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☆ Christian Louboutin wants to keep his favorite holiday spot special — but it's on Harry and Meghan's radar too
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Christian Louboutin opened a small hotel in Melides, Portugal, and plans to open another. Advertisement"People are touched by authenticity and we need to keep it that way," Louboutin told Bloomberg. AdvertisementJust a 15-minute drive from Melides lies Costa Terra, a 722-acre luxury resort community and gold club built by US real estate developer Discovery Land Company. Related storiesRepresentatives for Costa Terra did not immediately respond to requests for comment. "Tourists come here for the beauty of this place," Louboutin told Bloomberg.

Persons: lister, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Louboutin, Christian Louboutin, Victor Boyko, It's, Mike Meldman, George Clooney, Harry, Eric Charbonneau, Paris Hilton, Sharon Stone, Costa Terra, Amancio Ortega's, Vitor Paiva, Engel, Völkers, Paiva Organizations: Bloomberg, Dior, Discovery Land Company, Casa Amigos, The Telegraph, Archewell, Getty, Costa Terra, Vanguard Properties Locations: Portugal, overtourism, Melides, Tropez, Alentejo, St, Costa, Montecito , California, Colombia, Comporta, Portuguese

☆ Marian Croak, who has 200 patents to her name including the technology behind Zoom, became one of the first Black women to be inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Yoonji Han | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Marian Croak became one of the first two Black women to be inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame. Her innovations in internet technology have enabled remote work, text donations, and voting for American Idol. Last year, she was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame — among the highest honors for inventors, including Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, and the Wright brothers. Croak became one of first two Black women to receive that honor, alongside the late Patricia Bath, an ophthalmologist who created a device used during surgery to easily remove cataracts. As one of the first-ever Black women to be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, Croak recognizes the importance of diversity in a historically homogenous industry.

☆ These are Morgan Stanley's favorite Latin American stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Latin America stocks are off to a solid start this year, and Morgan Stanley sees some names in the region posting strong gains in the near term. Latin American stocks got a boost last year as commodity prices rose due to the global economic reopening and the Ukraine-Russia war breaking out. Brazilian bank Itau Unibanco made the list, with Morgan Stanley expecting a total return of 54% this year, including dividends. "We think Itaú's strategic foresight and operational capabilities represent a meaningful competitive advantage in the marketplace," Morgan Stanley said in the note. However, Morgan Stanley said Credicorp "remains a top-class banking franchise that could navigate the current challenging based on management's execution capabilities."

☆ Brazil’s army chief fired in the aftermath of capital uprising
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro clash with security forces as they raid the National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, 08 January 2023. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fired Brazil's army chief Saturday just days after the leftist leader openly said that some military members allowed the Jan. 8 uprising in the capital by far-right protesters. The official website of the Brazilian armed forces said Gen. Julio Cesar de Arruda had been removed as head of the army. The video claimed Lula wasn't voted into office, but rather was chosen by the Supreme Court and Brazil's electoral authority. Lula has been trying to reduce the high number of military officers in the government administration left by Bolsonaro.

☆ Lula replaces Brazil's army commander, source says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Lisandra Paraguassu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BRASILIA, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fired the army commander, General Julio Cesar de Arruda, on Saturday, a source with knowledge of the matter said. His replacement will be General Tomas Miguel Ribeiro Paiva, army commander of the southeast, the source said. Brazil's army and the Ministry of Defense did not immediately comment on the matter. Lula said this week that intelligence services failed on Jan. 8, when government buildings in Brasilia were stormed by supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro. Lula has said recently that his government would purge hardcore Bolsonaro loyalists from the security forces.

☆ 6 climate wins from 2022 that are worth celebrating
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Paola Rosa-Aquino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Sweeping climate legislation passed, climate candidates won, and animals got important protections. Here are six of the year's highlights in climate progress, according to experts. But through it all, there was encouraging progress on climate that's worth celebrating. Peter B. de Menocal, president of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, told Insider that the event featured the first-ever Ocean Pavilion. "I want to invite other Indigenous communities in Ecuador and the world to join these collective fights happening in Amazonia," Lucitante previously told Insider.

☆ Rhode Island pediatric beds are 100% full amid surge in respiratory viruses
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Aria Bendix | Aria Bendix Is The Breaking Health Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Rhode Island is among the states most severely affected by the aggressive, nationwide surge of pediatric respiratory infections. As of Monday, 76% of pediatric hospital beds were full nationwide. Like most states, Rhode Island is seeing cases of flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), Covid and other respiratory viruses all at the same time. Weed said Rhode Island is unique in that "many states have more than one pediatric hospital, and we only have one." Overly said his hospital might benefit from Rhode Island declaring a state of emergency related to the surge of pediatric respiratory viruses.

☆ Cel mai lung pod pietonal suspendat din lume, inaugurat în nordul Portugaliei
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-30 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Cel mai lung pod pietonal suspendat din lume a fost inaugurat în nordul Portugaliei. Primii turişti care au avut ocazia să-l traverseze spun că experienţa i-a lăsat fără cuvinte. "Pot să spun că a fost puţin înfricoşător, dar a meritat, a fost o experienţă extraordinară, unică pe care o recomand cu toată încrederea. "Acest pod e o gură de oxigen pentru noi deoarece va aduce mai multe investiţii, mai mulţi oameni." Cei care vor să-l traverseze trebuie să plătească 12 euro.

Locations: Portugaliei

☆ A fost inaugurat cel mai lung pod pietonal suspendat din lume: Câți metri are și unde se află
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-30 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: ProfimediaA fost inaugurat cel mai lung pod pietonal suspendat din lume: Câți metri are și unde se aflăPortugalia a inaugurat joi cel mai lung pod pietonal suspendat din lume iar locuitorii orașului aflat în apropiere speră că noua atracție turistică va contribui la revigorarea industriei turismului din regiunea a cărei economie a fost devastată de pandemia de Covid-19, potrivit Mediafax. Hugo Xavier a fost prima persoană care a urcat pe pod. „Mi-a fost puțin frică, dar a meritat”, a spus Xavier, ușurat, după traversare. „Locuiesc aici și când am auzit prima dată despre proiectul podului, nu prea am crezut”, a spus Macio Soares. Arouca 516 bate recordul pentru cel mai lung pod pietonal suspendat, deținut din 2017 de Podul Charles Kuonen de la Randa, în Alpii Elvețieni.

Persons: Hugo Xavier, Xavier Organizations: Mediafax, UNESCO, Elvețieni Locations: Portugalia, Arouca

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