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☆ In New Zealand, Māori are using Indigenous knowledge to combat climate change
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Alaa Elassar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

It’s that “interconnectedness” that makes Māori ideal stewards of Aotearoa New Zealand, Parkin-Rae says. Whenua (Land)The work at Oaro River is part of a reforestation and predator control project led by Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura, a Māori tribal council in Kaikōura. Thomas Kahu, left, and Wiremu Stone are both descendants of Paikea the whale rider and work for Whale Watch Kaikōura. A Whale Watch Kaikōura boat full of tourists viewing sperm whales off the coast of South Island, New Zealand. Alaa Elassar/CNN“Incorporating te ao Māori (the Māori world) into our work is valuable to all of Aotearoa.

Persons: , New Zealand CNN — Justin Parkin, Rae, Te Waipounamu, Tamati, ” Wikiriwhi, Parkin, Justin Parkin, Alaa Elassar, Ngāti, Ngāi Tahu, “, ”, –, Te, Rawiri, kawau, toto, ā roto, it’s, ” Parkin, Thomas Kahu, Kahu, Tim Clayton, Corbis, ” Kahu, Māori, Wiremu Stone, Takoko, ” Takoko, ” Rangi, Daniel Gaussen, Aoraki Mackenzie, Sanka, ” Gaussen, CNN Mikey Ratahi, ” Ratahi, Gaussen, ” Kaitiaki, Kaikōura, Elassar, tangata whenua, don’t, it’ll Organizations: , New Zealand CNN, New Zealand, CNN, CNN Aotearoa New Zealand’s Ministry, Environment, Aotearoa New Zealand, Rawiri Manawatu, Manawatu, Aotearoa New, Whale Watch, Aotearoa New Zealand’s Department of Conservation, CNN Whale Watch, Conservation International Aotearoa, Pacific Whale Fund, Ocean Initiative, Aoraki, Sky Reserve, Southern, Sky Resource, University of Canterbury, Ministry Locations: , New Zealand, New, Māori, Aotearoa, Alaa, CNN Aotearoa, Ngāi, Aotearoa New, Oaro, Te Rūnanga, Kaikōura, Rūnanga, ” Moana, Aotearoa New Zealand, South Island , New Zealand, wonderment, Mackenzie, Lake Takapō, Mana, Wai, Zealanders, “

☆ To my son, born in the climate crisis: These helpers changed the fate of the titi
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Bill Weir | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

As River Weir has grown, Bill has been collecting stories of hope, resilience and Earth repair to share with him. “I became really frustrated by the lack of transparency,” Charlie told me. And at an expo in 2006, the fate of the titis turned for the better when the Vargas family walked in. But when she needed $1.2 million to buy nearly 1,000 acres of neighboring ranchland, Chris needed to find more helpers. “It may take a day to cut a hectare of forest,” she told me as we hiked past her plantings and into a meticulous greenhouse.

Persons: Bill Weir’s, Mister Rogers, Weir, Bill, Bill Weir, ” Rosamira Guillen, ”, Rosamira Guillen, Julian Quinones, titi, Rosamira, Charlie Knowles, Richard Nixon’s, Charlie, Laurie Marker, “ I’m, “, Akiko Yamazaki, John Lukas – Charlie, WCN, Rosamina, ” Julian Quinones, Jane Goodall, Vargas, Kira, Chris Vargas, ‘, Steve Jobs, ” Chris, Chris, CNN Bill, Olivia Organizations: CNN, Wildlife Conservation Network, expos Locations: . Dear, South America, Colombia, Barranquilla, American, Namibia, Silicon Valley, ranchland

☆ Indonesians head to the polls in February. Here are key issues dominating the elections
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-04 | by ( Randy Mulyanto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Indonesia is preparing to hold general elections for president and vice president for the 2024-2029 period in February 2024. The world's third-largest democracy will open its polls to over 204 million eligible voters casting their ballots, according to its General Elections Commission. While having greater opposition representation in Indonesia's parliament could raise the bar for passing such laws, Titi said there's still a very high barrier to entry for the candidacy process. According to Freedom House's Freedom in the World 2023 report, Indonesia ranked "partly free," scoring 58 out of 100. But for some Indonesians, the cozier relationship has also sparked debt-trap fears and concerns about an influx of Chinese workers.

