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☆ Springbok hooker Mbonambi cleared to play in World Cup final
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

World Rugby were subsequently asked to review a similar incident in a match between the two teams in London last year. "Any allegation of discrimination is taken extremely seriously by World Rugby...," it said in a statement. World Rugby added that it accepted that Curry made the allegation in good faith, "and that there is no suggestion that the allegation was deliberately false or malicious." "World Rugby is also concerned by the social media abuse that both players have been subjected to this week. There is no place in rugby or society for discrimination, abuse or hate speech, and World Rugby urges fans to embrace the sport’s values of respect, integrity and solidarity."

Persons: Rassie Erasmus, Lorraine O'sullivan, Bongi Mbonambi, Tom Curry, Mbonambi, Curry, Tom Curry’s, Siya Kolisi, Kolisi, Nick Said, Jason Neely, John Stonestreet Organizations: Aviva, REUTERS, Rights, Saturday’s Rugby, Rugby, England, Springbok, New Zealand, South Africa, World Rugby, Rugby Football Union, RFU, Springboks, Twickenham, Thomson Locations: Africa, Ireland, South Africa, Dublin, New, Paris, London, Mbonambi

☆ Tiger Woods: How the battle for golf’s soul gave the US golfer new-found purpose – and human connection
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

CBS Archive/Getty Images Woods, 6, sizes up a putt in Los Alamitos, California, in 1982. Getty Images/Getty Images Woods hits a tee shot during the 1995 Walker Cup, an international team event. Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images Woods plays a shot from the ninth fairway during the 2000 US Open in Pebble Beach, California. David Cannon/Getty Images Woods falls to the ground in pain after hitting a shot at The Barclays in August 2013. Jamie Squire/Getty Images Woods and his son, Charlie, warm up before the final round of the PNC Championship in December 2020.

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☆ JetBlue to offer flights to Dublin, Edinburgh starting next year, expanding trans-Atlantic routes
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Drew Richardson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

JetBlue Airways aircraft are pictured at departure gates at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on June 15, 2013. JetBlue Airways plans to begin flights to Dublin and Edinburgh from the U.S. as part of the carrier's trans-Atlantic expansion. Daily seasonal service to Dublin will begin March 13, 2024, from the airline's John F. Kennedy International Airport hub in New York, as well as from Boston Logan International Airport. Flights to Edinburgh from New York's JFK will begin May 22, 2024. JetBlue also said Wednesday that the airline would offer service between Boston Logan International Airport and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport starting April 3, 2024.

Persons: John F, Robin Hayes, Paris Charles de Organizations: JetBlue Airways, Kennedy International, Kennedy International Airport, Boston Logan International, New York's JFK, JetBlue, American Airlines, Boston Logan International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, JFK Locations: New York, Dublin, Edinburgh, New, Europe, Delta, United, London, Paris

☆ Fed's Bostic: possible Fed could lower rates in late 2024 - CNBC
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Michael S. Derby | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

FILE PHOTO: President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Raphael W. Bostic speaks at a European Financial Forum event in Dublin, Ireland February 13, 2019. But that’s possible next year, and “I would say late 2024” is on the table for an easing, Bostic said. The policymaker, who does not hold a vote on the rate setting Federal Open Market Committee this year but will next year, has said in recent remarks he believes the Fed is done raising rates. Bostic said in the television appearance that information he’s picking up points to an economy which, while still possessing forward momentum, is losing speed. “When I talk to businesses, they all tell me the slowdown is coming,” Bostic said.

Persons: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Raphael, Bostic, Clodagh, Raphael Bostic, “, ” Bostic, ”, “ I’ve, he’s Organizations: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, REUTERS, CNBC Locations: Dublin, Ireland

☆ Fed's Bostic: Lowering inflation still main US central bank mission
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Raphael W. Bostic speaks at a European Financial Forum event in Dublin, Ireland February 13, 2019. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said on Thursday that controlling inflation is still the U.S. central bank's mission, although he did not say what that means for monetary policy. Bostic said economic disparities built up over a long period and will not be eliminated quickly. He also said monetary policy is limited in helping reduce these imbalances. "Monetary policy can help create broad conditions conducive to sustaining economic expansions," Bostic said.

