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☆ Kylian Mbappé breaks part of net with powerful goal as he’s hailed ‘No. 1 player in the world’
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The 25-year-old’s double led the French side to a 2-1 victory over Real Sociedad in San Sebastián, Spain, giving it a 4-1 victory on aggregate over the two legs of their round-of-16 clash. Such was the power of his goal that the strike actually broke the net, leaving a hole behind between post and net. Mbappé doubled PSG’s lead on the night and effectively finished off the tie 11 minutes after halftime with another trademark goal. Mbappé scores PSG's second goal against Real Sociedad. Alvaro Barrientos/APAlthough Mikel Merino scored late on to give Real Sociedad some consolation, the evening was all about Mbappé and his excellent outing.

Persons: Kylian Mbappé, Germain, Mbappé, Alejandro Remiro, Alvaro Barrientos, Mikel Merino, “ We’re, ”, ” Mbappé, Luis Enrique lauding, ” Enrique, France’s, Mbappé –, Harry Kane, Erling Haaland, Rio Ferdinand, “, … Mbappé, don’t, Mbappé’s, ’ ”, Owen Hargreaves, Thierry Henry, Ronaldo Nazario, Hargreaves Organizations: CNN, Paris Saint, Champions League, Real Sociedad, PSG, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, TNT Sports, France Locations: Paris, San Sebastián, Spain, –, England

☆ Cristóbal Balenciaga: Secrets of his success
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Suyin Haynes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Yet the label’s origins were rather more discreet; founder Cristóbal Balenciaga was renowned for his privacy, secrecy and need for control over every aspect of the design process. “Even though Balenciaga was born very near to where I live in Spain, I didn’t know how important his figure was,” said Lourdes Iglesias, creator of “Cristóbal Balenciaga,” in an interview with CNN via a translator. Cristóbal Balenciaga in 1927, before the war in Spain forced him to move his business to Paris. “He liked to control everything.”The Balenciaga Maison allowed series’ costume designers, Bina Daigeler and Pepo Ruiz Dorado, access to their archives and museum. It’s clearly a very different era now than the one in which Cristóbal Balenciaga was working in.

Persons: Cristóbal Balenciaga, Cristóbal, Balenciaga, —, “, ”, Lourdes Iglesias, David Herranz, Iglesias, Coco Chanel, Elsa Schiaparelli, Boris Lipnitzki, Roger Viollet, Balenciaga ”, Alberto San, Maison, couturiers, d’Attainville, Christian Dior, ” Coco Chanel, Hubert de Givenchy, Grace Kelly, Wallis Simpson, Marlene Dietrich, Carmel Snow, Diana Vreeland, Maison Balenciaga, Bina Daigeler, Pepo Ruiz, Daigeler, Victor Seco, ” Iglesias, Jacques Bogart, Nicolas Ghesquière, Demna, It’s Organizations: CNN, Disney, Jacques Bogart SA Locations: Spain, Paris, Getaria, Basque, Madrid, San Sebastian, Barcelona, French, Alberto San Juan ., Nazi, France, Pepo Ruiz Dorado, Belgian, Europe

☆ Midwives check on pregnant migrants traveling through Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Jose Cortes | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Midwives Leticia Serrano and Maria Abascal talk to a migrant woman carrying her son, at a makeshift migrant shelter where Serrano checks on pregnant women, in San Sebastian Tutla, Oaxaca, October 19, 2023. As record numbers of migrants looking to reach the United States trek the perilous Darien Gap jungles between Colombia and Panama, many have reported rapes. The makeshift midwives' station in the camp in Oaxaca state, where families sleep in small tents with little protection from sun and rain, is part of a network of midwives helping migrants that operates across Mexico. Melanie Gonzalez, 22, has been traveling for two months since leaving Venezuela with her husband to seek work in the United States and send money back to her mother and two kids. At six-months pregnant, she, like many other women making the journey across Mexico faces numerous risks, including infections that can cause miscarriage and rough conditions.

