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☆ I've only used drugstore makeup for years, but there are 3 high-end products I swear are worth splurging on
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Jill Robbins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I'm usually frugal, but some Tom Ford, Westman Atelier, and La Mer products are worth the splurge. I've also added a high-end concealer and mascara to my makeup bag and don't regret it at all. Westman Atelier Eye Love You volumizing mascara gives me volume without the clumpingThis Westman Atelier Eye Love You volumizing mascara doesn't clump or flake on me. I think these Westman Atelier and La Mer products are worth the splurge. Jill RobbinsThe Westman Atelier mascara is awesome for both volume and length.

Persons: Tom Ford, TikTok, I've, mascara, —, Tom Ford Traceless, Jill Robbins, you've, I'm Organizations: Service, Amazon, Nordstrom, mascara Locations: Mer, La Mer

☆ Climate Change and ‘Last-chance Tourism’
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Desiree Ibekwe | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A lot of climate discussion revolves around time. Lines rise across charts predicting the next century. As the Earth warms, natural wonders — coral reefs, glaciers, archipelagos — are at risk of damage and disappearance. This has motivated some travelers to engage in “last-chance tourism,” visiting places threatened by climate change before it’s too late. (Early tourists included Mary Shelley and Mark Twain.)

Persons: it’s, ” Paige McClanahan, Mary Shelley, Mark Twain Organizations: Times Locations: Glace, French

☆ He’s Probably in Your House, Lurking on Your Bookshelf
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Molly Young | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It appears on book covers by everyone from Jane Austen to William Faulkner to Martin Amis, but naming specific examples is a silly exercise. Walk into any bookshop and you’ll find that a good number of book covers feature Bodoni, a typeface created by Giambattista Bodoni in the late 18th century. If you read books, a piece of Bodoni is probably lurking on your shelf in gorgeous silence right now. Brand logos that either are Bodoni or owe a serious debt to it include Valentino, La Mer, Calvin Klein and Brookstone. A graphic designer seeking shorthand for “sophisticated” might reach for Bodoni or one of its relatives.

Persons: Jane Austen, William Faulkner, Martin Amis, Giambattista Bodoni, Valentino, La Mer, Calvin Klein, Brookstone, Bruce Springsteen’s “, Gaga’s “, Bodoni Locations: U.S.A

☆ How Bethenny Frankel grew her influencer business to $3.2 million a year after leaving reality TV behind
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In 2023, her first full year of embracing the status of "influencer," Frankel earned $3.2 million in endorsement deals, according to documents reviewed by BI. Bethenny Frankel, the "accidental influencer"Despite her path to that success through reality TV, she calls herself an "accidental influencer." Photo by Heidi GutmanFrankel's path from reality TV to Skinnygirl to actingFor the unfamiliar, Frankel wasn't just in reality TV — she made Housewives history when she founded Skinnygirl Cocktails and then sold it in 2011. The deal was big enough to prompt networks to include so-called "Bethenny Clauses" in reality TV contracts, which require reality stars to give the networks a cut of businesses promoted on air. "I left reality TV and honestly thought the faucet would turn off because that's what happens, and I was fine with that," she said.

Persons: —, Bethenny Frankel, Thomas, Frankel, Fred Flinstone, — Frankel, she's, She's, Dunkin, TikTok, CoverGirl, Frankel doesn't, Heidi Gutman, Frankel wasn't, Frankel haven't, Lady Gaga, Addison Rae, that's Organizations: Service, Business, Housewives, New, Bravo, BI, Brands, L'Oreal, YouTube, SEC Locations: New York, TikTok

☆ Look of the Week: Zendaya is the latest A-lister to lean into method dressing
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Editor’s Note: Featuring the good, the bad and the ugly, ‘Look of the Week’ is a regular series dedicated to unpacking the most talked about outfit of the last seven days. Marco Ugarte/APIt’s the latest in a budding line of sci-fi themed press tour looks turned out by the actor and her longtime stylist Law Roach. Earlier in the week, while sitting front-row at the Schiaparelli couture show, Zendaya was seen in a custom gown from the label’s new season. “Part human, part something else.”Like an alien cephalopod, Zendaya's gown included what looked like a silhouette of suckers. “All her clothes (on the press tour) were inspired by the movie,” Roach told CNN in 2022.

