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Body Fantasies launches new fragrances

London - Arab Today

Body Fantasies has announced the launch of four new fragrances to its perfume body spray collection. Cotton Candy contains notes of raspberry, cotton candy accord, strawberry sugar, whipped vanilla and caramel. Kissing In The Rain has notes of juicy orange, spring rain accord, water lily and sweet honeysuckle. Pink Sweet Pea Fantasy comprises floral notes of cyclamen and passion flower,Read more

Mohamed Rabii to Make Pro Debut on March 18

Rabat - Arab Today

Olympic medalist Mohamed Rabii will face Tanzanian boxer Mishak Moankinkao at the Mohammed V complex in Casablanca on March 18. Mohamed Rabii is starting a new chapter in his career. The boxer, who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, will compete in his first professional match on March 18 at the Complex MohammedRead more

Goldman Sachs joins Adelson exiting Raiders to Vegas deal

Los Angeles - AFP

Prominent investment bank Goldman Sachs followed casino magnate Sheldon Adelson in backing out of the deal to build a Las Vegas stadium to lure the NFL's Oakland Raiders. The setbacks, detailed by newspaper reports in California and Las Vegas, raise doubts if the NFL club will ever call the US gambling hotbed home despite filing a request to that endRead more

Pakistan Prime Minister vows 'forceful' anti-terror fight after bomber kills over 70

Islamabad - Arab Today

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told the parliament on Wednesday that his government will pursue anti-terror fight with more strength, days after a bomber killed over 70 people in the southwestern city of Quetta. Daesh and a breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban claimed the responsibility for the attack on Aug. 8 that also prompted high level security meetings toRead more

Scientists say hoped-for physics particle was just a blip

Chicago - AFP

Hopes for a new particle discovery that might have up-ended the standard model of physics were dashed on Friday, as scientists admitted that a "bump" in the data was actually just a "blip." A great deal of excitement was generated by the December 2015 announcement that a fluctuation in the data had been found independently by two groups of scientistsRead more

British economic challenges land in Hammond’s in-tray

London - AFP

Britain’s economy, under the stewardship of newly-appointed finance minister Philip Hammond, faces a number of crucial challenges following the nation’s shock vote to leave the European Union last month. Hammond was appointed on Wednesday by the country’s new Prime Minister Theresa May to take over from George Osborne, who previously warned of a post-Brexit recession. The incoming finance chief, formallyRead more

Paul Simon, 74, 'ready to give up music'

New York - AFP

More than half a century after he wrote "The Sound of Silence," American singer Paul Simon says he is ready to hang up his guitar and stop making music. "You're coming toward the end," he told The New York Times in an interview published Wednesday. "Showbiz doesn't hold any interest for me," said the 74-year-old. "None." The folk star turnedRead more

New Nestle CEO to lead health pivot

Zurich - AFP

Analysts on Tuesday praised Nestle's choice for its new chief executive, healthcare manager Ulf Mark Schneider, as the food giant took a further step in its bid to become a leader in nutrition. Schneider, 50, will take over on January 1, replacing outgoing chief Paul Bulcke who has been nominated to become the company's chairman. In tapping Schneider for theRead more

Fifth of British businesses may move operations abroad

London - AFP

One-fifth of British business leaders are considering moving operations abroad after the country's shock decision to leave the EU, according to a survey from a leading lobby group. The Institute of Directors (IoD), which polled more than a thousand of its members between Friday and Sunday, added one in four planned to freeze recruitment following the surprise referendum result. AlmostRead more

TV Academy blocks sale of Whitney Houston's Emmy

Los Angeles - AFP

Whitney Houston's estate is being sued by the organizers of television's Emmy Awards to block the sale of a trophy won by the late pop legend 30 years ago. The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences filed a lawsuit Thursday saying an auction would tarnish its reputation and claiming ownership of the statuettes, which it said were only loaned out.Read more