Persons: Anies Baswedan, Prabowo Subianto, Ganjar, Aditya Irawan, Joko, Widodo, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Muhaimin Iskandar, Ganjar Pranowo, Prabowo, Gibran, Anies, Titi Anggraini, Titi, there's, Indonesia's, Singapore's ISEAS — Yusof, Lina Alexandra Organizations: Nurphoto, Getty, JAKARTA —, Commission, Solo, National Awakening Party, Central Java, Politik, Nusantara, Association for Elections, Democracy, CNBC, Constitutional, House's, Institute, Indonesia's, of Economic, Law Studies, Initiative, Strategic, International Studies, Hamas, Lowy Institute Locations: Jakarta, Indonesia, JAKARTA, JAKARTA — Indonesia, Central, Politik Indonesia, Nusantara, Borneo, China, Beijing, Southeast Asia, Southeast, Israel, Australian

☆ Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, Initial group of 24 hostages released, truce appears to be holding
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Jessie Yeung | Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Released Palestinian prisoners arrive to Beitunia, west of Ramallah, with International Red Cross vehicles under the agreement on the four-day humanitarian pause in Ramallah, West Bank on November 24. In videos obtained by CNN, the released prisoners can be seen paraded through the streets, carried on people’s shoulders as crowds wave the Palestinian flag, as well as that of Hamas. What they were imprisoned for: There are few more sensitive issues for Palestinians in the occupied territories than the issue of prisoners held in Israeli jails. Aseel El-Titi, a 23-year-old prisoner released on Friday, told CNN she had only found out that morning she was being released. The number of martyrs in Gaza has become greater than the number of prisoners [in Israeli jails],” El-Titi said.

Persons: Issam, Aseel El, ” El, Titi, Wael Ahmad, ” Ahmad Organizations: Red Cross, West Bank, Getty, CNN Locations: Beitunia, Ramallah, West, Anadolu, Jerusalem, Israel, Gaza

☆ Rocky hostage release underscores fragility of deal between Israel and Hamas
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Hamas on Saturday blamed the delay on issues with the amount of aid being delivered and selection of Palestinian prisoners being released. Thirty-nine Palestinian teenagers and women were also released from Israeli prisons, per the terms of the exchange, on Saturday. All but one of the Israeli hostages released had been at the communal kibbutz of Nir Oz when they were abducted. Under the deal, Israel is freeing three Palestinians from jail for every Israeli hostage allowed out of Gaza. Released Palestinian prisoners arrive to Beitunia, west of Ramallah, on Friday.

Persons: ”, Neta Rosenberg, Alex Sherman, Ron, Israel –, Emily Hand, Noga, Shiri Weiss, Adi Shoham, Naveh, Regev, Noam Avigdori, Sharon Avigdori, Hila Rotem, Shoshan, Noam, Nir Oz, Yafa Adar, Jaafar Ashtiyeh, Yoni Asher, we’ll, we’re, We’ve, we’ve, “, Nutthawaree Munkan, ” Boonyarin Srichan, Joy, Aseel El, ” El, Titi, Issam, Nadav Rudaeff, ” CNN’s Oren Liebermann, Joseph Ataman, Clarissa Ward, Kocha, Manveena Suri, Eve Brennan, Lauren Izso Organizations: CNN, Hamas, Palestinian, Saturday, Reuters, Ofer, West Bank, Getty, West Bank . Locations: Israel, Gaza, Tel Aviv, Irish, Alma, Philippine, Beitunia, AFP, Thailand, Jerusalem, Ramallah, Anadolu

☆ Citigroup considers deep job cuts for CEO Jane Fraser’s overhaul, called 'Project Bora Bora'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Fraser is under mounting pressure to fix Citigroup, a global bank so difficult to manage that its challenges consumed three predecessors dating back to 2007. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Citigroup's stock has been mired in a slump under CEO Jane Fraser. While competitors have been cutting jobs this year, Citigroup's staff levels remained at 240,000. That leaves Citigroup with the biggest workforce of any American bank except the larger and far more profitable JPMorgan. Executives will see cuts beyond 10% because of Fraser's push to eliminate regional managers, co-heads and others with overlapping responsibilities, they said.

