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☆ Aya Nakamura: The most streamed female Francophone artist has become a target in France’s culture wars ahead of Paris 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Bea Adeleke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Aya Nakamura was born in the former French colony of Mali, raised in France and is widely considered the most streamed female Francophone artist in the world. However, ahead of Paris 2024, Nakamura finds herself at the center of France’s culture wars. Aya Nakamura attends the Kenzo Menswear Fall-Winter 2023-2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 20, 2023 in Paris, France. “I think that the people who criticize her actually don’t accept that she embodies France,” French activist Rokhaya Diallo told CNN. Politicians such as Le Pen hailed the legislation as an “ideological victory” whilst French health Minister, Aurelien Rousseau resigned in protest.

Persons: Aya Nakamura, Nakamura, Edith Piaf, Piaf, “, ”, I’m, Rachida, Kenzo, Pascal Le Segretain, Marion Maréchal, Marine Le, Rokhaya Diallo, ” Nakamura, ’, le, Geoffroy Van Der, Emanuel Macron, Nakamura “, Le Pen, Vincent Martigny, Thomas Samson, Marion Marechal, Emmanuel Dunand, Martigny, Diallo, Zinedine Zidane, ” Diallo, ‘, Oliver Roy, Reynaud Julien, Macron, Aurelien Rousseau Organizations: CNN, France’s, of Culture, Rally, Blacks, Rassemblement National, Getty, Olympic Aquatics, France Inter, Science, University of Nice, National Assembly, soccer team, Paris Olympic, Le, Palais des Sports, EUI, of Transnational Governance, Twitter, APS, France, BMFTV, RMC Locations: Mali, France, French, Paris, Bamako, Europe, ”, Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt, AFP, Rassemblement, Ukraine, North, Carhaix

☆ Paris Couture Week: The most eye-catching looks from the haute couture shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Fiona Sinclair-Scott | Nicole Mowbray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —How do you begin to talk about something as seemingly frivolous as haute couture fashion against the tumult of today? The bi-annual couture shows in Paris are a showcase of bold ideas from the best fashion designers working today, crafted by some of the world’s most skilled artisans. Practical pockets, but make it Chanel coutureA delicate sheer pocket seen at Chanel's haute couture show. ValentinoWhile there was razzamatazz on the front row courtesy of Stormi Webster, Kylie Jenner’s five-year-old daughter, who made her front row debut, Valentino’s couture collection incarnation was relatively understated. Raw elegance at Maison MargielaJohn Galliano's couture collection for Maison Margiela was fantastical and theatrical, fittingly taking place under the first full moon of the year.

Persons: Chanel, ”, Schiaparelli, Giovanni Giannoni, Jennifer Lopez, Zendaya, Pat McGrath, Pascal Le Segretain, Margaret Qualley, Pieter Mulier, Valentino, Stormi Webster, Kylie Jenner’s, Gaurav Gupta Gaurav, Thomas Samson, Guarav Gupta, Kim Jones, Karl Lagerfeld's, Peter White, Karl Lagerfeld’s, Victor Virgile, Maison, Maison Margiela John Galliano's, Maison Margiela, Gao Jing, John Galliano, Gwendoline Christie, John Galliano's, Martin Margiela, Gwendoline Christie sauntering Organizations: CNN, Paris Couture, Spring, Petit Palais, Maison Margiela, Zuma Press Locations: Paris, Chanel, AFP, Xinhua

☆ As second hostage-for-prisoners release looms, Egypt sees 'positive signals' on Gaza truce extension
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

International Red Cross vehicles, carrying Israeli prisoners released from Gaza, are on their way to Rafah crossing under the 4 day deal in Gaza on November 24, 2023. Egypt, which controls the Rafah border crossing through which vital aid has resumed passing into the Gaza Strip under the truce accord, also said it had received "positive signals" from all parties over a possible extension of that deal. Since then, Israel has rained bombs on Gaza, killing about 14,000 people, roughly 40% of them children, Palestinian health authorities say. Fifty trucks carrying food, water, shelter equipment, and medical supplies, have been deployed to the northern Gaza Strip and to shelters in non-evacuated areas of the Palestinian enclave, Israel said. Since then, Israel has rained bombs on Gaza, killing about 14,000 people, roughly 40% of them children, Palestinian health authorities say.

Persons: Mustafa Hassona, Diaa Rashwan, Biden, Munder, Gilat Livni, Paediatrics, Raz Asher, Yoni, Ronen Zvulun, Joe Biden, Ayman Nofal, Khan Younis, Thomas Samson, Haitham Ahmed, Mohammed Ghandour, I'm Organizations: Cross, Anadolu, Getty, Egypt's, Information Service, Gaza, Schneider Children's Medical, Reuters, Airbus, Arish International Airport, Afp, Israeli Defence Ministry, Reuters Tv Locations: Gaza, Rafah, Egypt, Israeli, Cairo, Israel, London, Gaza Gaza, Palestinian, Petah Tikva, U.S, Khan, El

☆ Rugby World Cup final: Inspirational South Africa captain Siya Kolisi chases history against New Zealand
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Patrick Snell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —South Africa and New Zealand will meet on Saturday in a Rugby World Cup final for the first time since 1995. On that occasion, it was tournament host South Africa which won a close fought contest 15-12 to lift the Webb Ellis Cup for the first time. Twenty-four years on from that enduring moment, it was the inspiring Siya Kolisi who led his country to victory in the 2019 final against England, becoming the first Black captain to lead South Africa to World Cup glory. Indeed, his participation in this year’s World Cup is also nothing short of remarkable. South Africa or New Zealand will become the first nation to win the Rugby World Cup four times.