Persons: Zendaya, Marco Ugarte, Law Roach, Mr Spock, ”, Daniel Roseberry, Jeremy Moeller, Drew Barrymore, Suspicion, Margot Robbie’s, catwoman Zoë, Halle Bailey, Edward Berthelot, — Zendaya, ” Roach, “, Olivier Organizations: CNN, Haute Couture, Star, Zendaya Locations: Mexico City, Paris, cardigan, Balmain

☆ A guide to the most important characters in Sarah J. Maas' 'Crescent City' series
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

The "Crescent City" series has a massive cast of characters that can be hard to keep track of. On January 30, Sarah J. Maas will release "House of Flame and Shadow," the third book in her best-selling "Crescent City" series. "Crescent City" has a huge cast of characters, most of which are magical creatures referred to as Vanir. To help prepare you for the third book, Business Insider created a guide to some of the most important characters in the "Crescent City" universe. AdvertisementThe rest of this article contains major spoilers for the "Crescent City" and "A Court of Thorns and Roses" series.

Persons: Sarah J, Maas, —, Bryce Quinlan, Hunt Athalar, Ruhn Danaan, Bryce, Ember Quinlan, Randall Silago, Einar Danaan, Einar, Prince, Ruhn, Danika Fendyr, Orion, Hunt, Bryce's, Danika, Sofie Renast, Baxian Argos, Baxian, Asteri, Connor Holstrom, Bryce ., Archangel Micah, Connor, Luna's Horn, Micah, Declan Emmet, Tristan Flynn, Declan, Flynn, Fury, Juniper, Holstrom, Tharion, Sofie Renast's, Emile, Sabine Fendyr, Ithan, Sabine, Lidia Cervos, Hypaxia Enador, Enador, Celestina, Crescent, Lidia, Sandriel, Pollux Antonius, It's, Hel, Aidas, they're, Rigelus, Bryce doesn't, Feyre Archeron, Nesta, Amren, Cassian, Rhysand, Teller, Gwydion Organizations: Service, Business, 33rd Legion, Alpha, Bloomsbury, of, Sirius, Court, Wings Locations: Lunathion, Crescent, Bloomsbury, Midgard, Crescent City, Valbara, Hel, Ruhn, Nesta

☆ Can troubled Estee Lauder be saved? Wall Street analysts say yes, but we're not so sure
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

It's no secret: Estee Lauder (EL) has lost its way. Fabrizio Freda, the CEO of Estee Lauder since July 2009, was once an industry "wunderkind," Jim Cramer acknowledged Tuesday. Shares of Estee Lauder have fallen 50% year to date and lost two-thirds of their value over the past two years. We have been expecting consecutive poor quarters from Estee Lauder since China's post-Covid economic rebound has stalled. Rather, the investment case is more about how Estee Lauder can right the ship.

Persons: Estee Lauder, Bobbi Brown, Jo Malone, Fabrizio Freda, Jim Cramer, Freda, Jim, we're, Lauder, China's, Jim Cramer's, Budrul Organizations: HSBC, L'Oreal, CNBC, Lightrocket, Getty Locations: China, Korea, Asia, New York City, Hong Kong

☆ World War Two veterans eye 80th anniversary of D-Day as Europe salutes war dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Tim Hepher | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"Thirty of us went out, 16 including my brother got back, five of us got captured and nine got killed," Hay said. He is now an active ambassador for the nearby British Normandy Memorial, overlooking Gold Beach in the UK sector. Until two years ago, Britain was alone among allies on the Western front in not having a dedicated Normandy memorial. The 30-million-pound ($37 million) memorial was financed by fines levied on banks by the British government, as well as private donations. In a forest near Regensburg, Germany, guns approached from the West and the German commanding officer accepted the war was over.

Persons: Ken Hay, Tim Hepher, Hay, Britain's King Charles III, Emmanuel Macron, Sacha Marsac, Thomas Hardwyre Milligan, Sidney Bates, VIII, I've, Kevin Liffey Organizations: Normandy, Juno, Royal International Air, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Normandy, Fairford, Britain, France, Nazi, English, Essex, Gold, Ver, Mer, British, Hay, Czech Republic, Regensburg, Germany

[1/5] An aerial view shows a flooded area in Estree as the Canche River overflows near Montreuil-sur-Mer after days of heavy rain causing flooding in northern France, November 10, 2023. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol Acquire Licensing RightsSAINT-ETIENNE-AU-MONT, France, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Days of heavy rains in northern France have caused local rivers to overflow and flood houses and fields, prompting the evacuation of residents, with some having to be airlifted to safety. More than 100 towns are on red alert, and some 200 schools in the region have been shut. But I've had losses in chickens, financial losses in terms of seeds and equipment, and so today, it's really hard." "We've never seen something like that," said campsite owner Jean-Marc Joyez in the village of Enquin-sur-Baillons, where many houses are flooded and roads submerged.

