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☆ Airline SAS assesses final bids for its bail-out from bankruptcy
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TT News Agency/Johan Nilsson via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSTOCKHOLM, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Scandinavian airline SAS (SAS.ST) said on Tuesday it was evaluating final bids in an equity fundraising that closed a day earlier, and which is part of an ongoing bankruptcy protection process. The Sweden-listed company, which has been under U.S. "chapter 11" bankruptcy protection since July 2022, has since June extended the deadline for final bids twice, at the request of bidders. "SAS will announce the winning bidder or bidders as soon as the evaluation process has been completed," it said in a statement. The long-struggling carrier reported earlier a net loss of 4.41 billion Swedish crowns ($398 million) for the November through August period. SAS originally aimed to complete its restructuring by July, but the target has slipped to the end of the year.

Persons: Johan Nilsson, Anna Ringstrom, Essi Lehto Organizations: SAS Airbus, Kastrup, Scandinavian Airlines, TT News Agency, REUTERS, Rights, Scandinavian, SAS, Sweden, Reuters, Apollo Global Management Inc, Thomson Locations: Kastrup, Denmark, Rights STOCKHOLM, Sweden

☆ Profile of Europe Ryder Cup team
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Golf - The 2023 Ryder Cup - Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, Rome, Italy - September 26, 2023 Team Europe's Ludvig Aberg in action on the 3rd hole during a practice round ahead of the 2023 Ryder Cup REUTERS/Carl Recine Acquire Licensing RightsSept 26 (Reuters) - A brief look at the 12-man Europe Ryder Cup team that will face the U.S. in the biennial competition this week at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome. The first player to play in the Ryder Cup having never contested a major. MATT FITZPATRICK (England)Age: 29World ranking: 8Previous Ryder Cup appearances/points: 2, 0The 2002 U.S. Open champion has a lamentable Ryder Cup record having lost all five matches he contested in two appearances, both in the U.S. NICOLAI HOJGAARD (Denmark)Age: 22World ranking: 82Previous Ryder Cup appearances/points: NoneBack-to-back top five finishes in the final two events of European Ryder Cup qualification earned him a surprise pick. One of the longest hitters in the team, he is the second Austrian to play in the Ryder Cup.

Persons: Ryder, Marco Simone Golf, Europe's Ludvig Aberg, Carl Recine, LUDVIG ABERG, Luke Donald, MATT FITZPATRICK, TOMMY FLEETWOOD, Fleetwood, Donald, Francesco Molinari, TYRRELL HATTON, Hatton, NICOLAI HOJGAARD, Marco Simone, VIKTOR HOVLAND, SHANE LOWRY, Donald's, Will, ROBERT MACINTYRE, RORY MCILROY, JON RAHM, Rahm, JUSTIN ROSE, Rose, SEPP STRAKA, John Deere, Martyn Herman, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Country Club, Ryder, REUTERS, Europe Ryder Cup, PGA, European Ryder, U.S ., Continental Europe, Britain, Thomson Locations: Rome, Italy, U.S, Sweden, England, Europe, Paris, Denmark, Norway, Whistling Straits, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Spain, Austria, Austrian, London

☆ Q+A What is known about the Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Nerijus Adomaitis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

