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☆ Morocco's hashish dealers boycott Israeli traffickers in solidarity with Gaza, says report
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Dealers of highly-prized Moroccan hashish are severing ties with Israeli drug smugglers. They are boycotting Israeli dealers in protest at the killing of Palestinians in Gaza, said a report. AdvertisementMoroccan hashish dealers are severing ties with Israeli drug smugglers amid the ongoing war in Gaza, per a report in Israeli media. "The hashish dealers in Morocco are not willing to sell us more hashish either directly or through intermediaries," a drug offender from Sharon told Mako , an Israeli news portal, reports. The Moroccan hashish boycott echoes the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.

Persons: —, Sharon, Mako, siad, Abu Mustafa, Merchants Organizations: Service, Cannabis Museum, Hamas, REUTERS, IDF Locations: Gaza, Morocco, Israeli, Amsterdam, Israel, Gaza City, Moroccan

They found that 10 countries, including Kenya, Morocco, Niger, Yemen, and Pakistan, experienced the majority of locust outbreaks among 48 affected nations. The researchers also found a strong link between the magnitude of desert locust outbreaks and weather and land conditions like air temperature, precipitation, soil moisture, and wind. El Nino, a recurring and natural climate phenomenon that affects weather worldwide, was also strongly tied to bigger and worse desert locust outbreaks. “As such variability increases, it is logical to predict that locust outbreaks will increase as well,” said Tallamy. The desert experienced locust outbreaks in 2019 after uncontrolled breeding following cyclones, which filled the desert with freshwater lakes.

Persons: Elfatih Abdel, Rahman, Douglas Tallamy, ”, Paula Shrewsbury, al Khali, Xiaogang Organizations: Agriculture Organization, National University of Singapore, Food, International, of, Physiology, Nino, University of Delaware, University of Maryland, World Bank, Associated Press Locations: Africa, South Asia, Agriculture, Kenya, Morocco, Niger, Yemen, Pakistan, East Africa, Shrewsbury, India, Asia, Arabian, West Africa, AP.org

☆ NATO chief concedes 'valid point' of spending criticism as allies up defense budgets
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a press conference on the third day of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meeting, in Marrakech, Morocco, October 11, 2023. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg conceded to criticism that some members have been underfinancing the coalition's defense budget, saying he expects a record 18 allies to meet their military spending goal this year. "The criticism that you hear is not primarily about NATO, it's about NATO allies not spending enough on NATO. And that's a valid point," Stoltenberg said during a press briefing on Wednesday, in response to a question on whether Trump's comments aligned with the broader views of Republican officials that the NATO chief has engaged. "The good news is that this is exactly what NATO allies are now doing."

Persons: Jens Stoltenberg, Donald Trump, Stoltenberg, " Stoltenberg Organizations: NATO, International Monetary Fund, Bank Locations: Marrakech, Morocco, Canada

☆ The Bucket List Family: How to travel the world with three kids
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“I never had the thought in my brain that ‘I want to travel around the world,’” Gee, from Denver, Colorado, tells CNN Travel. They soon began planning an extended trip to Southeast Asia and decided to launch an Instagram page, The Bucket List Family, to collate their adventures. “The little bit of traveling turned into three years full-time,” adds Gee, who has just released a travel guidebook, The Bucket List Family Travel, in partnership with National Geographic. The family went on to visit dozens of countries across the world, including Germany, Morocco, Japan, Brazil, Guatemala and Dominica. Family favoritesThe family of five have traveled to more than 90 countries.