Persons: Leticia Serrano, Maria Abascal, Serrano, Jorge Luis Plata, SEBASTIAN, Luzmar Rodriguez, I've, Rodriguez, Melanie Gonzalez, Gonzalez, Jose Cortes, Sarah Morland, Rod Nickel Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: San Sebastian, Oaxaca, Mexico, United States, Colombia, Panama, Venezuelan, Chile, Texas, Mexico City, Venezuela

☆ Robert De Niro takes on Argentine swear words and steak in new TV dramedy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Lucila Sigal | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Actors Robert De Niro and Luis Brandoni perform during the filming of the series "Nada", in Buenos Aires, Argentina May 7, 2022. Star+/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBUENOS AIRES, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro will make his small-screen debut this week, starring in an Argentine television series where he gets to grips with Buenos Aires slang and samples the local cuisine. That's kind of why we put together this list of Argentine insults and their meanings," co-director Gaston Duprat told Reuters. "Nada" marks the first time De Niro, 80, will star in a television series. Spread out across five half-hour episodes, De Niro offers up bits of Argentine slang in each one.

Persons: Robert De Niro, Luis Brandoni, Manuel, De Niro, Gaston Duprat, Lucila Sigal, Isabel Woodford, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS, Aires, Reuters, La Boca, Hulu, Disney, San Sebastian Festival, Thomson Locations: Buenos Aires, Argentina, BUENOS AIRES, Argentine, American, leche, America, United States, Europe, Spain

☆ At mass grave exhumation, daughter of Spanish Civil War victim seeks closure
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Juan Medina | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"I want to know where he is because I have never known," Navacerrada told Reuters this week at the cemetery of Colmenar Viejo where two mass graves have been found. A total of 108 civilians, many associated with leftist parties and unions, were executed and buried at the Colmenar Viejo cemetery between April and December of 1939. The exhumation of the first mass grave started last year with the financial support of Spain's leftist government and led to finding the remains of 12 people. Spain transitioned to democracy following Franco's death in 1975 but the legacy of his four-decade fascist dictatorship still divides Spanish society. Reporting by Juan Medina Additional reporting and writing by Joan Faus Editing by Frances KerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Benita Navacerrada Lopez, Facundo Navacerrada Perdiguero, Francisco Franco, Read, Navacerrada, exhumations, Pedro Sanchez, Vox, Luis Perez Lara, San Sebastian de los Reyes, Juan Medina, Joan Faus, Frances Kerry Organizations: Science Society, Reuters, Socialist, People's Party, Vox, Thomson Locations: Colmenar, VIEJO, Spain, Madrid, Colmenar Viejo, Spanish, San Sebastian

☆ 'Mad' tree cull raises hackles in Canary Island town
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( John Stonestreet | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Opponents of the scheme on the Canary Island of La Gomera call it an atrocity and will demonstrate against it on Saturday. Their petition to halt the cull of flame trees, whose bright red flowers make them a magnet for tourists, has drawn more than 1,200 signatures. "We are all battling climate change, and trying to create a green San Sebastian. Laura Concepcion, biologist at the World Biosphere Reserve on neighbouring La Palma, said flame trees could not be deemed an aggressive species. Rodriguez admitted the San Sebastian flame trees' roots were interfering with pipes and distorting stones in some places.

Persons: Aguilar, Elizabeth Scullion, Angelica Padilla, del Carmen Rodriguez, Gomera, Javier Sanchez, Laura Concepcion, Rodriguez, John Stonestreet, Corina Rodriguez, William Maclean Organizations: Avenida, REUTERS, Canarian, Socialist Party, PSOE, Reuters, UNESCO, La, Thomson Locations: Spanish, La Gomera, Spain, Handout, SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, San Sebastian, La Palma

☆ Mix of calm and concern as cycling's Tour heads into riot-hit France
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Julien Pretot | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

After a start in Bilbao, Spain, the Tour heads to France on Monday with visits to Bayonne, Dax, Pau and Bordeaux during the week. Foreign team members have confessed not knowing much about the situation in France, arguing they are in a 'bubble' on the Tour de France. Tour de France organisers say they are ready to adjust to any situation. "I don't really have any comment on it, that's one for the authorities who are working very hard," Rod Ellingworth, the racing director of the Ineos-Grenadiers team, told Reuters. "The organisers did not even mention it at the team meeting (before the start of the race).