Persons: Pascal Rossignol, Gaetan Guche, I've, Loup Mionnet, We've, Jean, Marc Joyez, Christophe Bechu, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Ingrid Melander, Alison Williams, Jan Harvey Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Estree, Montreuil, Mer, France, ETIENNE, MONT, Jean, Enquin

☆ Indonesia says Gaza hospital for Palestinians after Israel accusations
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

People take part in a rally supporting Palestinians in Gaza, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, at the National Monument (Monas) complex in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 5, 2023. "Indonesia Hospital in Gaza is a facility built by Indonesians fully for humanitarian purposes and to serve the medical needs of Palestinians in Gaza," said the ministry said in a statement, adding the hospital is run by Palestinian authorities, helped by a few Indonesian volunteers. Sarbini Abdul Murad, the chairman of MER-C, a voluntary group which funded the Indonesia hospital, told Reuters on Tuesday the hospital had run out of fuel, and had "collapsed". On Monday, Sarbini denied Israel's accusations, adding that it was a "precondition so that they can attack the Indonesian hospital in Gaza". Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, has called for an immediate ceasefire and has sent humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Persons: Willy Kurniawan, military's, Sarbini Abdul Murad, Sarbini, Stanley Widianto, Miral Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, Rights, Indonesia, Palestinian, Reuters, Health, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Jakarta, Indonesia, Rights JAKARTA

☆ French told to stay indoors as storm Ciaran nears
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[1/5] Waves crash on a sea wall near wind turbines during Storm Ciaran at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol Acquire Licensing RightsBOULOGNE-SUR-MER, France, Nov 1 (Reuters) - France's weather service put some northern and western regions, including Brittany, under high alert and authorities urged people to stay indoors, saying storm Ciaran was set to hit overnight with heavy rain and winds of up to 170 kph. "To all those concerned, be careful ... and avoid moving around overnight," Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. Reporting by Pascal Rossignol; Writing by Ingrid Melander; Editing by Andrew HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ciaran, Pascal Rossignol, Gerald Darmanin, Ingrid Melander, Andrew Heavens Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Boulogne, Mer, France, Brittany

☆ Campaigners say Europe's car leasing giants lag shift into electric gear
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Nick Carey | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

But by examining car registration data T&E said that, with the exception of ALD, the leasing companies' claims are false. "Our investigation clearly shows that all leasing companies... are making green leadership claims that are not backed up by evidence," the report says. "In other words, leasing companies are greenwashing." Across the EU as a whole, T&E found EVs made up just over 10% of leasing companies' car purchases, the same share as for the rest of the market. "What remains unclear is whether the major leasing companies will take these steps or remain rooted in the fossil age."

Persons: ZE, Eric Gaillard, Arval, EVs, Nick Carey, Barbara Lewis Organizations: Renault, REUTERS, Transport & Environment, Wednesday, Societe Generale, ALD, BNP, Ford, Nissan, Credit, Financial Services, Thomson Locations: Cagnes, Mer, France

☆ ‘I’ve always made fun of the rules.’ John Waters has only ever been himself
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Marie Lodi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“I could keep all the money,” Waters once told culture website Flavorwire of the screenings. During a press preview for the exhibition, Waters revealed that one item he wished they had procured was Divine’s “cheater” — drag terminology for a prosthetic vulva with fake pubic hair. Whether it’s subverting a four-figure tub of moisturizer or Hollywood, Waters has always been true to himself. “I’ve always made fun of the rules of the world that I live in. That’s how you can have fun, by breaking some of them.”One rule Waters isn’t breaking, however, is his daily writing schedule.

Persons: CNN —, John Waters, Jenny He, Dara Jaffe, Greg Gorman, Waters, Glenn Milstead, Mink, Edith Massey, Cookie Mueller, Mary Vivian Pearce, Lawrence Irvine, Prince, Puke, William S, that’s, ”, Kathleen Turner, “, ” Jaffe, Charles White, ” Waters, Marjorie Taylor Greene, That’s, he’s, —, you've, ” Chris Pizzello, thusfar, Divine, Ricki Lake, Traci Turnblad, Traci, Amber Von Tussle’s, Van Smith, Isabelle Huppert — Waters, “ I’ve, There’s Organizations: CNN, Academy Museum Foundation, Hollywood, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, NYU, Warner Bros, Burroughs, Academy Museum, Wesleyan University, Charles White / Academy Museum Foundation, New York Times, Maybelline Locations: Los Angeles, American, Lutherville , Maryland, Baltimore, Sleaze, LA, Middletown , Connecticut, Cape Cod, Waters, Hollywood, Seattle