This is what we know so far:WHAT ARE NORD STREAM PIPELINES? The multibillion-dollar infrastructure project was built by Russia's Gazprom (GAZP.MM) in two stages - Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2. Gazprom owns 51% of Nord Stream 1, while Germany's E.ON (EONGn.DE) and Wintershall Dea (WINT.UL) have 15.5% each, while French Engie (ENGIE.PA) and Dutch Gasunie (GSUNI.UL) hold 9% each in Nord Stream 1. Nord Stream 2, fully owned by Gazprom and operated by Nord Stream 2 AG, was completed in September 2021 at a cost of $11 billion, but was never put into operation because Germany had cancelled Nord Stream 2's certification days before Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. The Nord Stream pipelines have been a flashpoint in an energy dispute between Europe and Moscow since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Persons: Pipes, Fabian Bimmer, Wintershall, OMV, Peter Frank, Die, Seymour Hersh, Mats Ljungqvist, Der Spiegel, Der Siegel, BfV, Nerijus Adomaitis, Christoph Steitz, Nina Chestney, Ros Russell Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Gazprom, Nord, E.ON, Shell, . Security, WHO, Washington Post, Die Welt, . Security Council, Reuters, Street, ZDF, Kyiv, CIA, NDR, WDR, German Federal Intelligence Service, Thomson Locations: Baltic, Mukran, Germany, Rights OSLO, Russia, Swedish, Bornholm, Sweden, Denmark, Nord, Ukraine, Uniper, Washington, NATO, Moscow, Kaliningrad, Russian, Britain ., U.S, Norway, China, Brazil, Rostock, Wiek, Rugen, Danish, Christianso, Kolobrzeg, Poland, Europe, United States, Oslo, Frankfurt

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark's Lego said on Monday that it remains committed to its quest to find sustainable materials to reduce carbon emissions, even after an experiment by the world's largest toymaker to use recycled bottles did not work. It had invested “more than $1.2 billion in sustainability initiatives” as part of efforts to transition to more sustainable materials and reduce our carbon emissions by 37% by 2032, Lego said. “We believe that in the long-term this will encourage increased production of more sustainable raw materials, such as recycled oils, and help support our transition to sustainable materials,” it said. Lego was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen. The name derived from the two Danish words, leg and godt, which together mean “play well.” The brand name was created unaware that lego in Latin means “I assemble.”

Persons: Ole Kirk Kristiansen, ” Locations: COPENHAGEN, Denmark

☆ 4 of Russia's deadliest military systems in its war against Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Insider has compiled a list of four of the most effective ones Russia has used so far in the war. Insider has taken a look at four key military systems that Russia has used to do this, from Ka-52 attack helicopters to Lancet drones. Ka-52 "Alligator" attack helicoptersA serviceman checks a Russian Ka-52 "Alligator" attack helicopter. It can also be fitted with VIKHR anti-tank missiles, ATAKA missiles, B8V-20 rocket launchers, and IGLA-V anti-aircraft guided missiles, per the site. Danilov said the number of Russian mines was "insane" and stressed the importance Ukraine was placing on saving its front-line soldiers.

Persons: Bradley, Danilov, James Patton Rogers, Forbes, Patton Rogers, Oleksiy Organizations: Service, Kremlin, Airforce Technology, UK Ministry of Defence, US stingers, Forbes, Emergency Services, REUTERS Ukraine's, National Security and Defense, CNN, Presidential, University of Southern, Soviet, State Emergency Service, FAB, REUTERS, Razumkov, New York Times Locations: Russia, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Ka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukrainian, University of Southern Denmark, Kharkiv, REUTERS Russia

Stark’s putt on the 17th put Europe ahead, then Grant clinched the win by sinking hers on the 18th. Stark and Grant, good friends off the course as well, had made their Solheim Cup debuts with a loss in the opening foursomes on Friday. The Europeans rallied in the fourball matches in the afternoon to cut the lead to 5-3 going into the weekend. France's Boutier, the top-ranked European who was playing some of the best golf ahead of the Solheim Cup, remains winless. “We got a few down going into the back nine and just stayed positive.”Spain is hosting the Solheim Cup for the first time, 26 years after it hosted the men’s Ryder Cup at Valderrama.