Persons: Prudhomme, Rod Ellingworth, Philippe Mauduit, Adrien Petit, Julien Pretot, Christian Radnedge Organizations: SEBASTIAN, Tour de, Tour de France, de France, State, Grenadiers, Reuters, Citroen, Thomson Locations: Spain, Bilbao, France, Bayonne, Dax, Pau, Bordeaux, North

☆ The world’s 50 best restaurants revealed
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Marnie Hunter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Peru’s capital city – and undoubtedly its gastronomic capital – had a tremendous showing Tuesday at The World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, taking the No. Four Lima restaurants made the 50 Best list: Central at No. Central is the first South American restaurant to earn the “World’s Best” title. This year’s top 50 includes restaurants from 24 territories on five continents, with 12 restaurants entering the list for the first time. Ken Motohasi/CentralThe world’s 50 best restaurants 20231.

Persons: –, Maido, Kjolle, Virgilio Martinez, Pía, Santiago Calatrava, Asador, Le Du, Gaggan Anand, Atomix, Le Bernardin, Éric Ripert, they’re, Osteria Francescana, Ken Motohasi, Bruno Verjus, São, Julien Royer, Le, Don Julio, Quique, Schloss, Hiša Franko, El, Jane, Tim Raue, Le Calandre, Leo, Bogotá, Orfali Organizations: City of Arts and Sciences, Diverxo, Longtime, Peru's, Trèsind, Orfali Bros, Mexico City Locations: –, Lima, Central, American, Spanish, Valencia, Spain, Barcelona, Madrid, Atxondo, Basque, Italy, France, Europe, England, London, Asia, Bangkok, United States, New York, North America, Noma, Copenhagen, Modena, Mirazur, Menton, Peru, South America, Disfrutar, Denmark, New York City, Quintonil, Mexico City, Mexico, Paris, Dubai, UAE, East, Africa, São Paulo, Brazil, Odette, Singapore, Le Du, Thailand, Sangro, Steirereck, Vienna, Austria, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tokyo, Japan, Belcanto, Lisbon, Portugal, Switzerland, Santiago, Chile, Frantzén, Stockholm, Sweden, San Sebastian, Kobarid, Slovenia, Bogotá, Colombia, Ikoyi, Antwerp, Belgium, Berlin, Germany, Piazza, Alba, United Arab Emirates, Montreuil, Rosetta, Hong Kong

☆ I quit my job at JPMorgan after entering a state of 'mental chaos.' Here's how I found a new career I'm passionate about.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Doris Lam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

He quit finance after his dad passed away to try and recover from his state of "mental chaos." I really didn't have a burning passion for anything growing up. My family and I brainstormed for a different career path and ended up with economics because I was good at math. People always said that economics would lead to a good career in finance or consulting, so I was happy to give it a try. I shut myself away and didn't spend much time with my friends because I was in such a state of mental chaos.

☆ Real Madrid frustrated in goalless draw against Real Sociedad
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Fernando Kallas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MADRID, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Battling Real Sociedad survived a pounding at Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday when they held Real Madrid to a goalless draw in a frantic LaLiga match. Real Madrid recorded 20 goal attempts compared to only seven created by the visitors who held their turf heroically to go home to San Sebastian with a point thanks to a string of saves by goalkeeper Alex Remiro. Vinicius Jr wasted two chances from close range, one in each half, with Remiro denying both. Leaders Barcelona moved to 47 points in the standings after their 1-0 win at Girona on Saturday and are now five points ahead of second-placed Real Madrid. Real Sociedad are third on 39 points, having played one more game than the top two.