Persons: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Raphael, Bostic, Clodagh, Raphael Bostic, Michael S, Richard Chang Organizations: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, REUTERS, New School, Thomson Locations: Dublin, Ireland, U.S, New York

☆ Coinbase picks Ireland as its main EU regulatory hub as U.S. authorities go on the offensive
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

If and when it is approved, Coinbase will have a universal "MiCA license" in Ireland, which it can then use to "passport" its services into Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and other EU countries. The rules will allow crypto companies to use one license in one country to operate across all 27 EU member states. Currently, Coinbase has an electronic money institution license and virtual asset service provider registration in Ireland; a crypto license in Germany; and national registrations in other EU member states including Italy, the Netherlands and Spain. Paul Grewal, Coinbase's chief legal officer, said that progress has been "slower" than he'd like when it comes to achieving crypto regulation in the U.S. "We're now seeing in court cases real questions being asked about the U.S. approach to crypto regulation and in particular securities regulation," he said.

Persons: Coinbase, Nana Murugesan, we've, Murugesan, Paul Grewal, isn't, Grewal, CNBC's Arjun Kharpal — Organizations: Getty, European Union, CNBC, Central Bank of Ireland, EU, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC Locations: Crypto, Dublin, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, U.S, San Francisco, United States, Central, Northern, Western Europe, North America, Europe, headcount

☆ Elon Musk is considering taking Twitter out of Europe amid EU compliance investigation
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In recent weeks Elon Musk has suggested Twitter could stop being accessible in Europe in order to avoid new regulation enacted by the European Commission. Musk is increasingly frustrated with having to comply with the Digital Services Act, according to a person familiar with the company. This would be similar to the way Meta is currently blocking people in Europe from using its new app Threads. At the time, Musk suggested the platform, still known as Twitter, should shift to operating only in the countries where it was most popular, so the US, the UK, and Japan. On X, Musk seemed to reply sarcastically to a post from Commissioner Breton on X's DSA compliance and insisted he did not understand what was being asked of him.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Thierry Breton, it's, Breton, he's Organizations: European Commission, Digital Services, Twitter, European Union, DSA Locations: Europe, Israel, India, Australia, Africa, South Korea, Japan, Paris, Madrid, Berlin, Dublin, London

Learn moreHit singer Olivia Rodrigo is heading on her second solo tour in 2024, with tickets still on sale for prospective Guts World Tour concert goers. If you want to buy tickets to the 2024 Guts World Tour, we've got you covered with a link for every individual Olivia Rodrigo Guts World Tour tour date appearance below. Olivia Rodrigo 2024 tour scheduleThe Guts World Tour begins in Palm Springs, CA, on February 23. Major cities tend to have higher prices for Olivia Rodrigo tickets, with concert dates in San Francisco, New York City, and Boston being among the most costly locations. As with standard tickets, original VIP tickets for Olivia Rodrigo's 2024 tour have also been sold out on Ticketmaster.

Persons: Olivia Rodrigo, Rodrigo, Olivia Rodrigo's, we've, Olivia Rodrigo Guts, Chappell Roan, Remi Wolf Organizations: North, Orlando, FL, St, Saint, New, Kansas City, UT, San, Ticketmaster, Silver Star, The Breeders, Breeders Locations: North America, Europe, Palm Springs , CA, American, United States, Canada, Springs, CA, Phoenix, AZ, Houston, Austin, Dallas, Orleans, LA, Miami, Charlotte, NC, Nashville, TN, Louis, Omaha, Saint Paul, Milwaukee, Chicago, Columbus, Detroit, MI, Montreal, Toronto, ON, Boston, New York City, NY, Dublin, Ireland, Manchester, England, Glasgow, Scotland, Birmingham, London, Antwerp, Belgium, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Oslo, Norway, Copenhagen, Denmark, Berlin, Germany, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Munich, Bologna, Italy, Zurich, Switzerland, Cologne, Paris, France, Barcelona, Spain, Madrid, Lisbon, Portugal, Philadelphia, Washington, Atlanta, Lexington, KY, Kansas, Oklahoma, Denver, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Seattle, WA, Vancouver, BC, Portland, Inglewood, Palm Springs, San Francisco , New York City, Southern, The

