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Pharrell Williams in talks to be Louis Vuitton designer: reports

Hip-hop artist Pharrell Williams is in talks to take over as head of menswear for Louis Vuitton, media reports said on Tuesday. . Williams, who came to fame in the 1990s as part of hip-hop group The Neptunes, was not often mentioned in the rumours around the succession, but would fit perfectly with the label's recent moves to attract a younger streetwear-focused audience. 

Ukraine's allies scramble to keep ammo flowing

Ukraine's Western backers pledged at a meeting Tuesday to keep the huge amounts of ammunition and arms Kyiv needs flowing to the frontline, as Russia battled for the devastated city of Bakhmut. . Ukraine's Western supporters -- spearheaded by the United States -- have already supplied billions of dollars of arms to help Kyiv hold Moscow back. 

French study links Covid-19 to spike in depression among young

A major French mental health study has found a huge rise in the number of young people reporting depression, with the most likely cause seen as Covid-19 and restrictions to control the disease. . "The stress caused by the Covid-19 disease and the restrictions imposed to control it appear to be one of the main hypotheses to explain this rise," Public Health France said on its website. 

In Nigerian elections, women battle against the odds

When Tolulope Akande-Sadipe decided to run for a second term to represent her constituency in Nigeria's parliament, she knew her life could be in danger. . "Even among the very educated, patriarchy is very strong in Nigeria," said Akande-Sadipe.

Six arrested as climate activists block road near UK parliament

Climate activists blocked a road near the UK parliament on Tuesday with a Valentine's-themed protest, before being dragged away by members of the public, with police making six arrests.. Police said they arrested five activists for blocking the road and a sixth person for assaulting a protester.

UK's Camilla to wear Queen Mary's Crown at May coronation

British Queen Consort Camilla will wear Queen Mary's Crown at her and King Charles III's coronation in early May, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday.. King Charles will wear the St Edward's Crown for the coronation service in Westminster Abbey.

Battle for Ukraine's Bakhmut far from over: Wagner chief

The fight for Bakhmut, a city in eastern Ukraine and scene of the longest-running battle since Moscow's offensive, is far from over, the head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group said Tuesday.. Bakhmut has been at the centre of months of heavy fighting in Russia's nearly year-long offensive in Ukraine, with both sides suffering heavy losses.