☆ Ferrovial to build data centre for Microsoft in Madrid - Cinco Dias
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Jan 3 (Reuters) - U.S. tech giant Microsoft (MSFT.O) has commissioned Spain-based infrastructure company Ferrovial (FER.MC) to build a data centre near the Spanish capital, the Cinco Dias newspaper reported on Tuesday. While the amount has not been disclosed, Cinco Dias cited unidentified sources close to the matter as saying the contract could be worth several hundred million euros, as Microsoft plans a number of investments worth more than 12 billion euros ($12.75 billion) across 17 regions in Europe. The data centre is set to be built in San Sebastian de los Reyes, a city with a population of about 90,000 some 20 km (12 miles) north of Madrid. Microsoft is planning another two projects in the Madrid region with the aim of developing cloud services such as Azure, Power Platform, Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365, Cinco Dias said. ($1 = 0.9410 euros)Reporting by Jakub Olesiuk; Editing by David Latona, Robert BirselOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ The new European vacation? Travelers are returning for trips that are all about food and wine
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Lucy Handley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Last year, the couple set up a tour company called Stay Awhile, which organizes trips "designed around food," according to the company's website. Guests taking part in Stay Awhile's French baking course visit the area to sample gourmet delicacies. A food tour of San SebastianPintxos are a staple in San Sebastian, one of the most popular places for foodies in Spain's Basque Country. It's not just doing a wine tour … it's a gourmet getaway," Stebbings told CNBC by phone. On a tour of the French Languedoc-Roussillon region, travelers can take a boat trip to an oyster farm off the coast of Montpellier.

☆ After blistering summer, France and Spain bathe in unseasonably warm autumn
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NICE, France, Oct 27 (Reuters) - France and Spain experienced unusually warm temperatures on Thursday, bringing some bathers out to beaches but also adding to mounting concerns about changing weather patterns in Europe. Western Europe's unusually balmy October follows a summer during which blistering temperatures parched farmlands and rivers and wildfires ran amok. [1/2] People enjoy a warm and sunny autumn day on the beach of the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, France October 27, 2022. Beach resorts across France have extended their season as the unusually hot weather keeps tourists coming. "This is a summer season that is not ending," said Rene Colomban, head of the Nice beach operators association.

☆ A new four-year project will test the viability of large-scale wave energy in Europe
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Anmar Frangoul | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

This image shows waters off the coast of Orkney, an archipelago north of the Scottish mainland that's home to the European Marine Energy Centre. A 19.6 million euro (around $19.3 million) initiative centered around commercializing large-scale wave energy projects will be officially launched later on Wednesday, in a move that marks another step forward for the emerging sector. The collaboration, called WEDUSEA, involves 14 partners from academia and industry, with funding coming from Innovate UK and the European Union's Horizon Europe program. WEDUSEA is being coordinated by OceanEnergy, an Irish firm that's developed the OE35, a piece of kit that's been dubbed "the world's largest capacity floating wave energy device." "This will be followed by a two-year grid connected demonstration at the European Marine Energy Centre's … Billia Croo wave energy test site in Orkney, Scotland," the statement added.

☆ A travel planner for the ultrawealthy shares what goes into organizing $800,000 trips to exclusive locations
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Mark Ellwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Jules Maury is the head of Scott Dunn Private, an ultraexclusive division of a luxury travel firm. She was raised in a wealthy family and learned how to plan luxury trips by taking them herself. Jules Maury was 12 when she made her first hotel booking. She handles trips for the world's wealthiest people along with a team of four travel advisors and six booking specialists. But even an expert travel planner lacks some knowledgeMaury still relishes the chance to travel, and she spends much of the year on the road, often attending luxury travel shows like ILTM in Cannes or Pure in Marrakech.

☆ Woody Allen announces his retirement
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Woody Allen has announced his retirement from filmmaking. While in Europe to work on his 50th film, Woody Allen told Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia that he intended to retire from making movies and to dedicate more time to writing during his twilight years. What is now set to be his final film is set in Paris and will be shot entirely in French in a couple of weeks. Allen has been shooting more often in Europe as his support in the U.S. has plunged given the abuse accusations against him. In 2020, he opened the San Sebastian Film Festival with “Rifkin’s Festival,” shot in and around the tony city of San Sebastian.

☆ FC Barcelona s-a calificat în finala Supercupei Spaniei
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

FC Barcelona s-a calificat în finala Supercupei Spaniei. În minutul 37, Antoine Griezmann a intrat în careu și a centrat pentru Frenkie de Jong, care a înscris cu capul în poarta apărată de Alejandro Remiro. Mikel Oyarzabal a executat impecabil lovitura de la 11 metri și a restabilit egalitatea pe tabelă. În prelungiri cele două formații nu au reușit să marcheze, iar la loviturile de departajare, Barcelona a fost mai bună și s-a impus cu 3-2. Golul decisiv a fost marcat de Riqui Puig.

