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Turkish film sweeps awards at NY festival
09/12/2011‘Bir Avuç Deniz’ won four awards in New York City International Film Festival. Turkish director Leyla Yılmaz’s film “Bir Avuç Deniz”…
Read MoreTurkey’s red feminists are back
09/12/2011Işıl Eğrikavuk ISTANBUL Although Turkey frequently makes the news for its lack of gender equality and cases of violence against women,…
Read More2 tons of elephant ivory seized in Hong Kong
09/12/2011HONG KONG — Hong Kong customs officers have seized a large shipment of African ivory hidden in a container that arrived by…
Read MoreVast ice island set to break off Greenland glacier
09/12/2011By Ian Johnston New photographs taken of a vast glacier in northern Greenland have revealed the astonishing rate of its breakup,…
Read MoreWorld environment programs may lose US aid
09/12/2011By Deborah Zabarenko Environment Correspondent WASHINGTON — What do flood prevention in Nepal, wildlife preservation in Namibia and reef fishing in Indonesia…
Read MorePatagonia launches green partnership program
09/12/2011VENTURA – Patagonia has launched a new partnership scheme with its customers to help reduce consumption levels. The outdoor apparel brand…
Read MoreOrganic cotton growth
09/12/2011LEEDS – Despite recent reports about how sales of organic cotton clothing have shrugged off the effects of the global recession…
Read MoreTour de Fashion: Borrow a Designer-Customized Bike During New York Fashion Week
09/12/2011by Jasmin Malik Chua Cab it to New York Fashion Week? How gauche. The only way to roll is on two…
Read MoreH&M No. 1 Buyer of Organic Cotton Worldwide in 2010
09/12/2011by Jasmin Malik Chua, 09/06/11 H&M was the No. 1 global purchaser of organic cotton in 2010, according to the Textile…
Read MoreKNO Clothing Makes Ending Homelessness a Fashion Statement
09/12/2011by Kirin Rinehart Donating clothes to the less fortunate is hardly a novel concept; many apparel labels have been making it…
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