Persons: Jessica Gee, Walt, ”, Garrett, Dorothy, Manilla, “, ” Gee, Gee, Jessica, Garrett Gee, who’ve, Callihan, Calihan, Geographic Gee, you’re, Gee’s, – that’s, it’s, They’ve, don’t Organizations: CNN, Walt Disney, CNN Travel, National Geographic, Gee, Central, East, Rwanda, Geographic, Disney Locations: Europe, Florida, Denver , Colorado, Vladivostok, Russia, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Singapore , New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Tonga, Germany, Morocco, Japan, Brazil, Guatemala, Dominica, Belize, Central American, Alaska, East African, Rwanda, Hawaii, Africa, Antarctica, China, Borneo

☆ 36 Hours in Marrakesh, Morocco
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Seth Sherwood | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Leave Jemaa el Fna — the huge, chaotic, carnivalesque marketplace seen on every postcard — to the cobra charmers, hustlers and package-tour throngs. In the early 20th century, Thami el Glaoui, the onetime ruler of Marrakesh — known as the bacha in local Arabic — was a legend. The Islamic decorative arts find dazzling expression inside the Medersa Ben Youssef, a centuries-old religious school adorned with some of the finest craftsmanship in Morocco. Follow the buttery scent of leather to a passage called Derb el Hammam in Souk Smata, the leatherworking area of the medina. Sunlight filters through the overhead slats of the stalls, illuminating belts, bags, jackets, ottomans and slippers known as babouches — a favorite Morocco souvenir (prepare to haggle).

Persons: Fna, You’ll, Bab Doukkala, Malak Nafy, It’s niched, Hassan Hajjaj, Andy Warhol, Thami el, —, Rue Fatima Zahra, Maison Reine, Naelle, Ben Youssef, el Fna Organizations: Bab, Rue Dar el, of Confluences, Rue Fatima, Franco Locations: Medina, Bab, Rue, Moroccan, Marrakesh, el Bacha, medina, ”, Algerian, artfully, Morocco, Hammam, Souk Smata

☆ Africa Cup of Nations: After making disastrous start, host Ivory Coast is on a roll under interim coach and win over Senegal
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

“We had a difficult start, conceding an early goal, but I told the players at half-time to keep playing the same way, not get confused,” Ivory Coast interim coach Emerse Fae told reporters after the match. “There was a lot of pressure before the match, and match day was too long for me,” he said. Former Ivory Coast coach Jean-Louis Gasset was remarkably sacked during the tournament after that 4-0 defeat to Equatorial Guinea, as the team stood on the brink of an early elimination on home soil. “We must not stop here; we must continue working, maintain this morale, and keep playing match by match,” the coach asserted. Ivory Coast will now play either Mali or Burkina Faso in the quarterfinals.

Persons: Charles Konan, “, Emerse Fae, Fae, ”, Habib Diallo, Pierre Atcho, Edouard Mendy, Kenzo Tribouillard, Atcho, Franck Kessié, Senegal’s Moussa Niakhaté, Kessié, Jean, Louis Gasset, Morocco’s Organizations: CNN, Africa, of Nations, Ivory, Elephants, Senegal, Arsenal, Pepe, AFCON, Former Ivory Coast Locations: Senegal, Ivory, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, AFP, Zambia, Mali, Burkina Faso

☆ Sony is making a bold bet on an African gaming startup to boost PlayStation’s reach in the continent
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Sony is making a bold bet on Africa's video game industry. The Japanese consumer electronics and gaming giant has invested an undisclosed sum into Carry1st, a video game studio based in Cape Town, South Africa, via its Sony Innovation Fund venture arm, Carry1st told CNBC exclusively. The deal is a strategic investment that will see the two companies partner on a range of commercial opportunities. "We believe very firmly that there is an incredibly underrated console opportunity in Africa," Robbin-Coker said, citing countries like Nigeria, Morocco and Algeria as places where console adoption is rising a lot. Sony is coming into an emerging gaming market with blistering growth potential.

Persons: Carry1st, Cordel, Coker Organizations: Sony, Sony Innovation Fund, CNBC, PlayStation Locations: Cape Town , South Africa, Africa, Nigeria, Morocco, Algeria, Konvoy

☆ Caroline Manzo slams TV network Bravo and accuses 'Real Housewives' costar Brandi Glanville of sexual assault in lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Caroline Manzo has sued Bravo over alleged sexual assault incidents. Manzo alleges in the lawsuit that Glanville sexually assaulted and harassed her on the third day of filming the show. Per the lawsuit, Glanville reportedly kissed Manzo without her consent while mounting her and "humping" her. Brandi Glanville also appeared in the second season of "The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip" which aired in 2022. Representatives for Manzo, Glanville, and Bravo did not respond to requests for comment from Business Insider, which were sent outside of regular working hours.

