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By Marcela Ayres and Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -A young Brazilian fan of U.S. singer Taylor Swift died in Rio de Janeiro on Friday night after falling ill inside the superstar’s sweltering concert venue, leading the government to order drinking water is provided and made easily accessible at shows. Ana Clara Benevides, 23, became unwell at the Nilton Santos stadium, event organizer T4F wrote on Instagram. It […]

Arab World’s Oud Fragrance Wafts Into Western Perfume Industry  Known as agarwood in English, oud is a key element in traditional Arab culture and religion and is used in incense and perfumes—and now it is gaining popularity as a novel note for perfumes in Western countries too  By Omnia Al Desoukie/The Media Line Manal Muffin always wanted to create a product that would represent her and be liked by others, […]

By Marcela Ayres and Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -A young Brazilian fan of U.S. singer Taylor Swift died in Rio de Janeiro on Friday night after falling ill inside the superstar’s sweltering concert venue, leading the government to order drinking water is provided and made easily accessible at shows. Ana Clara Benevides, 23, became unwell at the Nilton Santos stadium, event organizer T4F wrote on Instagram. It […]

By Marcela Ayres and Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -A young Brazilian fan of U.S. singer Taylor Swift died in Rio de Janeiro on Friday night after falling ill inside the superstar’s sweltering concert venue, leading the government to order drinking water is provided and made easily accessible at shows. Ana Clara Benevides, 23, became unwell at the Nilton Santos stadium, event organizer T4F wrote on Instagram. It […]

(Reuters) -Manuel Feller led Austria to a sweep of the World Cup slalom podium for the first time since 2001 on Saturday after setting a blistering pace on his opening run in front of a delighted home crowd at Gurgl. The 31-year-old Feller was nearly a second faster than the field on his first run before winning the race 0.23 ahead of Marco Schwarz for his third World Cup slalom […]

(Reuters) -Manuel Feller led Austria to a sweep of the World Cup slalom podium for the first time since 2001 on Saturday after setting a blistering pace on his opening run in front of a delighted home crowd at Gurgl. The 31-year-old Feller was nearly a second faster than the field on his first run before winning the race 0.23 ahead of Marco Schwarz for his third World Cup slalom […]

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and James Mackenzie KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli air strikes on residential blocks in south Gaza killed at least 47 Palestinians on Saturday, medics said, after Israel again warned civilians to relocate as it girds for an onslaught against Hamas in the enclave’s south after subduing the north. The head of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said on Saturday it had received “horrifying” images and footage […]

(Reuters) -Manuel Feller led Austria to a sweep of the World Cup slalom podium for the first time since 2001 on Saturday after setting a blistering pace on his opening run in front of a delighted home crowd at Gurgl. The 31-year-old Feller was nearly a second faster than the field on his first run before winning the race 0.23 ahead of Marco Schwarz. Michael Matt completed the Austrian hat […]

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and James Mackenzie KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli air strikes on residential blocks in south Gaza killed at least 32 Palestinians on Saturday, medics said, after Israel again warned civilians to relocate as it girds for an assault on Hamas in the enclave’s south after subduing the north. Such an offensive could compel hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who fled south from the Israeli storming of Gaza […]