Persons: Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann, Jong, Alejandro Remiro, José Luis Munuera Montero, San Sebastian . Mikel Oyarzabal Organizations: FC Barcelona, Real, Athletic Bilbao, Real Madrid Locations: Spaniei, San Sebastian, Barcelona, Malaga

☆ Clubul de fotbal Real Sociedad a prelungit contractul actualului antrenor până în 2023
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-24 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Clubul de fotbal Real Sociedad a prelungit contractul actualului antrenor, chiar dacă echipa nu a obținut nicio victorie în ultimele 9 meciuri.Tehnicianul Imanol Alguacil a semnat un nou acord, valabil până în 2023.Echipa a început bine noul sezon și chiar a fost liderul clasamentului din La Liga, iar în prezent este pe locul 3.Formația din San Sebastian este calificată și în șaisprezecimile de finală ale Ligii Europei. În această fază a competiției, gruparea din Țara Bascilor o va avea ca adversară pe Manchester United.Antrenorul, în vârstă de 49 de ani, Alguacil o antrenează pe Real Sociedad din decembrie 2018. Până a ajunge la prima echipă, tehnicianul și-a petrecut toată cariera de antrenor la acest club. A pregătit de-a lungul anilor echipele de tineret și echipa a doua.

Organizations: Real Sociedad, Liga, Ligii Europei, Manchester United.Antrenorul, Real Locations: San Sebastian, Țara Bascilor

☆ Real Sociedad pune în gardă granzii din La Liga! Ultima oară când s-a întâmplat acest lucru, bascii au cucerit titlul
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-23 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Ultima "victimă" a celor de la Real Sociedad a fost Cadiz, o altă echipă care a impresionat în acest debut de sezon din La Liga. A fost al șaselea succes la rând al echipei lui Alguacil (49 de ani), care conduce clasamentul în Spania, cu 23 de puncte. A fost al doilea titlu pentru basci, după cel cucerit cu un an înainte. Nu doar locul din fruntea clasamentului este dovada startului excelent al celor de la Real Sociedad. Cu 21 de goluri marcate și doar patru primite, Sociedad dă și cel mai bun marcator din La Liga.

Persons: Bascii, Alexander Isak, Karim Benzema Organizations: Real Sociedad, Liga, Oyarzabal Locations: Cadiz, Andaluzia, Spania, San Sebastian, Spaniei

☆ (foto) 50 cele mai bune restaurante din lume pentru anul 2015
▼ + stars: | 2015-06-02 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

(foto) 50 cele mai bune restaurante din lume pentru anul 2015Tuturor ne place să călătorim și să gustăm bucate delicioase. Iată de ce a fost elaborată o listă care cuprinde cele mai bune 50 de restaurante din lume. El Celler de Can Roca, Girona (Spania) – Cel mai bun restaurant din Europa#2. Central, Lima (Peru) – Cel mai bun restaurant din America de Sud#5. Eleven Madison Park, New York (SUA) – Cel mai bun restaurant din America de Nord#6.

Persons: în, De asemenea, El Celler, Roca, Osteria Francescana, Heston Blumenthal, Asador, Astrid Y Gastón, Le Bernardin, Le Chateaubriand, Nihonryori, Le Calandre, Amber, Quique, Mani, Alain Ducasse, Schloss Organizations: America de Sud, Madison, America de Nord, Londra Locations: SUA, Peru, Brazilia, Japonia, Girona, Modena, Italia, Lima, America, , New York, San Sebastian, Narisawa, Tokyo, Sao Paulo, Gaggan, Bangkok, Mirazur, Menton, Franța, Arpège, Paris, Viena, Austria, Pujol, Mexico City, Le Bernardin , New York, Ledbury, Londra, Nahm, Shanghai, China, Alinea, Chicago, Piazza Duomo, Alba, Cape Town, Africa, Bergisch Gladbach, Germania, Frantzén, Stockholm, Attica, Melbourne, Australia, Wolfsburg, Rubano, Quintonil, L’Astrance, Biko, Hong Kong, Barcelona, Santiago, Chile, Maido, André, Singapore, Athénée, Schloss Schauenstein, Stone Barns, Tarrytown

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