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☆ Sylvester Stallone’s watches to go on sale, including ‘holy grail’ of timepiece collecting
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

That watch was the “most beautiful thing I’d ever seen,” Stallone said in a video released by Sotheby’s, and sparked a decades-long love of watch collecting. And now, the Hollywood star is auctioning 11 watches from his personal collection at a Sotheby’s sale in New York on June 5. Among the items is the rare Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime, which is expected to fetch as much as $5 million, as well as watches he wore in some of his films. The Grandmaster Chime is the most complicated ever Patek Philippe watch. Another Patek Philippe watch, this one from its Nautilus family, is expected to sell for up to $400,000.

Persons: Sylvester Stallone, Gregg Allman, Allman, ” Stallone, Sotheby’s, Philippe Grandmaster, Philippe, “, Phillipe, Stallone, Audemars Piguet, Cartier, Sotheby's Organizations: CNN, Hollywood, Rolex Locations: New York

☆ Hundreds of thousands are starving in Gaza as famine arrives at ‘incredible speed,’ UN aid chief says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Helen Regan | Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Israel’s war in Gaza has brought famine with “such incredible speed,” the United Nations’ emergency relief chief told CNN on Monday, as he warned that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are starving in the besieged enclave. Griffiths told CNN Monday that work to provide humanitarian aid to 300,000 Gazans who remain in the north of the strip continues to be a challenge. “People in Gaza risk dying of hunger just miles from trucks filled with food,” said WFP head Cindy McCain. People wait for food relief in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on December 31, 2023. But the agencies echoed relief chief Griffiths’ warning that humanitarian aid alone cannot reverse the worsening hunger among Gaza’s population.

Persons: CNN —, “, ” Martin Griffiths, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, “ It’s, ”, Israel, Griffiths, Rizek Abdeljawad, Monday, Cindy McCain, Salwa, ” Tibi, Shadi Bleha, Catherine Russell, ” Russell, Phillipe Lazzarini Organizations: CNN, United Nations, UN, Humanitarian Affairs, Emergency, UN Office, Palestinian, Getty, of Health, Food Programme, UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, World Health Organization, “, Food Security, IPC, Palestine Refugee Agency Locations: Gaza, Rafah, Xinhua, Israel, Palestine

☆ Kate Beckinsale attends Leonardo DiCaprio’s birthday in a party dress with a familiar blue gemstone
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Kate Beckinsale and rapper Big Boss Vette arrive for DiCaprio's birthday. Miha Azne/Frank Vasquez/BACKGRIDCNN —Kate Beckinsale wore a bejeweled mini dress over the weekend to celebrate Leonardo DiCaprio’s 49th birthday in Los Angeles, and a photograph of the black frock, which featured a colossal blue-gemstone-like accessory belted around her waist, has since made its rounds across the Internet. Though the look seems to be a delightful reference to a famous DiCaprio film, one question has persisted: Which one? Is the gem a blue diamond or blue sapphire? Beckinsale starred alongside DiCaprio in “The Aviator“ as actress Ava Gardner and aerospace engineer Howard Hughes.

Persons: Kate Beckinsale, Big Boss Vette, Miha Azne, Frank Vasquez, CNN — Kate Beckinsale, Leonardo DiCaprio’s, DiCaprio, Beckinsale, Ava Gardner, ” Beckinsale, Howard Hughes, “, Moviestore, Billy Zane, Kate Winslet, Elizabeth Taylor, Phillipe Blond, David Blond —, Beyoncé, Salma Hayek, Kim Kardashian, Zoë Kravitz, Channing Tatum Organizations: CNN, New York, Beverly Hills Locations: Los Angeles, “

☆ What is white hydrogen? Scientists say the clean-energy gas could save the world.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

White hydrogen, a newly identified hydrogen source, could eliminate the need for lab production. Because it doesn't require any of these energy-intensive processes, climate experts say white hydrogen could be our saving grace, according to CNN. It's also cheaper: white hydrogen is estimated to cost about $1 per kilogram to produce, while green hydrogen costs about $6 per kilogram, per CNN. AdvertisementAdvertisementSeveral start-ups are already exploring how to commercialize white hydrogen, CNN reported. Ellis told CNN that speed is vital to ensure white hydrogen can help curb the climate crisis.