☆ Brussels attacker arrived in Italy's Lampedusa in 2011 - sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A member of Belgium soccer team boards a bus at King Baudouin Stadium after play was suspended after a shooting in Brussels, Belgium, October 17, 2023 REUTERS/Yves Herman Acquire Licensing RightsROME, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The Tunisian man suspected of shooting dead two Swedish football fans in Brussels arrived in Italy's Lampedusa island in 2011, two Italian government and security sources said on Tuesday, confirming a report by the ANSA news agency. The suspect spent some time in Italy before moving to Sweden, but was expelled from there under the EU's "Dublin" rules and returned to Italy, one of the sources said. Italian authorities lost track of him some time in 2016 and presumed he had again moved abroad, the source added. In Brussels, Belgian Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne said his country had received an unconfirmed report in 2016 from a foreign police service indicating that the suspected attacker had a "radicalised profile" and wanted to go to a war zone to wage jihad. Reporting by Angelo Amante and Alvise Armellini, editing by Cristina Carlevaro and Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Yves Herman Acquire, radicalisation, Vincent Van Quickenborne, Angelo Amante, Alvise, Cristina Carlevaro, Alex Richardson Organizations: Belgium soccer, King Baudouin, Rights, Belgian, Thomson Locations: Belgium, Brussels, Swedish, Italy's Lampedusa, Italy, Sweden, Dublin, Bologna

☆ Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher announces ‘Definitely Maybe’ tour
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Oasis singer Liam Gallagher has announced a small 2024 tour called the “Definitely Maybe 30 Years Tour,” in which he will play the former band’s debut album, “Definitely Maybe.”Gallagher took to Instagram with the announcement, calling the album “the most important album of the ’90s,” adding that he is “bouncing around the house” in anticipation. Gallagher said that he wouldn’t be where he is today without the success of the 1994 album, which made Oasis superstars. It will mark the first time Gallagher has performed “Definitely Maybe” in full since Oasis split in 2009. One person commented that he wanted Noel Gallagher to join the tour, writing, “Bring Noel out brother.”In this January 1994 photo, Noel and Liam Gallagher, center pose with other Oasis band members Tony McCarroll, Paul Arthurs and Paul McGuigan in the Netherlands. Michel Linssen/Redferns/Getty ImagesCo-founding Oasis member Paul Arthurs will join Gallagher.

Persons: CNN —, Liam Gallagher, ” Gallagher, Gallagher, “ Let’s, ”, Noel Gallagher, “, Noel, Tony McCarroll, Paul Arthurs, Paul McGuigan, Michel Linssen Organizations: CNN, Oasis, Getty, Ticketmaster Locations: Netherlands, Sheffield, Cardiff, London, Glasgow, Dublin, Manchester

☆ Former pupils have called on a private school to apologize for hiring a former Nazi SS officer who abused students
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Former pupils at a school in Ireland are demanding an apology over a former WWII Nazi teacher's bullying. Louis Feutren worked as a French teacher at a Dublin school despite having been a Nazi collaborator. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementFormer pupils at a private school in Dublin, Ireland, are demanding that the institution apologize for a former teacher's bullying and physical abuse. Kieran Owens, a student at the school from 1966, told The Guardian that "no one would consider crossing" the French teacher.

Persons: Louis Feutren, —, Feutren, Bezen Perrot, Uki, Goñi, Kieran Owens, St Conleth's Organizations: Service, St Conleth's College, Guardian, Breton, Schutzstaffel, St Conleth's, Nazi, University of Galway, St, Irish Times, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Locations: Ireland, Nazi, Dublin, France, Wales, Feutren

☆ UK and Ireland to host Euro 2028, Italy and Turkey get Euro 2032
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NYON, Switzerland, Oct 10(Reuters) - The United Kingdom and Ireland will host the 2028 European Championship, while Italy and Turkey will stage the 2032 edition of the tournament, UEFA announced on Tuesday. By accepting a joint Italy-Turkey bid for Euro 2032 last week, and with Turkey withdrawing from the race for Euro 2028, the hosts for both tournaments were already all but assured. Turkey's withdrawal from the 2028 race left England, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Scotland and Wales as the sole joint bidders for that tournament. Euro 2028 will be the largest major sporting event the UK and Ireland have jointly staged. Wembley, with a capacity of 90,000, could be expected to host the final and possibly the semi-finals.

