Laurent Dordet, La Montre Hermès managing director, is challenging tradition with whimsical watchmaking

Jun 4, 2026 – 5.00am A man strolls into a watch boutique and beckons the sales assistant. “I’m looking for a white gold pocket watch,” the customer says. “Except the cover must be decorated with a full-colour image of a Tyrannosaurus rex made of hand-cut leather mosaic pieces. Oh, and the dinosaur’s eye should be…

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Bollywood divided over bid to cap punishing work hours – Life & Style

MUMBAI: Bollywood’s long-entrenched culture of gruelling work schedules is facing rare scrutiny, as top actors and filmmakers clash over calls to cap shooting days at eight hours. The debate gained momentum after leading actress Deepika Padukone reportedly exited a major project last year over a demand for shorter working hours following motherhood, thrusting the issue…

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International Aid Cuts Complicate Congo’s Ebola Epidemic

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Ebola epidemic  continues to grow in the provinces of Ituri and North Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with more than 900 suspected cases and 220 deaths so far. The World Health Organization (WHO) fears that the virus will keep continue to spread in DRC. “We are facing an extremely serious and difficult outbreak. It…

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