Persons: Webb Ellis, Nelson Mandela, Francois Pienaar, Mandela, Siya Kolisi, Kolisi, Richie McCaw, Jeanne Accorsini, ”, England’s Tom Curry, ” Kolisi, he’d, Curry, Thomas Samson, it’s, “, Unwisely, Sam Whitelock, Whitelock, Ian Foster, we’ve, ” Foster, Samuel Whitelock, Sebastien Bozon, Foster, Barrett, – Scott, Jordie, Beauden –, Will Jordan Organizations: CNN, Rugby, South, Springboks, England, All Blacks, World Rugby, Rugby World, Getty, While New Zealand, Kiwis, South Africa, Blacks, Twickenham, New Zealand, New, Stade de France Locations: South Africa, New Zealand, Africa, Zwide, Port Elizabeth, England, AFP, While New, London, France , New Zealand, France, Zealand, Paris

☆ Adam Yates beats twin brother to win opening stage of the Tour de France
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Twin energy powered a memorable 1-2 finish on Saturday as the 110th Tour de France got underway in Bilbao, Spain. Twin brothers, Adam and Simon Yates, finished the stage in first and second place respectively – the last brothers to do so were Andy and Frank Schleck in 2011. I asked [the team] and they said ‘go for it’,” Adam told reporters after securing the yellow jacket. “I’m ecstatic for him, but I also wanted to win,” Simon told reporters, in typical sibling fashion. Despite finishing behind the Yates brothers, Pogačar, who is teammates with Adam, said he was happy with the results from Bilbao.

Persons: Adam, Simon Yates, –, Andy, Frank Schleck, Yates, Simon, “, ‘, ” Adam, ” Simon, “ I’ll, I’m, Thomas Samson, Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard, Tadej, Pogačar, I’d, It’s, ” Organizations: CNN, Tour de, UAE Team Emirates, Jayco, Getty, Bilbao Locations: Bilbao, Spain, Twin, AFP, Paris, Vitoria, Gasteiz, Saint

☆ Opinion: A tail of two cities – how Parisians and New Yorkers take on rats
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( David A. Andelman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Indeed, if there’s one attribute shared by New York and Paris it’s rats. The mayor of Paris is forming a committee to look into the cohabitation of the city's citizens with its notorious population of rats. Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty ImagesNot surprisingly, there are some who believe ridding the city of rats with traps and rat poison is utterly inhumane. In contrast, Boulard with his anti-rat vengeance, sounds more like the mayor of New York than the mayor of Paris. Of course, Paris has a far longer history than New York with rats.

Persons: David A, Paris CNN —, David Andelman, Tony, ”, Pont, Pont Royal they’ve, I’ve, Anne Hidalgo, Geoffroy Boulard, quartiers, Boulard, Thomas Samson, PAZ, Douchka Marcovitch, Eric Adams, Ben Regenspan, Adams, Hidalgo’s Organizations: CNN, French Legion of, The New York Times, CBS News, Paris CNN, David Andelman CNN, America’s, Paris Olympics, Pont Royal, Paris’s, hyperlocal, Getty, New York Times, Twitter, Facebook Locations: France, Paris, New York, Raspail, Tuileries, AFP, Manhattan

☆ Hegra has been inhabited for 12,000 years -- but has only had tourists for four
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Now, increased investment in archeology from the Saudi government means that more and more information is coming out of Hegra and other Nabatean sites. I think they just get absorbed in the story of the growth of the Roman Empire.”"Hinat" greets travelers at the Hegra visitor's center. Now, travelers can see her in the Hegra visitors’ center. Expand your searchMany visitors combine their Hegra trip with visits to the smaller nearby historic sites of Dadan and Jabal Ikmah. Don’t miss the covered outdoor station near the Hegra visitor’s center, where you can practice using a small chisel to carve your name or initials into pieces of stone.

☆ Leaked org chart shows the 15 most important leaders in Google's AI division as it races to catch Microsoft
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Central to those efforts is its Research and AI group, led by senior vice president Jeff Dean. An internal org chart seen by Insider shows the 14 other leaders under Dean who drive Google's efforts to catch the sudden success of OpenAI. Jeff Dean, senior vice president, Google AI Thomas Samson/Getty ImagesReporting directly to Dean is Eli Collins, a VP leading work on Google's ChatGPT competitor, Bard. Collins also works on AI Test Kitchen, an app that gives select users access to some of Google's latest AI demos. Jay Yagnik, VP of research, oversees the biggest number of employees within Dean's organization.

☆ Pharrell Williams was just named Louis Vuitton's menswear creative director. Here's a look back at how the style icon and business mogul snagged the most coveted job in fashion.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Over the years, he became known for his iconic style choices that included unique eyewear and giant hats for a while. Pharrell Williams in Paris, France on February 24, 2014. THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty ImagesView some of his most daring looks here.

☆ Britain, France sign deal to boost cooperation on illegal migration
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin greets Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman as she arrives for a meeting and joint declaration signature at the Hotel Beauvau Interior Ministry in Paris, France November 14, 2022. So far this year more than 40,000 people have crossed the Channel in small boats, up from 28,526 last year, putting pressure on new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and interior minister Suella Braverman to do more to stem the flow. "It is in the interests of both the UK and French governments to work together to solve this complex problem," Braverman said in a statement, after meeting with French interior minister Gerald Darmanin in Paris on Monday morning. The British government said the multi-year deal would see a 40% increase in the number of UK-funded officers patrolling French beaches in the coming months. ($1 = 0.9693 euros)Reporting by Paris Newsroom, Kylie MacLellan and Muvija M in London; Editing by Susan Fenton and Kate HoltonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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