Persons: Citigroup Jane Fraser, Alex Wong, Jane Fraser, Fraser, JPMorgan Chase, James Shanahan, Edward Jones, Mike Corbat, they'll, Mike Mayo, Titi Cole, Citigroup's, Cole, Wells, I'm, Dana Neibert Organizations: Citigroup, Financial Services, Rayburn House, JPMorgan, Citi, Bank of America, Boston Consulting, Bank, Getty, Operations Locations: Washington , DC, U.S, Wells Fargo, Tahiti, Polynesia

Their data showed mercury contamination from informal gold mining making its way into the biodiversity hotspot's mammals — from rodents to ocelots to titi monkeys. Leaders from the eight countries around the Amazon meeting in Brazil next week will discuss how to end illegal gold mining. While the scientists began testing for mercury at Los Amigos in 2021, some of the samples were gathered as early as 2018. During Reuters' visit to Los Amigos, scientists caught rodents in metal traps baited with peanut butter and snagged birds and a bat in mist nets floating through the forest. In 2021, mining arrived on Los Amigos' doorstep.

Persons: Conservación Amazônica, Mrinalini Erkenswick, Erkenswick Watsa, biogeochemist Jacqueline Gerson, there's, it's, Gideon Erkenswick, Jorge Luis Mendoza Silva, Caroline Moore, Moore, Chris Sayers, Jake Spring, Gloria Dickie, Marco Aquino, Oliver Griffin, Katy Daigle, Suzanne Goldenberg Organizations: Los, Biological, Amigos, Reuters, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Projects International, Los Amigos, University of Colorado, REUTERS, Gold Council, USAID, Peruvian, Nature Communications, San Diego Zoo Wildlife, University of California, Thomson Locations: Peru, Peruvian, Peru's, de Dios, Madre de Dios, Brazil, Colombia, California, University of Colorado Boulder, Los Amigos, Dios, Latin America, Congo, Indonesia, University of California Los Angeles, London, Lima, Bogota

☆ One of Philadelphia’s top chefs met her future husband on a plane. And then they traveled the world together
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Kate Springer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN —Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon still remembers the moment she first saw Ziv Katalan in vivid detail. Chutatip "Nok" Suntaranon and Ziv Katalan visit Barcelona in 2010. Courtesy Chutatip "Nok" Suntaranon and Ziv Katalan“It’s kind of an attraction of opposites,” says Katalan. Courtesy Chutatip "Nok" Suntaranon and Ziv Katalan“That’s how we maintained a global relationship for 1.5 years. Named after the chef’s mother, Kalaya showcases the complexity and vibrancy of the food Suntaranon grew up eating in Trang, a small city southeast of Krabi in southern Thailand.

Persons: Ziv, Suntaranon, “, Katalan, Ziv Katalan, ”, Katalan didn’t, “ Nok, –, David Bouley, ” Suntaranon, Kalaya, Michael Perisco, ‘, ’ ”, ’, didn’t, Milan –, ” Katalan, New York –, Georges, Titi, “ Ziv, Sutaranon, Bella, Mike Prince Suntaranon’s, James Beard, Mike Prince, Kenya – Organizations: CNN, Thai Airways, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, CNN Travel, New York City, Museum of Modern Art, MoMa, Times, Time Warner Center, Katalan, of Culinary Education, French Culinary Institute New York, Jean, Wharton Locations: Bangkok, New York City, New York, Southern Thailand, Rome, Barcelona, Philadelphia, Mexico, Italian, Midtown, York, Thailand, Masa, Central, Trang , Thailand, Asia, Vietnam, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Nha Trang, Los Angeles, London, Tel Aviv, Frankfurt, Paris, Ireland, SALA, Thai, France, Trang, Krabi, “, Morocco, Italy, Spain, Kenya, Baltic, India, Colombia