Persons: Caroline Manzo, Bravo, Brandi Glanville, —, Manzo, Glanville, Zack DeZon, Peacock, groped, Derek Smith, Charles Sykes, Brandi Organizations: Daily, Service, Housewives of, Bravo, Forest Productions, Warner Bros . Entertainment, NBC Universal Media, Shed Media, New York, Business, Housewives, Beverly, Getty, Manzo Locations: Morocco, Housewives of New Jersey, Beverly Hills, Glanville

The unrest in France is also likely tied to how some French people feel about the country’s political atmosphere more broadly. The National Rally also garnered the highest percentage support among France’s political parties in a mid-December poll. In 2022, nearly half of France’s immigrant population had been born in Africa, with the top source countries being Algeria and Morocco, according to INSEE. The French president said in December that the immigration law is “what the French wanted.” And at least one recent poll appears to echo this. And nearly three-quarters (73%) thought the law was inspired by the ideas of the National Rally party.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Pen, –, Élisabeth Borne, Le Pen’s, Macron –, “, Macron Organizations: Republicans, National, Constitutional, Ministry, People, AP, Le, National Institute of Statistics, Economic Studies, National Rally Locations: France, Europe, Germany, Western Europe, Africa, Algeria, Morocco, North Africa

☆ 10 African Businesses Making the World's Most Expensive Products
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Sarah Elkasaby | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

In Tunisia, Mohamed cracks and scrapes at snails to make authentic Tyrian purple dye. Farther south in Uganda, Akello pounds and grinds nuts by hand to make silky, luxurious East African shea butter. Across Africa, small businesses and artisans are making some of the world's most expensive products. Our first stop is Fez, Morocco, where clay bars have been molded and transformed into colorful, handmade Zellige tiles for centuries.

Persons: Mohamed, shea Organizations: East Locations: Tunisia, Uganda, Africa, Fez, Morocco

☆ AFCON: Egypt reaches knockout stages after wild finale as Ghana crumbles
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Egypt reached the Africa Cup of Nations knockout stages thanks to a 2-2 draw against Cape Verde in a stunning finale to Group B, as Ghana threw away a 2-0 lead to move to the brink of an early tournament exit. Going into the final round of matches, Cape Verde had already secured top spot but Egypt, Ghana and Mozambique all had a chance of reaching the last 16. Their disappointment, however, would be short lived and they were quickly informed that Ghana had squandered its 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Mozambique in the 91st and 94th minute. Relief will certainly be the overriding emotion for an Egypt team that has struggled to make much of an impression at the tournament so far. Ghana blew a 2-0 lead in injury time to move to the brink of elimination from AFCON.

Persons: Cape Verde’s Gilson Benchimol Tavares, Egypt’s Trézéguet, Mostafa Mohamed, Bryan Silva Teixeira Jr, Mo Salah, Issouf Sanogo, ”, Ramy Abbas Issa, @RamyCol, Salah, Chris Hughton, hasn’t Organizations: CNN, Africa, Nations, Cape, Getty, Brighton, Nottingham Forest Locations: Egypt, Cape Verde, Ghana, Mozambique, AFP, England, Morocco

☆ Gene Therapy Allows an 11-Year-Old Boy to Hear for the First Time
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Gina Kolata | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Last year, after moving to Spain, his family took him to a hearing specialist, who made a surprising suggestion: Aissam might be eligible for a clinical trial using gene therapy. On Oct. 4, Aissam was treated at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, becoming the first person to get gene therapy in the United States for congenital deafness. His is an extremely rare form, caused by a mutation in a single gene, otoferlin. Otoferlin deafness affects about 200,000 people worldwide. The goal of the gene therapy is to replace the mutated otoferlin gene in patients’ ears with a functional gene.

