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Catwalk helps brighten Milan gloom
Designers exhibiting at Milan's fashion week are countering the economic doom and gloom with a series of colourful shows.
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Goodbye to D&G brand
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana made the surprise announcement yesterday that they would be closing their D&G line.
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Gucci's demands disrupt London Fashion Week
Gucci has been accused of throwing London Fashion Week into disarray by requesting models fly to Milan early for fittings.
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Milan Fashion Week: Gucci celebrates 90 years
Milan Fashion Week opened yesterday with a show of strength and sparkle from an international mega-brand steeped in history.
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NZ tuition fees among world highest
Tuition fees at New Zealand universities are among the highest in the world, according to a new report. New Zealand had the seventh-most expensive tuition fees for universities, with entrants paying more than $3600 a year.
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Italian tarantula's bite gives birth to a summer beat
A forgotten brand of homegrown folk music has turned Puglia into one of the most fashionable summer festival destinations in Europe.
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Cinque Terre, Italy
Part of the joy of this stretch of the Italian coast is that there is a train every 15 minutes in peak hours.
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Cinque Terre: Feast on Italy's finest, freshest fare
Adventurous appetites will be driven to ecstasy by the myriad delights of Italian markets, writes Peter Bills.
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Ducati on fast track to share market float
Ducati, one of the most famous names in motorbikes, may soon be up for sale
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Venice Biennale 2011
The major contemporary art exhibition impresses locals and travellers alike. Click through the gallery to see photos from the biennale and images of the magical city of Venice.
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Venice taxes visitors
Rising sea levels and more frequent winter storms are threatening the city of Venice. City officials are looking at ways of paying for its survival.
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Catherine Field: For Italy's young there's no place like home
Sixty per cent of Italians aged 18 to 34 still live with their parents, the highest percentage of young stay-at-homes anywhere in Europe.