Persons: —, Jacques Pironon, Phillipe De Donato, Viacheslav Zgonnik, Geoffrey Ellis, Ellis would've, It's, Ellis, Zgonnik Organizations: Service, National, of Scientific Research, CNN, US Geological Survey Locations: France, Mali

☆ They went hunting for fossil fuels. What they found could help save the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“This was not a real surprise for us,” Pironon told CNN; it’s common to find small amounts near the surface of a borehole. Arguably, the catalyst for the current interest in white hydrogen can be traced to this West African country. White hydrogen deposits have been found throughout the world, including in the US, eastern Europe, Russia, Australia, Oman, as well as France and Mali. “Natural hydrogen is a solution which will allow us to get get to speed” on climate action, he said. Natural Hydrogen Energy LLCFrom hype to realityThe challenge for these businesses and for scientists will be translating hypothetical promise into a commercial reality.

Persons: Jacques Pironon, Phillipe De Donato, ” Pironon, Pironon, “ Gray, ’ ”, Geoffrey Ellis, “, ”, Ellis, Isabelle Moretti, Neil McDonald, Bill Gates, geochemist Viacheslav, ” Zgonnik, ” Ellis, that’s, De Donato’s, – Organizations: CNN, National, of Scientific Research, US Geological Survey, University of Pau, University of Sorbonne, Geologists, Energy Ventures, Natural Hydrogen Energy, Hydrogen Energy Locations: France, Lorraine, Mali, Bourakébougou, University of Pau et, l’Adour, Europe, Russia, Australia, Oman, Yorke, South Australia, Denver, Nebraska, Kansas

☆ Israel military announces ground operation expansion in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Kevin Flower | Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is “expanding ground operations” in the Gaza Strip, IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari announced Friday, as intense airstrikes rocked the besieged enclave and with communications links reportedly severed. Gaza residents told CNN the strikes were the most intense they have experienced since Israel began to retaliate against Hamas’ October 7 terror attack nearly three weeks ago. A huge wall of heavy smoke that lasted 15 to 30 minutes also blew from Gaza into southern Israel earlier Friday evening. “We have, of course, certainly seen Israel undertake varied operations on the ground in the last couple of days,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters Friday. He also declined to say if the Biden administration has confidence that Israel has fully considered the ramifications of a ground incursion.

Persons: Daniel Hagari, Mohammad Shtayyeh, Israel, Shtayyeh, Deir al Balah, Ayman Safadi, ”, ” Hagari, Hagari, John Kirby, “, we’re, ” Kirby, Biden, Kirby, Phillipe Lazzarini, Lazzarini Organizations: CNN, Israel Defense Forces, Israel, ” Palestinian Authority, Al Aqsa Martyrs, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Reuters, United Nations, UN, Assembly, Hamas, IDF, National Security, UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees Locations: Gaza, Israel, ”, Al Aqsa, Deir, Palestine, Gaza City, Israel’s, Egypt, Rafah

☆ A lot of 2023's new unicorns have been generative AI startups. Here's what to expect from the sector next year, according to Accel.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Generative AI startups have made up a lot of the world's new unicorns this year. High-profile investors have jostled to back, in some cases, weeks-old startups like Mistral as the hype around generative AI intensified. Both regions also tout a batch of promising unicorns across the generative AI stack. Generative AI will become a run-of-the-mill tool"Generative AI will unlock new verticalised applications built with smaller and dedicated models and industry-specific workflows," the Accel report said. Enterprises will also jump to incorporate generative AI more seamlessly into their automation tools, per the report.

Persons: —, Phillipe Botteri, Harvey Organizations: Venture, Mistral, US, Accel Partners, Runway, Accel, EU, Stanford University, Enterprises, Big Tech, Microsoft Locations: Europe, Israel, Jasper, France, EU

Paris CNN —France’s finance minister is in the spotlight. “It is about music, my passion for music,” Le Maire insisted of the novel, whose central character is a piano virtuoso. Some in France chastized the finance minister for devoting time to writing, especially as the country weathers economic headwinds. The French finance ministry confirmed to CNN that Le Maire had warned the French presidency of the book before its release. And the finance minister seemed unabashed on Twitter.

April 25 (Reuters) - Most of the vast, scenic valley at the heart of Yosemite National Park in California will close to visitors this weekend in a rare shutdown prompted by forecasts of floods from rapid snowmelt. The closure will start at 10 p.m. on Friday and last at least until Wednesday, May 3, possibly longer, depending on how swiftly melting mountain snow runs off into the Merced River through Yosemite Valley, the National Park Service said on Tuesday. About 100 miles to the north, the Merced River at the Pohono Bridge at the west end of the Yosemite Valley was forecast to top flood stage late this week, the park service said. The vast glacial Yosemite valley received a record 40 inches of snow during the winter, prompting the closure of the entire park to the public on Feb. 25 for three weeks. That shutdown marked one of the longest and most expansive weather-related closures in the park, according to park spokeswoman Nancy Phillipe.