Persons: Aissam, ” Aissam, “ Organizations: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Locations: Aissam, Morocco, Spain, United States

☆ Spain's Top Court Rules Mass Deportation of Minors to Morocco Was Illegal
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

MADRID (Reuters) - The deportation of hundreds of Moroccan youths from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in August, 2021 after a mass border crossing was illegal, Spain's Supreme Court ruled on Monday, dealing a blow to the leftist coalition government's immigration policy. The judges dismissed the government's appeal against an earlier ruling by a local court in Ceuta that had ordered Madrid to ensure the youths' return to Spain as it deemed their expulsion unlawful. Around 700 of them were sent back to Morocco in mid-August following an agreement between the neighbouring countries. The Supreme Court said the minors' collective expulsion flouted not only domestic immigration laws, but also breached the European Human Rights Convention. Authorities in Ceuta failed to meet any of these conditions, the Supreme Court ruled, adding that the minors' rights to physical and moral integrity were violated, as they were "put in serious danger of suffering physical or psychological harm".

Persons: flouted, David Latona, Andrei Khalip, Ed Osmond Organizations: Interior Ministry, Human Rights, European Locations: MADRID, Ceuta, Madrid, Spain, Rabat, Western, Morocco

Price was right, the 31-year-old Californian this week became the first female American driver and third woman ever to win a Dakar stage. Yes, Price also became the first American woman to earn a stage win in the race more commonly known as Rallye Du Maroc. For nearly three decades, outspoken Saudi women and the men who supported them had called for women to have the right to drive. “The parts I’ve been in Saudi Arabia, I haven’t ever felt uncomfortable,” she said. Originally a circuit from Paris to Dakar, Senegal, the race has been run across Saudi Arabia since 2020.

Persons: Sara Price, ”, Price, Chip Ganassi, ” Price, “, ‘, —, Ricky Brabec, there’s Price, I’ve, You’ve, Jeremy Gray —, Jutta Kleinschmidt, Cristina Gutiérrez, “ I’ve Organizations: Dakar, X, Indianapolis, Hollywood, Associated Press, Du Maroc, UTV Locations: Dakar, Saudi Arabia, American, Saudi, “, Canyon Lake , California, Morocco, Al, Ula, Paris, Senegal, Spain, America

☆ Opinion: The Mideast conflict on campus is too simplistic
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Peter Rutland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Many college students are taught that American society is the product of “settler colonialism” — a history of conquest and exploitation. In this simplistic framing, the plight of the Palestinians is just one more example of the familiar evils of settler colonialism. The Gaza war is better understood as a conflict between two competing nationalist projects than as a case of settler colonialism. There are a number of inconvenient historical truths that complicate the “settler colonialism” narrative. Another problem with the settler colonialism narrative is that it treats each side as a monolithic actor, playing the role of colonizer and victim, respectively.

Persons: Peter Rutland, Olivia Drake, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel ”, ”, —, Israel, Raphael Lemkin, colonizer, Netanyahu, Abraham Organizations: Wesleyan University, Association for, Nationalities, CNN, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, United, Palestine, Palestinian, Austrian, West Bank, Abraham Accords, United Arab, Arab League Locations: Russia, Europe, Eurasia, Israel, United States, Gaza, Israel’s, Americas, Palestine, Vienna, Vilnius, Lviv, Russian, Galicia, Egypt, Jordan, Bosnia, Northern Ireland, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan, Palestinian, Iran, Turkey, Qatar, Cairo

☆ Namibia stuns Tunisia to secure first ever AFCON victory
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Namibia produced a historic upset to beat Tunisia 1-0 on Tuesday and record its first ever Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) victory. Appearing in its fourth AFCON, Namibia had failed to win any of its previous nine finals matches, losing seven and drawing two. Tunisia, the 2004 AFCON champion, is the No. 2 seed Mali, with anything less than a victory likely plunging its qualification into doubt, while a buoyant Namibia faces South Africa. Wednesday’s Group E matches between Morocco and Tanzania and DR Congo and Zambia are the final two opening round fixtures to take place.