Persons: Maja Stark, Linn Grant, Stark, Grant, Danielle Kang, Andrea Lee, Carlota Ciganda, Emily Pedersen, Jennifer Kupcho, Lilia Vu, ”, Pedersen, Nelly Korda, Allisen Corpuz, Celine Boutier, Korda, France's Boutier, Lexi Thompson, Megan Khang, Leona Maguire, Anna Nordqvist, Nordqvist, “, ” Thompson, Ryder Organizations: —, Solheim, U.S, Denmark, Finca, Women's, Georgia, Valderrama Locations: Spain, Europe, United States, U.S, Rome

☆ Surprising jellyfish finding challenges what’s known about learning and memory
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Jenna Schnuer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Caribbean box jellyfish, animals that may appear to float through life aimlessly and don’t have a central brain, still have the ability to learn rapidly and retain information, new research has found. Caribbean box jellyfish, also known by the scientific name Tripedalia cystophora, have 24 eyes — six in each of four visual sensory centers called rhopalia. How jellyfish learnTo test the animals’ ability to learn, the researchers lined the inside of a round tank with gray and white stripes. The gray stripes would appear to the jellyfish’s 24 eyes as dark as a faraway mangrove root does in their natural habitat. “The scientists devised a very convincing experimental paradigm to quantify associative learning in this box jellyfish.

Persons: Anders Garm, “ We’ve, ”, Jan Bielecki, Bielecki, ” Bielecki, “, Michael Abrams, Abrams, ” Abrams Organizations: CNN, University of Copenhagen, Denmark —, Physiology, Kiel University, University of California, California Institute of Technology Locations: Denmark, Germany, Kiel, Caribbean, Berkeley

☆ Ukraine's European allies keep sending it broken and unusable Leopard 1 tanks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Over half the tanks donated to Ukraine from Denmark have technical problems, Danish media reported. In a briefing, Denmark's defense minister said there are problems with 12 out of 20 Leopard 1 tanks. German's defense ministry announced in February a partnership with Denmark and the Netherlands to send Ukraine a donation of "at least" 100 refurbished Leopard 1A5 tanks. On Friday, TV 2, a public broadcaster in Denmark, reported that 12 out of 20 of the Leopard 1A5s that have already been donated have technical issues. AdvertisementAdvertisementAnd earlier in the week, the German outlet Der Spiegel reported that another 10 Leopard tanks had problems substantial enough for Ukraine to reject delivery of them.

Persons: Troels Lund Poulsen, Der Spiegel, cdavis@insider.com Organizations: Service, Leopard, Danish Defense Locations: Ukraine, Denmark, Wall, Silicon, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Dutch

☆ Opinion: It doesn’t take an Agatha Christie detective to work out something’s up in Xi’s China
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Sheena Mckenzie | Opinion Frida Ghitis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

She is a weekly opinion contributor to CNN, a contributing columnist to The Washington Post and a columnist for World Politics Review. The latest to vanish from view is China’s Defense Minister Li Shangfu. But anti-corruption campaigns are an ideal vehicle for political crackdowns, and in the opaque world of China’s regime, with no official explanation, there’s much that doesn’t meet the eye. (Rahm Emanuel, dripping with sarcasm, joked that the unemployment rate among Xi’s ministers might exceed that of China’s young people.) But China, of course, still promotes its system as a superior alternative to western-style democracy; tries to pretend that it’s not a dictatorship.

Persons: Frida Ghitis, Li Shangfu, “ I’m, Nobody, Rahm Emanuel, ”, Xi’s, Agatha Christie’s, Li, China’s, Qin Gang, Qin, Xi Jinping, Wang Yi, Qi, Xi, Mao Zedong, didn’t, Joe Biden, “, Hu Jintao, Hu, chastened, Jack Ma, Jeff Bezos Organizations: CNN, Washington Post, Politics, Frida Ghitis CNN, China’s Defense, People’s Liberation Army, PLA, Twitter, Qin, Street Journal, PLA’s, Force, United Nations General Assembly, Communist Party Congress Locations: China, Japan, Denmark, Vietnam, Beijing, Washington, Russia, Ukraine, Germany

☆ Climate change is already costing us money, but we have a chance to limit the worst of it and prosper. Here's how.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

But to get there, we'll need to spend a lot of money up front and be real about the climate costs we're already paying — even if we don't always notice them. The full costs of extreme weather are often hiddenThe biggest fires, floods, and heat waves tend to draw headlines. But for years, the more subtle effects of extreme weather had gone pretty much unnoticed. This situation could be made worse by a looming financial "mega shock," which could arise as more people wake up to the reality of the climate crisis, Butler said. The Biden administration has already earmarked $52 billion to tackle the climate crisis for 2024.