☆ German economic weakness belies France's outperformance
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Leigh Thomas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The European Commission said on Monday the two economies were on diverging paths this year with Germany forecast to be in a recession with a 0.4% contraction and France expected to grow 1.0%. With weak construction and declining construction investment weighing on Europe's biggest economy, Germany's outlook was slashed from a previous forecast for 0.2% growth while France was upgraded from 0.7%. The contrasting fortunes of the euro zone's two biggest economies can also be explained by tailwinds working against Germany and headwinds helping France. Germany's gas-hungry chemical industry has seen production fall 18% from 2019 levels while in France it is only 8%, Colombier said. That leaves few props to lend support to French growth going forward other than household savings.

Persons: Jean, Paul Pelissier, Germany's, Mathieu, tailwinds, headwinds, Charles, Henri Colombier, Colombier, Plane, Leigh Thomas, William Maclean Organizations: REUTERS, European, Germany, France's Finance, Thomson Locations: Marseille, Fos, Fos sur Mer, France, Germany, PARIS, Paris

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Persons: you'll, Charlotte Tilbury, we've, Kiehl's Creme, Bobbi Brown, it’s, Charlotte, Jo Malone, Jo Malone London’s, Suede, Wood, Kate Somerville, Dyson, Augustinus Bader, Mascara Organizations: Nordstrom, skincare, nab, Triple, Oil

☆ Paul-Henri Nargeolet: French diver on missing sub is Titanic expert
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Layli Foroudi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Johann convinced Nargeolet to write his book 'In the depths of the Titanic' because he said his kids were super-fans. The underwater explorer needed convincing to write a book, Johann said, because he wanted to spend all of his time diving. CAREER IN FRENCH NAVYDirector of underwater research for RMS Titanic, which owns the rights to the ship's remains, Nargeolet started researching and exploring the Titanic wreck when he joined the French ocean research institute Ifremer in 1986, after a 22-year career in the French navy. They met after Marsh contacted the explorer to ask for the contact of a Frenchman who had survived the Titanic. The president of RMS Titanic, Jessica Sanders, said in a statement on Wednesday that Nargeolet's experience was unparalleled and "no-one has a better chance of navigating equipment failures than he does".

Persons: Paul, Henri Nargeolet, Mathieu Johann, Harper Collins, Johann, Nargeolet, Olivier Lefort, James Cameron, Nargeolet's, Anne, Michele Marsh, Marsh, Frenchman, Jessica Sanders, Bernard Cauvin, Janet Lawrence Organizations: Thomson Locations: PARIS, France, French, Connecticut, American, Cherbourg

☆ 4 children dead after getting caught in tide while fishing in Quebec, police say
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Celina Tebor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Four children were found unresponsive on a beach in Quebec Saturday morning and later pronounced dead after a group of people on a fishing trip got caught in the tide, police said. A spokesperson for the Quebec provincial police told CNN that emergency responders were called at 2 a.m. on Saturday to Portneuf-sur-Mer, a riverside municipality on the northern shore. Eleven people went missing after leaving by foot for a fishing trip and being caught by the tide, the spokesperson said. A man in his 30s is still missing, according to Quebec provincial police, and a search for him with divers, boats, and helicopters is ongoing. Quebec provincial police are investigating the circumstances of the incident, the spokesperson said.

Organizations: CNN, Quebec, Police, police Locations: Quebec

☆ Four children die after group swept away by tide in Canada's Quebec
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

June 3 (Reuters) - Four children died and a man was missing after 11 people fishing on the shore of the St. Lawrence River in Canada's Quebec province were swept away by a tide, police said on Saturday. The children, all over the age of 10, were found unresponsive early Saturday morning on the shore in the Portneuf-sur-Mer area north of Quebec City. Emergency services were called at 2 a.m., and six people were rescued from the water. The incident occurred in the Côte-Nord region of Canada's Quebec which covers much of the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh and Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Cynthia OstermanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Kanjyik Ghosh, Nivedita Balu, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Thomson Locations: St, Lawrence, Canada's Quebec, Mer, Quebec City, Nord, Saint Lawrence, Bengaluru

☆ Manila airport cancels 40 domestic flights after power outage
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