Persons: Debbie Hewitt, Hewitt, Gareth Bale, Gabrielle Tétrault, Farber, Cécile, Ken Ferris, Pritha Organizations: UEFA, English Football Association, Ireland, Wembley, of Wales, Hampden, Dublin's Aviva, Welsh, FA, European, Thomson Locations: NYON, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Turkey, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, London, Cardiff, Hampden Park, Glasgow

☆ Ireland hikes bank levy to 200 mln euros, revises methodology
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/ File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDUBLIN, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Ireland will revise how it calculates its levy on banks after announcing plans to raise 200 million euros ($211.7 million) from the measure next year, up from 87 million euros in 2023, Finance Minister Michael McGrath said on Tuesday. The share paid by the remaining three banks is based on the amount of deposit interest retention tax (DIRT) each pay. McGrath told a news conference that the basis of the levy will change to being related to the value of a lender's deposits. Analysts at Davy Stockbrokers had said that an increase to 200 million euros based on the existing DIRT would have had an outsized impact on Permanent TSB (PTSB.I), relative to its larger rivals AIB (AIBG.I) and Bank of Ireland (BIRG.I). Davy estimated that the incremental impact from an increase based on retail or household deposits would be in the range of 2-3% of 2024 profit before tax across all three banks, based on its current forecasts.

Persons: Finance Paschal Donohoe, Michael McGrath, Clodagh, McGrath, Davy Stockbrokers, Davy, Padraic Halpin, William Schomberg, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: Finance, Public Expenditure, REUTERS, Rights, TSB, AIB, Bank of Ireland, Thomson Locations: Dublin, Ireland, LONDON

REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 10 (Reuters) - Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic on Tuesday said the U.S. central bank need not raise borrowing costs any further, and sees no recession ahead even as the Fed's rate hikes so far slow the economy and bring down inflation. "I actually don't think we need to increase rates anymore" to get too-high inflation back down to the Fed's 2% goal, Bostic told the American Bankers Association, to applause. Policy is sufficiently restrictive, and "a lot" of the impact of the Fed's rate hikes so far is clearly yet to come, he said. The conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas which broke out over the weekend creates uncertainty for the United States and the global economy, Bostic said, noting that it will cause rethinking on markets and investments. If data comes in differently from what he expects, Bostic said "we might have to increase (the Fed policy rate), but that's not my outlook right now, and that's not my expectation."

Persons: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Raphael, Bostic, Clodagh, Raphael Bostic, that's, Ann Saphir, Emelia Sithole Organizations: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, REUTERS, Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank, American Bankers Association, Palestinian, Hamas, Thomson Locations: Dublin, Ireland, U.S, Israel, United States, Ukraine

☆ Euro 2028 to be held in UK and the island of Ireland, with Turkey and Italy co-hosting 2032 edition
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The bid from the UK and the island of Ireland stood unopposed after Turkey decided to withdraw its entry in order to co-host Euro 2032 with Italy. Euro 2028 will be held across 10 venues – six in England, one in Wales, one in Scotland, one in Northern Ireland and one in the Republic of Ireland. The stadiums included in the bid are Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, Wembley Stadium and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium, Newcastle’s St. James’ Park, Villa Park in Birmingham, Glasgow’s Hampden Park and Dublin’s Aviva Stadium. England and Scotland both staged games for Euro 2020, but 2028 will be the first time that Northern Ireland, Ireland and Wales host a major soccer tournament. John Sibley/Pool/Getty ImagesLondon’s Wembley Stadium hosted the Euro 2020 final between England and Italy, a match marred by fan trouble.

Persons: Aleksander Čeferin, James ’, John Sibley, Istanbul’s Organizations: CNN, European, UEFA, Republic of Ireland, Wembley Stadium, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City’s Etihad, Villa Park, Dublin’s Aviva, Casement, Wales, Italy, Wembley, Football Association, Istanbul’s Ataturk, League Locations: Republic of Ireland, Italy, Turkey, Ireland, England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of, Cardiff’s, London, Newcastle’s St, Villa, Birmingham, Belfast, Germany

☆ Ireland to lay out sovereign wealth fund plans in expansionary budget
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Padraic Halpin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"The costs that we are providing for are going to come at us really quickly. A package of one-off financial supports totalling another 2.4 billion euros will be added on top of that, a source familiar with the process told Reuters. A similarly expansive budget a year ago that included even more generous one-off measures handed little political momentum to the three-party coalition. The left-wing opposition Sinn Fein remains well ahead in polls, with elections due by early 2025. ($1 = 0.9478 euros)Reporting by Padraic Halpin; Editing by Toby ChopraOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Michael McGrath, McGrath, Sinn Fein, Padraic Halpin, Toby Chopra Organizations: DUBLIN, Finance, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Ireland, Europe, Dublin