Persons: —, Amir Jina, It's, Jina, Idalia, Joe Raedle, Creon Butler, Mario Tama, Butler, haven't, ANGELA WEISS, Hurricane Ian, Matias J, Biden, That's, We've, it's, Bulter Organizations: University of Chicago, Getty, Insurance, Miami Herald, Tribune, Service, UN, Intellectual, Organization Locations: Tarpon Springs , Florida, London, New York City, , Florida, Hurricane, Botswana, Denmark, Namibia

1 Scottie Scheffler, were not even born the last time the Americans won a Ryder Cup on European soil. That was in 1993 at The Belfry, when Ryder Cup rookie Davis Love III made the cup-clinching putt. “I think one of the great accomplishments in our game now is to win an away Ryder Cup,” Rory McIlroy said. The PGA of America runs the Ryder Cup — not the tour — though the only access to Ryder Cup points for Americans was the majors. Missing from the European team for the first time since 1997 is Sergio Garcia, the leading scorer in Ryder Cup history.

Persons: Jordan Spieth, ”, Tommy Fleetwood of, Xander Schauffele’s, ’ ” Fleetwood, Marco Simone, LIV, Brooks Koepka, Scottie Scheffler, Davis Love, “, ” Scheffler, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Spieth, Dustin Johnson, we’ve, Zach Johnson, ” Rory McIlroy, it’s, ” McIlroy, —, Johnson, “ He’s, ” Johnson, Koepka, Henrik Stenson, Luke Donald, Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia, Jon Rahm, Garcia, Donald, Nicolai Hojgaard, Ludvig Aberg, McIlroy, ” Marco Simone, ___ Organizations: Ryder, Team USA, U.S ., of Fame, U.S, ’, America, LIV, Europe, Valderrama, K Locations: Rome, Europe, Whistling Straits, Wisconsin, Saudi, U.S, France, Spain, Northern Ireland, Denmark, European, Ireland

☆ Argentina remain top of FIFA world rankings
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Final - Argentina v France - Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar - December 18, 2022 Argentina's Lionel Messi lifts the World Cup trophy alongside teammates as they celebrate winning the World Cup REUTERS/Carl Recine/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 21 (Reuters) - World champions Argentina strengthened their grip at the top of the FIFA world rankings in the latest list on Thursday, with the top five remaining unchanged after the international break. Argentina, who dethroned Brazil at the summit in April, remained top after beating Ecuador and Bolivia in their 2026 World Cup qualifiers earlier this month. Second-placed France, who lost to Germany in a friendly last week, retained second place followed by Brazil (third), England (fourth) and Belgium (fifth). Portugal were the only team in the top 10 to climb a spot, moving up to eighth, while Italy dropped one place to ninth after a 1-1 draw with North Macedonia in a Euro 2024 qualifier. Croatia (sixth), Netherlands (seventh) and Spain (10th) complete the top 10, while Morocco (13th), Colombia (16th), Denmark (18th) and Japan (19th) all moved up a place.