May 1 (Reuters) - An unexplained power outage at Manila airport's Terminal 3 on Monday led to about 40 domestic Cebu Pacific (CEB.PS) flights being cancelled, the airport said. "Flight delays are expected due to the outage", the Ninoy Aquino International Airport said in a statement posted on Facebook, without disclosing the cause of the power failure. Standby power systems were supplying electricity to critical facilities enabling airline and immigration computers to function partially and enable processing of both inbound and outbound passengers, it said. In a statement, Cebu Pacific offered its passengers departing to and from Terminal 3 an option to rebook or to request refunds to be put in a travel fund for future use. Reporting by Akanksha Khushi in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian SchmollingerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Saadiyat: The 'island of happiness' just off Abu Dhabi
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Chris Dwyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Jon Arnold Images Ltd/Alamy Stock PhotoWhile Abu Dhabi itself is home to bombastic contemporary architecture, Saadiyat – an easy 20-minute drive from downtown and Abu Dhabi International Airport – is a natural wonderland, edged by small sand dunes. Elevated boardwalks protect them from beachgoers – part of a conservation project led by Jumeirah at Saadiyat Island Resort and its inhouse marine biologist. Department of Culture and Tourism Abu DhabiOpen year-round, Saadiyat Beach Golf Club is home to a Gary Player signature 18-hole golf course. Luc Castel/Getty ImagesInaugurated in 2017, The Louvre Abu Dhabi is France’s largest cultural project abroad. Louvre Abu Dhabi isn’t the only highbrow place on Saadiyat – behind the dunes there are two world-class educational institutions, too.

☆ France pension reform protests turn violent following national day of action
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Aurore Laborie Dalal Mawad Oliver Briscoe Allegra Goodwin Pierre Bairin Helen Regan | Aurore Laborie | Dalal Mawad | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Paris CNN —More than a million people took to the streets across France on Thursday with protests turning violent in some areas as demonstrators voiced their fury at proposed pension reforms. At least 80 people were arrested and 123 police officers injured in France on Thursday during the nationwide protests, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. The gate of the Bordeaux city hall after it was set on fire during a demonstration on a national day of action, on March 23 in Bordeaux, southwestern France. French riot police apprehend a protester amid clashes during a demonstration against pension reform in Paris on March 23, 2023. It rammed the legislation through the French National Assembly last week using a constitutional clause that allows the government to bypass a vote.

The president, the government and the majority," a senior MP in Macron's camp, Gilles Le Gendre, told Liberation newspaper. Another MP in Macron's camp, Patrick Vignal, bluntly urged the president to suspend the pension reform bill, which will raise the retirement age by two years to 64, given the anger it has triggered, and its deep unpopularity. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 1 2 3 4 5While Borne said the administration would try in future to better involve citizens and unions in lawmaking, she gave no specifics, and both said they had devoted as much time to dialogue on the pension bill as possible. Other opposition MPs urged Macron to fire Borne, call snap elections and hold a referendum on the pension bill because of the widespread anger. Polls show a wide majority of French are opposed to the pension reform, as well as the government's decision to push the bill through parliament without a vote.

Operations were normal at the company's Normandy site in the north, while the Feyzin refinery in the southeast was operating almost normally, the person added. A union official said earlier that the Normandy refinery would be stopped this weekend. At oil major ExxonMobil's (XOM.N) Esso-branded Port Jerome refinery in Normandy, workers have been called to strike from Saturday at 2 p.m. (1300 GMT), a CGT union official said. It was unclear whether Esso's Fos-sur-Mer refinery in the south would be similarly affected. Reporting by Benjamin Mallet, Forrest Crellin and America Hernandez; Editing by Jan Harvey and Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Britain to publish plan for asylum ban on Channel migrants
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Andrew Macaskill | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Migrants leave a French maritime protection vessel, as the boat they were travelling in with 60 other migrants began to take water in the English Channel, in an attempt to reach Britain, in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, November 29, 2022. The new legislation will mean that anyone who arrives on small boats will be prevented from claiming asylum and deported to so-called safe third countries, according to government officials, who asked not to be named. The court subsequently ruled it lawful in December, but opponents are seeking to appeal that verdict. It is expected the legal battle will end up in the UK Supreme Court and may not be resolved for months. Once the small-boat crossings have ended, Britain would be prepared to create more legal routes for asylum seekers, Sunak said last year.

☆ France tears down beach apartment block as rising sea bites
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Stephane Mahe | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Today, the hulk of the 80-flat Le Signal apartment block perches precariously on a dune just metres from the water and local authorities are tearing it down before it tumbles. By 2010, the ocean was lapping at the dune on which Le Signal was built. "Le Signal's situation is largely symbolic for what is happening in terms of coastal erosion France," he said. He said ever-rising sea levels and increasingly violent storms made it impossible to let people live in Le Signal without costly shore protection measures that could also have negatively impacted nearby shorelines. "Le Signal is a warning for what could happen in other zones and for the need to prepare for it now," he said.

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