Persons: Deon Hotto, Mo Salah, Fadel Senna Organizations: CNN, Tunisia, Africa, of Nations, Ghana, Mozambique, Getty, Wednesday’s, DR Locations: Namibia, Tunisia, Ivory Coast, Cape Verde, Sunday, Egypt, Algeria, Cameroon, Nigeria, Mali, South Africa, AFP, Morocco, Tanzania, DR Congo, Zambia

☆ Americans are canceling trips that are thousands of miles from Gaza. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | Jonathan Delise | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The Israel-Hamas war is affecting travel across the Middle East and beyond. Canceling plans a continent awayYet, the war's effect on travelers extends far beyond the Middle East, according to a survey from Morning Consult. Respondents said these plans included visits to the Middle East (12%) and North Africa (7%), as well as Western Europe (14%), according to the survey. Cancelations were high for domestic trips because most Americans travel within the 50 states, thus "there are simply more trips on the table to disrupt," the report stated. Some 52% of respondents with knowledge of the war said they viewed traveling to the Middle East as "very unsafe," compared to 29% of those who had not heard about it.

Persons: Saudi Arabia —, —, Olivier Ponti, Cancelations, Ponti Organizations: Middle East, United, United Arab Emirates, U.S . State Department, U.S, Department of State, Travel, Consular Affairs Locations: Israel, Saudi Arabia, United Arab, Morocco, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, North Africa, Western Europe, United States, Cyprus, Lebanon, Kuwait, Malaysia, Colombia, Oman, South Africa, United Kingdom, Poland, Denmark

☆ Saudi Arabia isn’t ruling out befriending Israel. But it may come at a higher price
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +70 min

Fatima Shbair/AP Mourners collect the bodies of Palestinians killed in an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, Gaza, on December 24. Ilia Yefimovich/dpa/picture-alliance/AP Relatives and friends bid farewell to the body of Al Jazeera camera operator Samer Abu Daqqa in Khan Younis, Gaza, on December 16. Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images Israeli soldiers form an honor guard at the funeral of Israeli reserve soldier Master Sgt. Mohammed Saber/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Children use candles for lighting in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Friday, October 20. Maya Alleruzzo/AP A boy carries salvaged belongings from the wreckage of his family's home in Khan Younis, Gaza, on October 11.

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☆ A fashion creator and videographer share the media kits they each use to get brand deals and how they negotiate joint projects as a couple
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Here's Patel's 7-page media kit:Page one of Shagun Patel's media kit. Page four of Shagun Patel's media kit. Page five of Shagun Patel's media kit. Page six of Shagun Patel's media kit. Page seven of Shagun Patel's media kit.

Persons: videographer, Sukhjot Singh, Singh, Patel, they've, She's, He'd, she'll, She'll, Shagun Patel, shagunpatel.business@gmail.com, TikTok, Here's, shotbusiness@gmail.com Organizations: York, Business, Nike, YouTube, Meta, Patel, Creative, Kia Motors, NYFW Locations: Asian, Instagram, Singh, Hawaii, Morocco, Paris

☆ 5 reasons Royal Caribbean's 9-month Ultimate World Cruise is unlike most around-the-world cruises
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementTikTok can't get enough of Royal Caribbean's ongoing Ultimate World Cruise , and for good reason: There's been nothing like it before. At 274 nights long, Royal Caribbean's itinerary is over double the length of most world cruises. Royal Caribbean says travelers on this world cruise may be able to visit 11 "wonders of the world." AzamaraBoth Princess Cruises and MSC Cruises have 116-day world cruises scheduled for 2025. The last two — "Middle East and Mediterranean" and "Europe and Beyond" — of Royal Caribbean's world cruise can still be booked .