Persons: Lionel Messi, Carl Recine, Hritika Sharma, Ken Ferris Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA World, Qatar, Lusail, REUTERS, Argentina, FIFA, North, Croatia, Thomson Locations: Argentina, France, Lusail, Qatar, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Germany, England, Belgium, Portugal, Italy, North Macedonia, Netherlands, Spain, Morocco, Colombia, Denmark, Japan, Croatia, States, Mexico, Switzerland, Uruguay, Senegal, Hyderabad

☆ Jens Haaning ordered to repay museum $76K after submitting blank canvases titled ‘Take the Money and Run’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Instead, the artist sent the museum two empty frames entitled “Take the Money and Run,” saying he had created new, “better” pieces to fit the exhibition’s theme. “And if needed… take the money and run,” he added. Despite its protestations, the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art exhibited Haaning’s empty canvases alongside a print-out of an email in which he explained his actions. The ruling also dismissed a counter-claim made by Haaning, who alleged that the museum had infringed on the work’s copyright. And then it also applies to the question: Are artists paid enough for what they do?”Kunsten Museum of Modern Art in Aalborg, Denmark.

Persons: CNN — Jens Haaning, Dane —, Jens Ziehe, “, …, ” Haaning, Maurizio Cattelan, Yves Klein, Haaning, ”, Lasse Andersson, Andersson, John Peter, Alamy Andersson Organizations: CNN, Kunsten Museum of Modern Art, Austrian, Kunsten Museum of Modern, Court, Kunsten, of Modern Art Locations: Copenhagen, Aalborg, Denmark’s Jutland, Denmark

GENEVA (AP) — Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham made $100 million moves in the offseason and proved their worth Wednesday in Champions League debuts for their new clubs. England captain Kane and his likely successor Bellingham scored key goals for Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, respectively, to show why they are adored already by their new home fans. PSV Eindhoven was thrashed 4-0 in a no-doubt win sparked by England winger Bukayo Saka’s goal in the 8th. Late goals got Italian teams off to good starts in the last-ever group stage before the new Champions League format takes effect next year. OLD MASTERSReal Madrid was playing its 477th game in the European Cup or Champions League.

Persons: — Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Kane, Bellingham, ” Kane, Bayern “, ” Bellingham, Union Berlin, Bukayo Saka’s, Napoli, Sikou Niakaté, Lautaro Martínez, Union, Madrid’s, Jude Bellingham pirouetted, ”, Diego Armando Maradona, UNITED’S, Erik ten Hag, André Onana, Leroy Sané’s, Serge Gnabry, Bruno Fernandes, Rasmus Højlund, Casemiro, António Silva, Silva, Karim Konaté, Roko Šimić, Oscar Gloukh, Jonathan David, KÍ Klaksvík, ___ Organizations: GENEVA, League, England, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Tottenham, CBS Sports, Bayern, Union, Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal, Champions League, PSV Eindhoven, Serie, Braga, Inter, Real Sociedad, Galatasaray, Copenhagen, Europa League, Sevilla, Lens, Real Madrid, Union Berlin, Servette, SC Motor Berlin, Napoli, Atalanta, Benfica, Salzburg, EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUE, Europa Conference League, Lille, Slovenian, Olimpija Ljubljana, Slovan Bratislava, Conference League Locations: Real Madrid, England, Madrid, Spanish, Mali, Argentina, Istanbul —, Geneva —, East Germany, ” Madrid, United, Denmark, French, Portuguese, Croatian, Israel, Canada, Faeroe

☆ Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks: Historic Ohio landmark inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A huge prehistoric structure in Ohio has become the 25th US landmark to be awarded a place on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Historic siteNational Archaeological Park Tak’alik Ab’aj in Guatemala has also been named a UNESCO World Heritage site. “This inscription on the World Heritage List highlights the important work of American archaeologists, who discovered here remains dating back 2,000 years, constituting one of the largest earthwork constructions in the world. J.B. Barret/DEAL Martinique/Courtesy UNESCO World Heritage Nomination OfficeEstablished in 1978, the World Heritage List has inscribed well over 1,000 sites of “outstanding universal value” in the more than four decades since then. Only countries that sign the convention creating the World Heritage Committee and list can nominate sites.

