Sarah Jessica Parker

In fashionable Paris, newly opened Shein is already 'out'

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Fashion

Newly opened Shein garners criticism in Paris despite fanfare

India's mango farmers race to adapt to changing markets, and a changing climate

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Environment

India’s mango farmers race to adapt to changing markets and a changing climate

Italian wool is going out of fashion

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Italian wool is starting to go out of fashion

Inside China’s plan to create a new super-metropolis

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Economics

The origin story of the human species is still being written

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Out of Eden Walk

Out of Eden Walk: The origin story of the human species is still being written

The implications of a sperm donor carrying a rare cancer-causing gene

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Health

Hundreds of people across dozens of countries worked on this single red dress

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Arts, Culture & Media

Hundreds of people across dozens of countries worked on this single dress

Ireland considers permanent income for artists

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Ireland hopes to make a program giving artists a stable income permanent

Latin America's open arms approach to migration — and why it's slipping

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Migration

Latin America tried welcoming migrants. Now that model is under pressure.

Artisanal sign painters enjoy Renaissance in France

Lifestyle

Artisans in Paris revive the old art of handpainted signs

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