Persons: TikTok, Royal Caribbean's, Caribbean's, —, Royal, it's, Drake, Azamara, MSC's Magnifica —, Dan Lamont Nine Organizations: Service, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Royal, Caribbean International, Cruises, MSC Cruises, Seas . Royal Caribbean International Royal Caribbean Locations: Miami, Royal Caribbean, Caribbean, Antarctica, Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Asia, Tokyo, New York, Royal, Oceania, Europe

☆ Roberto ‘Pico’ Lopes: He ignored a Linkedin message once, but not the second time. When he responded his life changed forever
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Alasdair Howorth | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

I just thought it was a welcome message … so I ignored it.”Fortunately for Lopes, Cape Verde head coach time Rui Águas messaged the Shamrock Rovers defender again nine months later – this time in English – asking if he had considered his offer. Roberto Lopes, who plays for Cape Verde, was born and raised in Dublin. French forward Just Fontaine (L) scores in France's World Cup 5-2 semifinal defeat to Brazil in 1958. France’s captain at the first ever World Cup in 1930 was Algerian-born Alexandre Villaplane. But having recently reversed that policy, the Taifa Stars will have a number of players born outside the continent in its squad for the 2024 tournament.

Persons: CNN —, Roberto “ Pico ” Lopes, Lopes, “, ” Lopes, Rui Águas, Roberto Lopes, Ulrik Pedersen, Mohamed Salah, Lopes won’t, Alexandre Villaplane, Fontaine, Eusébio, Samuel Eto’o, Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa, ” Wissa, Darren Lewis, Benoît Assou, Ekotto, Ryan Byrne, ”, ‘, ’, Abdoulaye Doucouré, Wilfred Zaha, Les, Patrice Beaumelle, I’ve, I’m, ” Carlos ‘ Caluccha ’ Lopes, Roberto’s, Roberto, “ It’s, he’s, hasn’t Organizations: CNN, Shamrock Rovers, Cape, CNN Sport, Africa, of Nations, LinkedIn, AP, Google, Blue Sharks, Rovers, Professional, Association of Ireland’s, body’s, AFP, Getty, France, UEFA, Benfica, English Premier League, Cameroon soccer, Brentford, Ireland, Democratic, Former Cameroon, Tottenham Hotspur, Lions, League of Ireland Premier Division, Everton, Mali, Ivorian national team, Galatasaray, Cape Verde Locations: Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Cape Verde, Lopes , Cape Verde, Ireland, Egypt, Cape Verde’s, Ghana, Mozambique, Brazil, Africa, Algerian, French, Marrakech, Morocco, Mozambican, Angolan, Portuguese, Portugal, Algeria, Tanzania, Cameroon, Europe, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, France, Poland, you’re, Ivory Coast, Cape Verdean, Verdean

☆ I've followed the Mediterranean diet for years. Here are 8 things people always get wrong about it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-09 | by ( George Arkley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewI have followed the Mediterranean diet for years, and I've come across a lot of myths and misconceptions about it along the way. Read on for some popular debunked myths about the Mediterranean diet based on my experience as a longtime follower. AdvertisementDespite its name, it's not really a dietThe Mediterranean diet isn't really a diet — it's a lifestyle. Extra-virgin olive oil can also get expensive but it's truly a staple and it's often better than using more refined oils, like canola, vegetable oils, and very light olive oil. For example, avocado isn't traditionally part of the Mediterranean diet but I still incorporate it into my Mediterranean-style recipes daily.

Persons: —, I'm, it's, Atkins, Linda Raymond, that's, feta, Shutterstock It's, It'd, George Arkley Organizations: Service, Business, University of Locations: Greece, Spain, Morocco, Southern Italy, Northern Italy

☆ The sexiest new hotels for 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-05 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +23 min

This list tries to do just that – spotlight the hotels opening (or reopening, as one of them is) in 2024 that make us want to visit for the hotel alone. Properties with a little bit of oomph – the sexy hotels of 2024, as we like to call them. For spring 2024, Costa Rica’s on the cards, with this beachfront hotel at surfer central Santa Teresa, on the Pacific Coast. Existing ones have been refurbished, and new pool villas, suites and bungalows have been added to the mix. Pool villas are cute cabins with patio doors opening on the open-to-the-elements plunge pools, while the bungalows will be wood-clad, tropical spaces.