DUBLIN (AP) — Rugby will use mouthguard technology as part of its efforts to detect brain injuries suffered by players on the field. World Rugby said it is investing 2 million euros ($2.1 million) in the technology to support unions, competitions and clubs. “The advances in smart mouthguard technology mean elite players will be better cared for than ever before. In community rugby, players should not return to play after a diagnosed brain injury for 21 days. The Rugby World Cup is taking place against the backdrop of a lawsuit filed by former international rugby players against governing bodies, including World Rugby, contending rugby authorities failed to take reasonable action to protect the players from repeated blows to the head during their careers.

Persons: Eanna Falvey Organizations: DUBLIN, —, Rugby, Elite, World Rugby, rugby, AP Rugby

☆ Ireland trims 2023 budget surplus, corporate tax forecasts
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

DUBLIN, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Ireland is set to collect 0.6% less tax than expected this year following a recent fall in corporate receipts and deliver a lower than forecast budget surplus that Tuesday's budget will further eat into, finance ministry data showed on Saturday. Ireland has collected record levels of tax in recent years, driven by a fast-growing economy and booming corporate tax returns. Instead they are now expected to rise by 4% to 23.6 billion euros. The finance ministry also cut the forecast for 2024 to 24.5 billion euros from 25.1 billion euros. As a result it lowered the 2023 projected budget surplus to 9.6 billion euros or 1.8% of gross domestic product (GDP), from the 10 billion euros forecast in July.

Persons: Michael McGrath, Padraic Halpin, Alex Richardson Organizations: DUBLIN, Ministers, Thomson Locations: Ireland

☆ Fact Check: Video shows people cooking pig, not dog, in Ireland
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video of people roasting a pig in Dublin, Ireland, has been falsely captioned as showing migrants cooking a dog. “African migrants in Dublin roast a dog on a spit in public,” said the accompanying caption on X. The video shows people around the animal as it is roasted in a grassy area outside a residential building. Reuters spoke to the individual in the first photograph who said the animal being cooked was a pig, not a dog. The video shows people roasting a pig.

Persons: ”, Read Organizations: Twitter, Facebook, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Dublin, Ireland, Dorset, St, Mary’s Terrace

It needs to translate into changes in economic outcomes," Bostic said in comments to reporters alongside the release of a new policy essay. Part of that adaptation is how the Fed's short-term benchmark is translated ultimately into mortgage rates, corporate bonds yields, and other securities that influence economic activity. In separate comments, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said she similarly is watching how the rise in bond yields will play out, even though she feels the Fed's policy rate still needs to rise. It may well be that the Fed's hawkish rate posture is no longer the primary impetus for the rise in yields. Reporting by Howard Schneider and Dan Burns; Editing by Andrea RicciOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Raphael, Bostic, Clodagh, Raphael Bostic, Loretta Mester, Mester, Torsten Slok, Slok, Howard Schneider, Dan Burns, Andrea Ricci Organizations: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, REUTERS, Rights, Federal Reserve, Treasury, Atlanta Federal Reserve, U.S, Cleveland Fed, Apollo Global Management, Reuters, Fitch, Treasury Department, Bank of, Thomson Locations: Dublin, Ireland, Atlanta, China, York

It needs to translate into changes in economic outcomes," Bostic said in comments to reporters. "I don't think the degree of response to date has been out of bounds" of what would happen "in an ordinary tightening cycle." But even though he agreed that recent jumps in long-term yields have been unusual, Bostic joined several of his colleagues in downplaying their relevance to policy - at least so far. "There is a lot going on and I cannot say I have all the answers," Bostic said. The things we are looking at is the pace at which the economy slows," not the rates themselves.

Persons: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Raphael, Bostic, Clodagh, Raphael Bostic, Howard Schneider, Paul Simao Organizations: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, REUTERS, Rights, Treasury, Atlanta Fed, Thomson Locations: Dublin, Ireland, U.S, China

☆ Prix Pictet photography contest winner captures the beauty and harshness of life in rural Rajasthan
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

For a portfolio that included these images captured in rural Rajasthan, Indian photographer Gauri Gill has won the prestigious Prix Pictet, a global award for photography and sustainability. “To live poor and landless in the desert amounts to an inescapable reliance on oneself, on each other, and on nature,” she added. “These fragments of shared experience now inhabit a large photographic archive called Notes from the Desert.”First launched in 2008, the Prix Pictet photography award aims to capture and highlight issues of work on themes connected to sustainability. Ragnar AxelssonEleven other portfolios of work were shortlisted for the award. A selection of the images can be viewed in the gallery above.

