Is the expansion of the universe slowing down?

The Tycho supernova remnant NASA/CXC/RIKEN & GSFC/T. Sato et al; DSS It’s widely been thought that our universe is expanding at an ever-accelerating rate. But could we have that wrong? That is what a group of scientists from South Korea has claimed in a new paper, but other scientists have cited major concerns with the…

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Shein store opening in Paris draws protesters and bargain hunters

By Reuters Published November 5, 2025 Protesters bearing “Shame on Shein” placards gathered outside a Paris department store on Wednesday, hours before the opening of the online fast-fashion retailer’s first ever permanent shop amid fierce criticism of its low-cost business model. Members of the Association Mouv’Enfants hold placards which read “Shame on BHV!”, “Shame on…

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Super-stylist Clare Byrne is new fashion director of i-D

Published November 5, 2025 Karlie Kloss’s Bedford Media said Wednesday that its i-D Magazine has named stylist Clare Byrne its global fashion director, effective immediately.  i-D’s Clare Byrne Reporting to editor-in-chief and chief brand officer Thom Bettridge, she takes on a role previously held by Carlos Nazario, Alastair McKimm, Julia Sarr-Jamois and Edward Enninful (who…

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Showroomprivé to lay off 11% of staff and invest in AI

Translated by Nicola Mira Published November 5, 2025 On Tuesday, French online event sales group Showroomprivé, which employs some 1,100 people, announced a “reorganisation project” that could lead to “up to 121 job cuts” in 2026, equivalent to 11% of the workforce. Showroomprivé The job cuts, motivated by “business reasons,” are scheduled for “the second…

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MBFWMadrid shifts its next edition to March and will unveil a new format: more urban catwalk shows and greater international ambition

By Europa Press Published November 5, 2025 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid, organised by Ifema Madrid with the support of Madrid City Council, will run from March 18 to 21, 2026 (its winter edition has traditionally taken place in February), in a new edition introducing “a renewed structure” aimed at “finding its place on the international calendar.”…

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Olivier Rousteing leaves Balmain after 14-year tenure at house

Published November 5, 2025 Creative Director Olivier Rousteing has left Balmain, the Paris-based house announced Tuesday, bringing an end to the French deisgner’s 14-year-tenure at the house. Rousteing took up his position as Creative Director of the fashion house in April 2011 and staged a series of critically acclaimed collections and shows years, where “his vision…

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