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For once, women sizes 24 and up get to show their style.

Tired of not seeing bodies like theirs represented in media, 12 plus-size bloggers decided to create their own "22+ Style" lookbook.

Marcy Cruz

The lookbook is a response to mainstream plus-size campaigns that feature almost exclusively hourglass-shaped women on the lower end of the plus spectrum.

"Too often, women above a size 24 are not shown in the media... Читать дальше...

Washington has withdrawn its proposals, which were previously handed over to Moscow, on the settlement in eastern Aleppo. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the Americans are currently working on an alternative plan to solve the situation in the city.

Excavators were trying to remove debris from shop houses and other buildings where people were believed buried,.

Commodities trader forced to write down value of port and rail assets

There are significant problems in the humanitarian activities of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), as they are politicized, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

Limits on repatriation of earnings have broad implications

For the year 2017 the federal government has proposed a budget of N7,281,361,611,853 which represents an increase of 19.95%.

India is trying to play catch up with China and Pakistan in 24X7 armoured warfare. Only half of India’s tanks are configured for night warfare as against Pakistan’s 80 per cent and China’s 100 per cent.

Although it was not mentioned in a video detailing his priorities as president, Donald Trump remains eager to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. So says Vice President-elect Mike Pence, who spent the weekend assuring Trump supporters that the…

The unselfconscious persistence of this male fantasy doesn't seem offensive so much as simply behind the times.

Owen stopped talking when he was three, but says memorising Disney films helped him speak again.

The management of a high school in Stellenbosch where school girl bullies viciously assaulted weaker classmates has admitted it has a discipline problem.

The email contains official WA Police branding, and demands a $260 traffic infringement fine be paid by a specified due date.

Buhari plans to break the loan into 3 tranches so that it could be utilised in stages, so the economy can absorb the fund and yield results.

NEW ORLEANS — Early testimony in the trial of the man who fatally shot retired New Orleans Saints star Will Smith sometimes dealt more with the emotional effects of Smith’s slaying than with facts.

The gap has given enough time to the squad to reflect on what has been done in the last Tests and what can be done to clinch a series win.

In the face of scarcity, civil servants in Anambra state, south-eastern Nigeria will get free rice at Christmas from Governor Willie Obiano.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Investigators honed in on a refrigerator and other electrical appliances as possible causes of the fire at a warehouse in Oakland that killed 36 people, as crews were set to finish their search for bodies.

The history of robotics is littered with inspiration from animals. Called biomimicry, it has often been used by scientists to solve complex structural and design problems. In a new related development, researchers from University of California, Berkeley, designed a small robot, which has “the highest robotic vertical jumping agility ever recorded.” Known as Salto (short for saltatorial locomotion on terrain obstacles), the robot is 10.2 inches tall when fully extended and can jump up to 1 meter (almost 3.3 feet)... Читать дальше...

First time since the Blitz

Virgin Australia flight VA1465, a Boeing 737-800, veered off the right side of runway 29 whilst landing at Darwin International Airport, Australia, due to strong winds. The ATSB is investigating.

FITCHBURG, Mass. — A Massachusetts man falsely portrayed by a newspaper as a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing will stand trial on a sex assault charge.

(AP) — Investigators honed in on a refrigerator and other electrical appliances as possible causes of the fire at a warehouse in Oakland that killed 36 people, as crews were set to finish their search for bodies. A refrigerator was a potential source of the fire, but it was too soon to say for sure, said Jill Snyder, special agent in charge of the San Francisco office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Tearful family members visited the scene Tuesday and exchanged hugs... Читать дальше...

BERLIN — German industrial production rose more weakly than expected in October following a significant decline the previous month.