Persons: Will, ”, that’s, King Charles, Maria, Casa Lucia Argentina, swank, Kit Kemp, Kibale, Queen Elizabeth, George, Gran, Palazzo Cordusio, Cordusio, There’s, Emanuele II, Mina Al, Ras, Anantara Mina Al Arab, Ras Al Khaimah, Mina Al Arab, Al Riffa, Mollie's, who’ll, KAI Akiu, Hoshino, Rupert Peace, Michel Rojkind, Moxy Banff, Marie, they’re, Philippe Kjellgren, It’ll, Aman, you’ve, you’ll, Roma, Romeo Roma, Romeo, starchitect Zaha Hadid, Rome’s Piazza, Costa Rica’s Organizations: CNN, Casa Lucia, Bacan, Leinster, Collins, Gran Meliá, Milan, Galleria, Tunisia –, Soho, Manchester TV, Beatles, Granada Studios, Old Granada Studios, Soho House, Resorts, Michelin, Guadalupe, Moxy, VW, Brisbane . Tourism, Queensland, Casa, Hoxton, Popolo, Princeton, Hotels, Ivy League, Mercure, Darwin, Training Academy Locations: Matca, Transylvania, Romania, Romanian, Brașov, Maria, Helsinki, Finland, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Retiro, Dublin, Ireland, Merrion, Georgian Dublin, Uganda, Rwanda, Queen, Edward, Milan, Italy, Meliá, Piazza, Duomo, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, Arabian, Dubai, Ras Al, Oman, Mina, Al, Tunisia, Douz, Sahara, Matmata, Manchester, Japan, Tokyo, Akiu, Sendai, superlatives, Kempinski, Dresden, Germany, grande, Taschenbergpalais, Baja California, Mexico, Valle, Mexican, Valle de Guadalupe, Canada, Banff, Brisbane, Australia, Brisbane ., Dios, Peru, Casa, Andina, Brazil, Bolivia, Peruvian, Folegandros, Greece, Santorini, –, Hoxton Vienna, Austria, Hoxton, Vienna, Ennismore, Landstrasse, Sainte, Marie, Madagascar, Aman Nai, Bangkok, Thailand, Aman, Nai Lert, Thai capital’s, Rome, Naples, starchitect, New Jersey, Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, Morocco, Coast, Darwin, Larrakia, Northern Territory

☆ I'm a millennial DINK who's never having children. We know the consequences and it's not a selfish choice.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-05 | by ( Isabelle Aron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

We'd been together for about five months when we talked about whether he could live without having kids. AdvertisementJessica Lorimer and her husband Owen spend the money they save not having kids traveling to places like Thailand. It was nice to know that we're not the only ones who prioritize things in our lives besides having children. We've thought a lot about the consequences of having and not having children, but people still tell us we'll change our minds. When asked about having kids, we politely say it's not in our plan, but people have strong opinions.

Persons: Jess Lorimer, Lorimer, —, It's, I've, Owen, We'd, Jessica Lorimer, Jessica Lorimer He'd, I'd, we're, it's, we've Organizations: Service, Royce Locations: England, Winchester, Thailand, New Zealand, Toubkal, Morocco

☆ Space photos show Japan's ground splitting open and mass destruction after a powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-03 | by ( Jessica Orwig | Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementSatellite images show mass destruction to Japan's west coast and inner cities after a series of powerful earthquakes hit the country on Monday. Satellite image ©2024 Maxar TechnologiesMasuhiro Izumiya, the mayor of the town of Suzu, near the quake's epicenter, said 90% of houses might have been destroyed, Reuters reported. Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies. AdvertisementA road destroyed by the earthquake and another giant fissure shown in a satellite image. The event is being compared to Japan's 2011 9.0 magnitude earthquake.

Persons: —, Agency's Organizations: Service, Japan Meteorological Agency, JMA, NHK, Rescue, Reuters, Suzu, Technologies, BBC, Japan Aerospace, — Locations: Japan, Ukai, Wajima, Kanazawa ., Suzu, Suzu City, Turkey, Syria, Morocco, Afghanistan

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