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Model-actress Marine Vacth a Cannes rising star

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:04:11 -0400

CANNES, France - Cannes has been the birthplace of many a star, and the latest candidate to shine is Marine Vacth, who plays a teenager confronting the complexities of adolescent sexuality in Francois Ozon's "Jeune et Jolie" ("Young and Beautiful.")

Patriarch of fashion brand Missoni dies in Italy

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:03:31 -0400

MILAN - Ottavio Missoni, the patriarch of the iconic fashion brand of zigzag-patterned knitwear that helped launch Italian ready-to-wear and turn Milan into a fashion mecca, died Thursday just months after his eldest son disappeared without a trace. He was 92.

Argentina tells SEC it wants proof in bribery case

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:44:16 -0400

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentina wants the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to name names and provide proof that Ralph Lauren Corp. bribed customs officials for years to allow its products into the South American country.