Persons: ”, “, Audrey Azoulay, Israel, Frank Lloyd Wright, Solomon, Pelée, J.B . Barret, Ethiopia’s Bale, Cambodia’s Koh, CNN’s Francesca Street, Marnie Hunter Organizations: CNN, UNESCO, UNESCO World Heritage, US, Guggenheim Museum, Heritage, Kazan Federal University Locations: Ohio, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Hopewell, Guatemala, Cheops, United States, Israel, American, New York, Yellowstone, Martinique, Kazan, Russia, France, Phrygia, Turkey, Gaya, South Korea, Denmark

[1/2] The logo of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) is pictured at the company's headquarters in Mexico City, Mexico July 26, 2023. A third senior trading source confirmed that Vitol had resumed business with Mexico. Neither the deals nor the fact that Mexico resumed trading with Vitol have previously been reported. Vitol declined to comment while Pemex and the Mexican government did not respond to requests for comment. Eventually, Pemex officials pulled the plug on contract negotiations after Vitol officials refused their proposed changes to terms.

Persons: Raquel Cunha, Pemex, cargos, Vitol, Arvin, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Octavio Romero, Pemex's Romero, Javier Aguilar, Aguilar, Stefanie Eschenbacher, Ana Isabel Martinez, Dmitry Zhdannikov, Luc Cohen, Marianna Parraga, Florence Tan, Stephen Eisenhammer, Marguerita Choy Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, U.S . Department of Justice, Thames, Thomson Locations: Mexico City, Mexico, MEXICO, Swiss, Brazil, Ecuador, Liberia, Houston, Pajaritos, Denmark, Tuxpan, Tampico, America, Geneva, U.S, Brooklyn, London, New York, Singapore

☆ WTA roundup: Russian teen wins opener at Guangzhou
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Shnaider won six straight games in the first set and came back from a 2-0 hole in the second set to win in 75 minutes. Denmark's Clara Tauson eliminated Fruhvirtova 6-2, 7-6 (6). In other second-round matches, Martina Trevisan upset 15th-seeded Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 6-2 in an all-Italian matchup, and seventh-seeded Veronika Kudermetova of Russia downed Canada's Eugenie Bouchard 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-4. Colombia's Emiliana Arango knocked out 11th-seeded Russian Anastasia Potapova 6-4, 6-3, and Italy's Camila Giorgi defeated Egypt's Mayar Sherif, the No. 14 seed, 7-5, 6-3.

Persons: Maria Sakkari, Russia's Diana Shnaider, Carl Recine, Diana Shnaider, Claire Liu, Shnaider, Liu's, Linda Fruhvirtova, Denmark's Clara Tauson, Magda Linette, Jodie Burrage, Minnen, Harriet Dart of, Akron Hailey, Karolina Pliskova, Baptiste, Pliskova, Martina Trevisan, Jasmine Paolini, Veronika Kudermetova, Canada's Eugenie Bouchard, Victoria, Caroline Dolehide, Emma Navarro, Sofia Kenin, Sachia Vickery, Colombia's Emiliana Arango, Anastasia Potapova, Italy's Camila Giorgi, Egypt's Mayar Sherif Organizations: Melbourne, Guangzhou, Harriet Dart of Great Britain, Guadalajara, Akron, D.C, WTA, Victoria Azarenka, Thomson Locations: Melbourne, Australia, China, Czech Republic, Poland, Britain, Spain, Belgium, Harriet Dart of Great, Akron Hailey Baptiste, Washington, Guadalajara, Mexico, Russia, Belarus, United States

☆ An artist who turned in two blank canvases titled 'Take the Money and Run' has now been told to repay $75,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Back in 2021, a Danish artist turned in empty frames after being paid 532,000 kroner by a museum for his art. "I am shocked, but at the same time, it is exactly what I have imagined," Haaning told Danish broadcaster DR on Monday, per NPR's translation. However, Haaning refused, and consequently, the Kunsten Museum took him to court, the Guardian reported. And Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan once sold an artwork featuring fresh bananas he taped onto a wall for $120,000. Haaning and the Kunsten Museum did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider, sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Haaning, Jens Haaning, Lasse Andersson, Insider's Mia Jankowicz, Andersson, they're, Banksy, Maurizio Cattelan Organizations: DR, Service, Guardian, Kunsten Museum of Modern Art, Kunsten Locations: Danish, Copenhagen, Wall, Silicon, Aalborg, Denmark, Italian, Seoul