Persons: Gauri Gill, Gill, “, ”, Ragnar Axelsson, Ragnar Axelsson’s, Alessandro Cinque, Isabelle von Ribbentrop Organizations: CNN, Prix, Pictet, Victoria, Albert Museum Locations: Rajasthan, Indian, Iceland, Peru, London, Istanbul, Dublin, Bangkok, Stockholm

☆ Intel hails 'landmark' as high-volume EUV production begins at Irish plant
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Padraic Halpin | Max A. Cherney | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A smartphone with a displayed Intel logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. The effort in Ireland is Intel’s first attempt at high-volume manufacturing using EUV technology. Beyond its existing facilities in Ireland, Intel plans to build a big chip complex in Germany and semiconductor assembly and test facility in Poland. The three facilities will help create a first-of-its-kind end-to-end advanced semiconductor manufacturing value chain in Europe, Intel said. The new factory will double Intel’s manufacturing space in Ireland, where it is one of the country’s largest multinational employers with 4,900 people, around half its European workforce.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Intel’s, ” Ann Kelleher Organizations: DUBLIN, Reuters, Intel, REUTERS, U.S ., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, PCs, U.S Locations: Ireland, U.S, Europe, Leixlip, Dublin, Portland, Hillsboro , Oregon, Arizona, Germany, Poland

In the past year, clothing retailers have sought to clear excess stock that had piled up due to a shift in consumer demand to essentials from discretionary items like clothing. But with fourth-quarter temperatures expected to start off warm, according to weather tracking firm Weather Trends International, stores carrying winter styles and gear could find themselves loaded with inventory at the end of the season. European company Pepco Group (PCOP.WA) also noted that the landing of its autumn and winter clothing inventory had coincided with persistent record-warm weather in its core Central and Eastern European markets. In the United States, temperatures could rise by 2 to 12 degrees Fahrenheit on average in the October-December period compared with last year, according to Weather Trends International. Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF.N) also said there was strong demand for "seasonless products" in the second quarter, particularly in the men's category, as customers picked out year-round clothing items and styles.

Persons: Helena Helmersson, Andy Bond, Bill Kirk, Clodagh, David Swartz, Robert Woods, Kristen D'Arcy, Abercrombie, Simon Wolfson, Ananya Mariam Rajesh, James Davey, Helen Reid, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Reuters, Pepco, Amazon.com, REUTERS, Walmart, Dick's Sporting, Costco Wholesale, Morningstar Research, Vision Brands, Fitch, Thomson Locations: United States, Europe, Cos, Eastern, Grafton, Dublin, Ireland, outerwear, Bengaluru, London

☆ Michael Gambon, Dumbledore actor in ‘Harry Potter,’ dies age 82
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Zahid Mahmood | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Actor Michael Gambon, best known for playing Albus Dumbledore in most of the “Harry Potter” movies, has died at 82 following a “bout of pneumonia,” a statement issued on behalf of his family said on Thursday, PA Media news agency reported. I collect cars and guns, which are much more expensive, and much more difficult to store.”Michael Gambon in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." Four years later, Gambon joined the Birmingham Repertory Company, finally playing title roles in his favorite Shakespearean plays. But it was as Hogwarts’ headmaster Dumbledore in the “Harry Potter” film series that Gambon will perhaps be best remembered, a role he took up following the death of Richard Harris in 2002. In all, Gambon was cast as Dumbledore for six of the eight “Harry Potter” films.

Persons: Michael Gambon, Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter ”, ”, Sir Michael Gambon, Clair Dobbs, Michael, Anne, Fergus, ” Gambon, Gambon, toolmaker, “ I’ve, “ Richard Briers, Harry Potter, Murray, Laurence Olivier, Philip Marlow, ’, Dumbledore, Richard Harris Organizations: CNN, Media, Guardian, Warner Bros, Royal Academy of Dramatic, National Theatre Company, Birmingham Repertory Company, British Empire Locations: Cabra, Dublin, London, Irish, Camden, British

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