всего в топ-3 представители объединения попали 12 раз, подсчитали «Ведомости».

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Міста залишили без грошей перед зимою: АМУ вимагає від уряду виконувати бюджет

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-22T16:06:00+00:00

За словами радниці голови Асоціації міст України Оксани Продан, уряд не може самостійно вирішувати, здійснювати чи не здійснювати передбачені бюджетом виплати без відповідного рішення Верховної Ради.

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Міста залишили без грошей перед зимою: АМУ вимагає від уряду виконувати бюджет

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-22T16:06:00+00:00

За словами радниці голови Асоціації міст України Оксани Продан, уряд не може самостійно вирішувати, здійснювати чи не здійснювати передбачені бюджетом виплати без відповідного рішення Верховної Ради.

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Mindgrove targets year-end launch for secure IoT chip, Vision SoC next year

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-22T15:57:45+00:00

“The design for the Vision SoC is moving in the background, with the goal of prototyping it by the end of the year. We’ll trial it with our customers sometime next year, and launch it by the end of next year,” co-founder and CEO, Shashwath TR said.

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Надлишкова сіль Куяльника може забезпечити Україну харчовою сіллю

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-22T15:50:00+00:00

Фото УНІАН, Віталій ТараненкоНавесні 2022 року після окупації Соледара на Донеччині Україна втратила "Артемсіль", найбільше соледобувне підприємство країни, з часткою ринку близько 90% і потужністю понад...

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Editorial. Kharif concerns

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-22T15:49:18+00:00

Poor rain and acreage may impact rice, water availability

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UNGA 2026: Can the UN stop wars?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-22T15:49:12+00:00

Al Jazeera asked people in Bangladesh, Gaza and Nigeria what they think of the UN’s role in resolving conflicts.

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Dr RV Ramani: Transforming eye care through Sankara Eye Foundation

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-22T15:43:41+00:00

Accepting the award, Ramani said the organisation began 50 years ago with a single goal that was “to create a world-class eye care with a social impact”

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Will Pakistan fight for Saudi Arabia?

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-22T15:39:34+00:00

Houthi missiles are hitting deep inside Saudi Arabia, forcing Islamabad to confront its new collective-security pledge

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Медицинский сервис «Здоровье.ру» привлек нового инвестора

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-09-22T15:33:47+00:00

Медицинский сервис «Здоровье.ру» привлек инвестиции от основателя инвестиционной компании Continuum и бывшего владельца агрохолдингов «Промагро» и «Русский лен» Константина Клюки. Это следует из сообщения сторон. Размер вложений с его стороны, а также другие детали сделки не раскрываются. Но, по данным «СПАРК-Интерфакс» на 18 сентября, связанному с Клюкой АО «Зевс холдинг» принадлежало 45,23%  разработчика платформы – ООО «Здоровье города». Таким образом, предприниматель стал крупнейшим владельцем компании.  

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Платформа «Здоровье.ру» привлекла нового инвестора

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-09-22T15:33:47+00:00

Платформа «Здоровье.ру» привлекла инвестиции от основателя инвестиционной компании Continuum и бывшего владельца агрохолдингов «Промагро» и «Русский лен» Константина Клюки. Это следует из сообщения сторон. Размер вложений с его стороны, а также другие детали сделки не раскрываются. Но, по данным «СПАРК-Интерфакса» на 18 сентября, связанному с Клюкой АО «Зевс холдинг» принадлежало 45,23% разработчика платформы – ООО «Здоровье города». Таким образом, предприниматель стал крупнейшим владельцем компании.

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