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Greek teams and Greek pairs put in impressive performances at the 2023 World Cheerleading Championships held in Orlando in the United States. 

After winning first place in the 2022 European Championships, the Senior Cheer Jazz team was ranked fifth in the world at the 2023 World Cheerleading Championships. 

Chinese cut-price fast-fashion giant Shein defended its business model, saying demand-based production accounted for its low prices and not forced or cheap labour.     

Founded in China in 2008, Shein has swiftly claimed a top place in the global fast-fashion marketplace, offering young social-media-savvy customers low-priced collections that turn over at a steady clip.    

Today they are burying four students and a security guard.
There is a serious problem in infringed values, human life is no longer the most important, the highest value, said sociologist Vladimir Vuleti on the occasion of the tragedies that occurred in Belgrade and Mladenovac.

British King Charles III was officially crowned after the Archbishop of Canterbury placed the crown of St. Edward on his head.

At the King's coronation, cannon salutes were fired from military bases across the country and from His Majesty's ships at sea.

As he prepared to place the crown on Charles' head, Justin Welby said:

The much-awaited Kakava festivities have begun in the northwestern province of Edirne, as visitors throng the region to soak in the exuberant atmosphere full of activities such as dancing around the Kakava bonfire marking the arrival of spring, listening to folktales and firewalking.

For those of us who spent our summers on Mykonos in the 1980s and 90s, the sight of the Principote club and restaurant on Panormos Beach is nothing short of shocking: a sprawling installation of sofas, cushions emblazoned with gold crowns and, at one point, even carpets on a gorgeous beach where once there was nothing, no loungers nor even umbrellas.

Multiple groups of U.S. lawmakers have sought reassurances this week about clothing giant Shein and other brands facing allegations their products use forced Chinese labor or material from regions where such conditions allegedly occur.

On May 2, a group of lawmakers sent letters to the CEOs of Adidas, Nike, Shein and Chinese shopping app Temu with questions about their supply chains.

The Cyprus Council of Ministers approved a decree during Tuesday's session, which imposes a zero VAT rate on the delivery of certain products until October 31.

These include bread, milk, eggs, baby food, baby diapers, feminine hygiene products, and adult diapers.

A-listers from the worlds of fashion, film, politics and sports celebrated the late king of couture, Karl Lagerfeld, at the annual Met Gala on May 1, bringing their top style game to New York, oozing glamour, and delivering serious baby news.

On May 1, as workers in many parts of the world enjoy a day off, Google's latest Doodle celebrates the history of Labor Day, also known as International Workers' Day.

The holiday originated in the late 19th century during the Industrial Revolution in the US and was established by the labor movement, which fought for the regulation of American work schedules and other worker rights.