By Agence France-Presse From the podium to athletes’ wardrobes, French luxury goods giant LVMH is planning to put high-end Gallic chic at the heart of the Paris Olympics, underlining how sport has become a promotional platform for even the most exclusive brands. Parisian luxury jewelry house Chaumet, one of LVMH’s lesser-known properties, was thrust into […]
By Agence France-Presse A new musical production based on Anne Frank’s diary has hit the stage in The Netherlands, with the producer and star convinced the story needs telling now more than ever. “Je Anne” (“Yours, Anne”) sticks faithfully to the account of the Jewish teenager whose story of hiding from the Nazis in war-time […]
By Agence France-Presse Bitcoin spiked above $50,000 Tuesday for the first time in more than two years as investors grow optimistic that US approval of broader trading in the unit will ramp up demand. The cryptocurrency has enjoyed a strong run in recent months, fuelled by expectations US lawmakers would allow the creation of exchange-traded […]