☆ Novo Nordisk shares fall after media report about quality lapses at U.S. plant
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Flags are seen outside Novo Nordisk headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark, February 5, 2020. REUTERS/Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Novo Nordisk A/S FollowCOPENHAGEN, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk's (NOVOb.CO) shares fell on Monday after financial news agency MarketWire reported that U.S. drug regulators had recently issued a report detailing quality control lapses at the group's Clayton, North Carolina plant, citing sources. Novo Nordisk declined to comment on the report, but said in an emailed statement that the site was "running and producing for the market". MarketWire did not specify when the FDA inspection occurred. According to the FDA, a Form 483 is a type of agency report containing "observations" that FDA inspectors "deem to be objectionable".

Persons: Jacob Gronholt, Pedersen, MarketWire, Clayton, Maggie Fick, Anna Ringstrom, Jan Harvey Organizations: Novo Nordisk, REUTERS, Reuters, FDA, Thomson Locations: Novo, Copenhagen, Denmark, Clayton, North Carolina

☆ Russian landmark added to UNESCO World Heritage List
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A university observatory in Russia has been inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage List. The astronomical observatories of Kazan Federal University, located in the city of Kazan, were added to the esteemed list on Monday as UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee continued its deliberations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. New additionsEthiopia’s Bale Mountains National Park has been inscribed on the coveted UNESCO World Heritage List. ‘Outstanding universal value’Maison Carrée, an ancient Roman temple in Nîmes, southern France, was added to the World Heritage List. Dominique Marck/Ville de Nîmes/UNESCO World Heritage Nomination OfficeThe committee is to review the remaining nominations, which includes Ohio’s Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, over the next few days.

Persons: Bale, Daniel Rosengren, Ethiopia’s Bale, Mount Pelée, Maison Carrée, Dominique Marck, Sophia Cathedral, ”, CNN’s Marnie Hunter, Francesca Street Organizations: CNN, UNESCO, Kazan Federal University, Heritage Committee, Observatory, de Nîmes Locations: Russia, Kazan, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, France, Phrygia, Turkey, Gaya, South Korea, Denmark, Odzala, Congo, Mount, Martinique, Nîmes, Ukraine, Kyiv, Pechersk, Lviv

☆ Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk isn't just Europe's second-most valuable company. It is also singlehandedly boosting Denmark's economy.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ozempic-maker Novo Nordisk is Europe's second-largest company by market capitalization. It's also boosting Denmark's economy all on its own. AdvertisementAdvertisementNot only that, Novo Nordisk has also been propping up Denmark's economy all on its own. Jonas Petersen, an analyst at Denmark's statistics department, further told the AFP that the trend is "changing the picture of the economy." Denmark's statistics department and Danske Bank's Olsen did not immediately respond to requests from Insider for comment sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: It's, would've, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Elon Musk, Amy Schumer, they've, Las Olsen, Jonas Petersen, Bank's Olsen Organizations: Novo Nordisk, pharma, Service, Novo Nordisk's, Novo, Danske Bank, AFP, Nordisk Locations: Wall, Silicon, Europe

