James Lawson

Gold fever at Milan Fashion Week

MILAN (Reuters) - Fashion designers poured gold onto the Milan catwalks this week with collections rich in metallic finishes and designed to appeal to buyers who are keeping the luxury industry afloat in austere times.
 

Milan fashion cuts its cloth to fit recession

MILAN (Reuters) - Milan fashion houses hope emerging markets will allow the luxury industry to ride out any new recession.
 

Anger mounts in N.Ireland as burst pipes cut water supply

Anger was mounting in Northern Ireland among tens of thousands of people left without water supplies after a rapid thaw of pipes following freezing weather caused many to burst.
 

Anger mounts in N.Ireland as burst pipes cut water supplies

Anger was mounting in Northern Ireland on Thursday among tens of thousands of people left without water supplies after a rapid thaw of pipes following freezing weather caused many to burst.
 

Northern Ireland faces mounting water crisis

Northern Ireland faces health concerns as tens of thousands struggle without water supplies. Frustration and fears of disease mounted in Northern Ireland on Wednesday as 36,000 people were left without water, some for more than a week, after a deep freeze and a sudden thaw caused aging pipes to burst.
 

'Freedom Riders': The fight to end segregation

Stanley Nelson film 'Freedom Riders' recounts 1961 quest to end segregated bus travel in South. Filmmaker Stanley Nelson says his new documentary about the courageous activists who defiantly opposed the 1960s segregation of the South may help inspire a new generation of youth.
 

Dolce & Gabbana debut in the boxing ring

MILAN (Reuters Life!) - Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have hooked up with a boxing team in a first sponsorship deal as they look to pack more punch in the outdoor and lifestyle markets.
 

More minority teachers needed at theology schools

Minority teachers underrepresented at theology schools, group aims to reverse course. Minority teachers are underrepresented at theological schools and need more financial help and encouragement to become faculty, according to a prominent group of scholars dedicated to improving religious education.