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Fortune: Luxury at any (low) price

On an overcast English morning, two women from middle England are out shopping. They duck first into the Gucci boutique, fingering discounted handbags and rifling through racks of last season's fashion lineup. Dolce & Gabbana is next, followed by Armani.

Artist Jeanne-Claude, co-creator of 'The Gates,' dead at 74

Artist Jeanne-Claude, co-creator of the 2005 Central Park art installation "The Gates," died Wednesday from complications of a ruptured brain aneurysm, according to the Web site Jeanne-Claude shared with her husband, the artist Christo.

People.com: Mariah & Nick's Eiffel Tower Photo Op

• Mariah Carey may be in Paris to promote her new album, but the diva didn't neglect her husband Nick Cannon. Before an intimate late-night supper at brasserie Le Boeuf sur le Toit, the duo drove across the city, stopping their limo on the Champ de Mars long enough to snap pictures of themselves outside the Eiffel Tower.

People.com: Katy Perry Bares Her Undies for Russell Brand

The singer's knickers at the MTV Europe Music Awards reflect her boyfriend's favorite soccer team

France's Chirac publishes memoirs as court case looms

Former French President Jacques Chirac is ready to face trial for corruption, he told a leading French radio station Thursday.

Anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss remembered

Anyone who has taken an anthropology course has probably heard of Claude Levi-Strauss, who died recently at age 100.

Support wanes for Blair EU presidency

Tony Blair's chances of becoming the European Union's first full-time president were in serious trouble late on Thursday as a Brussels summit opened with a chorus of criticism from his own supposed center-left allies.

French court convicts Church of Scientology of fraud

A French court's verdict against the Church of Scientology amounts to a "modern Inquisition" and threatens freedom of religion in France, a senior Scientologist said Tuesday.

Historic Paris wine cellar to auction bottles

One of the most extensive wine cellars in the world is about to sell off thousands of items from its prized collection -- allowing buyers to own a piece of bottled history.

Brussels: One of Europe's great secrets

Six hundred years ago, Brussels was just a nice place to stop and buy a waffle on the way to France. Today, it's a city of 1.8 million, the capital of Belgium, the headquarters of NATO and the political center of the European Union. It may be easy to skip as you zip from Amsterdam to Paris by train, but its rich brew of food and culture pleasantly surprises those who stop. Its magnificent grand square, rightly named La Grand Place, alone makes a visit worthwhile.

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