☆ Canada to give C$33 million to help buy air defenses for Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreOTTAWA, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Canada will contribute C$33 million ($24.5 million) to a British-led partnership that is buying air defense equipment for Ukraine to help it fend off Russian missile and drone attacks, Defence Minister Bill Blair said on Sunday. In a statement, Blair said the contribution was part of the C$500 million worth of military aid for Kyiv that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in June. Since Russia invaded in February 2022, Ottawa has committed over C$8 billion in aid, including around C$1.8 billion in military assistance. The partnership, which also includes the United States, the Netherlands and Denmark, aims to buy hundreds of short- and medium-range air defense missiles and associated systems. ($1 = 1.3523 Canadian dollars)Reporting by David Ljunggren; Editing by David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Bill Blair, Blair Gable, Blair, Justin Trudeau, David Ljunggren, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Public Safety, REUTERS, Defence, Thomson Locations: Ottawa , Ontario, Canada, OTTAWA, British, Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Russia, Ottawa, United States, Netherlands, Denmark

☆ American Kuss crowned Vuelta champion, Groves wins in Madrid
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The 29-year-old ended 17 seconds ahead of Denmark's Tour de France winner Vingegaard with Slovenia's Giro d'Italia winner Roglic one minute and eight seconds behind in third place. There was a celebratory mood amongst the Dutch team on the 101km 21st stage that concluded on a street circuit around the landmarks of Madrid. But the battle for the stage victory was a high-octane thriller as a small lead group featuring Groves and Remco Evenepoel was caught by the peloton in the final 500m. While Kuss celebrated the overall victory, Groves secured the green jersey for the points category -- the first Australian to achieve that in the Vuelta. When Kuss took the red jersey from Lenny Martinez (Groupama-FDJ) on stage eight, most thought he was just keeping it warm for either Vingegaard or Roglic.

Persons: Jumbo –, Sepp Kuss, Jumbo – Visma's Jonas Vingegaard, Australian Kaden Groves, Kuss, Jonas Vingegaard, Chris Horner's, Vingegaard, Groves, Remco Evenepoel, Filippo Ganna, Germany's Nico Denz, Lenny Martinez, Marc Reef, Sepp, Martyn Herman, Toby Davis, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Espana, Australian, de, Ineos, Giro, de France, Eurosport, Thomson Locations: Madrid, Spain, MADRID, Espana, Bora, Australian, Evenepoel

☆ Sweden is the No. 1 country for affordability, safety and overall quality of life
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. News and World Report ranked the best countries in the world based on quality of life. U.S. News and World Report recently released its ranking of the best countries in the world based on quality of life. 1 country for quality of life: SwedenThe great square of Stortorget, in Gamla Stan Stockholm Sweden. After Sweden, Norway ranked as the second best country in the world for quality of life, according to the U.S. News and World Report. Canada ranked as the third best country based on quality of life, according to the U.S. News and World Report.

Persons: Michael Robinson, Alexander Spatari Organizations: . News, U.S . News, WPP, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Gamla Stan Stockholm, Sweden Norway Canada, CIA, Getty, Canada Locations: U.S, Sweden, Gamla Stan, Gamla Stan Stockholm Sweden, Sweden Norway, Sweden Norway Canada Denmark Finland Switzerland Netherlands Australia Germany New Zealand Norway, Norway, United States, Canada

☆ UNESCO adds new sites to the World Heritage List
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has wrapped up its deliberations related to sites that are in danger and began adding new sites on Saturday to its prestigious World Heritage List. Deliberations started Saturday considering 50 sites nominated for the well-known World Heritage List. Yurii Stefanyak/Global Images Ukraine/Getty ImagesThe World Heritage in Danger List includes heritage sites that are threatened by forces such as armed conflict, natural disasters, pollution and more. World Heritage ListAs discussions moved to contenders for the World Heritage List, the Forest Massif of Odzala-Kokoua in Congo was inscribed on Saturday. Sites must be of “outstanding universal value” to be added to the World Heritage List, according to UNESCO.

Persons: CNN —, Sophia Cathedral, Ukraine —, Mount Pelée, Yurii, Sophia, ”, “, ” CNN’s Marnie Hunter, Francesca Street Organizations: CNN, Kyiv, UNESCO Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Pechersk, Lviv, Odzala, Congo, Mount, Martinique, Venice, Long, Ba, Ha Long, Denmark, Ohio

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