“Plainsong” was the name Takahiro Miyashita gave this spring collection for The Soloist, which he intended as a smartened-up rebellion against the slobishness of fashion today. “These days, it seems that clothes are worn carelessly by many people,” he wrote …
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature What a surprising, stunning final day of gymnastics! The moral of the story here: Take nothing for granted. No one was surprised to see the USA …
By Amanda Cooper and Vidya Ranganathan LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Global stocks retreated on Tuesday, surrendering earlier gains, as the uncertainty generated by the previous day’s aggressive selloff weighed on investor sentiment, even though central bank officials said all the right things …
Koki Abe and his team were pleased to be on the list of nominees for this year’s LVMH Prize, but it was easy to detect a hint of disappointment that they didn’t make the final shortlist. “[The judges] were impressed …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said on Tuesday he expects word soon that India is becoming more engaged with Ukraine, responding to a question at a Senate hearing over Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Moscow visit …
If it was the last time Lee Kiefer took the competitive piste, it’s hard to imagine a better way to go out. The 30-year-old medical student from Lexington, Kentucky, wrote herself into fencing history on Sunday night, roaring to a …
Not long after Caeleb Dressel touched the wall on Saturday night to clinch USA’s first gold of the Paris Olympics, his teammate Hunter Armstrong broke down in tears while receiving his medal at the top of the podium. Dressel could …
By Sinéad Carew and Naomi Rovnick NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar fell sharply against the yen for the second straight day, raising questions as to whether Japan was intervening, while a global equities index rose on Friday as investors turned …
This world record was five years in the making for Regan Smith. What an up-and-down journey it’s been. Bouncing back from a close-but-no-Olympics call in her first race, Smith set a world record in the women’s 100m backstroke at the …
By Leika Kihara and Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan may take monetary policy action if yen falls affect prices significantly, governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday, offering the strongest hint to date the currency’s relentless declines could …