☆ Deel Speed: The inside story of a $12 billion HR startup's breakneck growth
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Rob Price | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +32 min

Insider spoke with more than 30 current or former Deel workers about the HR company's extraordinary rise, and the unconventional tactics that made it possible. "I think if you talk to anyone, they would say that Alex is the face but all decisions run through Phillipe," one former Deel worker told Insider. "They lose every employment and labor protection," Valerio De Stefano, a professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, said of independent contractors. Alex Bouaziz, Deel on Centre Stage during day two of Collision 2022 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. The company didn't have an internal human-resources team until sometime in 2021, by which point it had grown to hundreds of people.

☆ Afghan malnutrition rates at record high, U.N. food agency says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Malnutrition rates in Afghanistan are at record highs — with half the country enduring severe hunger year-round — a spokesman for the U.N.'s World Food Program said. “Half of Afghanistan endures severe hunger throughout the year, regardless of the season, and malnutrition rates are at a record high for Afghanistan,” said Phillipe Kropf, a spokesman for the United Nations food agency in Kabul. The Taliban takeover in August 2021 drove millions into poverty and hunger after foreign aid stopped almost overnight. Ebrahim Noroozi / APAid agencies have been providing food, education and healthcare support to Afghans, including heating, cash for fuel and warm clothes. “Since the Taliban have come, the economic condition is so bad and people don’t have food to eat.

☆ Evander Kane out for 3-4 months after operation on cut wrist
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Alasdair Howorth | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The Edmonton Oilers have confirmed that forward Evander Kane will be out for 3-4 months after sustaining deep cuts on his wrist in Tuesday night’s 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. While on the deck, Tampa Bay forward Pat Maroon accidentally skated over Kane’s wrist and he immediately went to the bench for assistance before eventually being transported to the hospital where he had an operation. Kane took to social media to say that he was “on the mend” following a procedure on his wrist. Kane wrote on Twitter, “Thank you all for the kind wishes and prayers from over the past several hours. You never wish that upon any player in the League.”After being released by the San Jose Sharks last season, Kane joined the Edmonton Oilers on a four-year deal worth $20.5 million.

☆ A petition calling for a sanctioned Russian oligarch's superyacht to be used as a hotel for Ukrainian refugees has gained almost 30,000 signatures
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Stephen Jones | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A petition is calling for a seized superyacht to become a hotel for Ukrainian refugees. A retired engineer set up the petition to reuse Amore Vero, which is linked to oligarch Igor Sechin. The 80-foot Amore Vero was seized by French authorities in March and is being held in the port of La Ciotat, east of the city of Marseille on France's southern coast. The owner of the Amore Vero is not publicly known, although it has been heavily linked to Igor Sechin, chief executive of the Russian oil giant PJSC Rosneft. In September, officials in Gibraltar completed the first sale of a seized superyacht since the beginning of the war.

☆ Un bărbat a pierdut Bitcoin în valoare de 600.000 de dolari după ce a descărcat aplicația greșită
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-02 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Un bărbat a pierdut Bitcoin în valoare de 600.000 de dolari după ce a descărcat aplicația greșită. S-a întâmplat în luna martie, când Phillipe Christodoulou a descărcat o aplicație greșita pentru a-și stoca valuta de criptomonede, scrie b1.ro. Bărbatul nu știa că aplicația a fost lansată special pentru a frauda pe cei care dețin monede virtuale. Însă, Christodoulou a dat vina mai mult pe companie decât pe hoții care i-au furat aproape toate economiile. Hoții și-au strecurat aplicația sub deghizarea unui serviciu de criptare, iar după ce a fost aprobată, aplicația a fost schimbată într-o imitație a dezvoltatorului de portofele pentru criptovalută Trezor.

Persons: Phillipe Christodoulou Organizations: Apple, Google, Compania

☆ В ходе беспорядков в Брюсселе из-за гибели мигранта задержали более 100 человек
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: +1 min

Как минимум 112 человек задержаны за участие в уличных беспорядках, произошедших в Брюсселе вечером 13 января, сообщает телеканал RTBF. Причиной протестов стала смерть 23-летнего выходца из Гвинеи по имени Ибрагима Б., умершего 9 января после задержания в полицейском участке. Мигранта доставили в полицию для проверки документов из-за нарушения карантина. Демонстранты закидывали сотрудников правоохранительных органов камнями, повредили несколько служебных машин, а также бросили бутылку с зажигательной смесью в полицейский участок. В эпицентре беспорядков оказался кортеж короля Бельгии Филиппа.

Persons: King Phillipe of Belgium’s, Ибрагим Б., Ибрагим, Филипп Locations: RTBF, Brussels, Брюссель, Гвинея, Бельгия

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