☆ Boys, 6 and 3, crash parents’ car, while driving to buy a toy car
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Heather Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —It was a late night joyride that thankfully ended without anyone getting seriously hurt. The apparent reason for the brothers’ late night joyride? They were heading to the shops to buy a new toy car. They can be heard telling passersby that they want to go to a toy store to buy a model car. They said the case is being investigated under Section 43 of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless driving.

[1/2] A worker carries election materials as he prepares ballot boxes before their distribution to polling stations in a warehouse in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File PhotoSummary District court had no power to delay ballot - high courtIndonesia must turn focus back to election - ministerLower court ruling plunged Indonesia into uncertaintyJAKARTA, April 11 (Reuters) - An Indonesian court on Tuesday overturned a lower court's controversial order to delay the 2024 national elections by two years, arguing it had overstepped its jurisdiction and had no authority to make the decision. The district court has said it accepted the case because other courts would not take it on. "The court ruling has affirmed that general court has no authority or absolute competence to settle this case," he told Reuters. Jokowi's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the court ruling.

☆ Harry Styles tops IFPI global singles chart with hit 'As It Was'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - British singer-songwriter Harry Styles added to his Grammy and BRIT Awards triumphs on Thursday when his chart-topping hit "As It Was" won the IFPI Global Single Award for 2022, the recorded music industry representative body said. The prize is given to the music artist scoring the world’s best-selling single of the year across all digital formats. The synth-pop track, from Styles' third studio album "Harry's House", was released in April and topped charts around the world. "Harry's House" won album of the year both there and at the Grammys. “Harry first received an IFPI Award as part of One Direction when we first launched the IFPI Global Recording Artist Chart 10 years ago," IFPI Chief Executive Frances Moore said in a statement.

☆ Citi to wind down consumer banking in China, affecting about 1,200 staff
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Xie Yu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SINGAPORE, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc (C.N) will wind down its consumer banking business in China in a move that will affect about 1,200 local employees, the bank said on Thursday. The exit will also affect deposits, insurance, mortgages, investments, loans and cards at the consumer banking business. As part of the wind down process, Citi will continue to pursue sales of portfolios within its Chinese consumer banking business, the statement said. It plans to hire around 3,000 staff for its Asia institutional business in the next few years, Asia-Pacific CEO Peter Babej told Reuters in June. Citi said last year that $7 billion in capital released from divestments of consumer banking businesses would be either returned to shareholders or invested in institutional banking and wealth management units.

☆ Spotify Wrapped 2022: Bad Bunny is the most popular artist worldwide
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Maybe the year of the rabbit came early – Bad Bunny was Spotify’s most-streamed artist worldwide in 2022, his third year in a row. The Puerto Rican superstar once again dominated Spotify Wrapped, the streaming service’s yearly roundup of the artists and songs its users spent the year listening to. Bad Bunny was already a star, but this year proved to be a blockbuster for the “Moscow Mule” singer. His smash-hit album “Un Verano Sin Ti,” which has since been nominated for album of the year at the upcoming Grammys, was also Spotify’s most-streamed album worldwide this year. Harry Styles, pictured performing during the 2022 Coachella festival, is featured on this year's Spotify Wrapped.

☆ Peste 500 de colete destinate cetăţenilor moldoveni, aflaţi la Nisa, au fost distruse de poliţia franceză
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-19 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Peste 500 de colete destinate cetăţenilor moldoveni, aflaţi la Nisa, au fost distruse de poliţia franceză. Întreaga operaţiune s-a desfăşurat vineri, într-un cartier din oraşul francez, unde conaţionalii noştri obişnuiau să primească pachetele de acasă. Din această cauză au fost opriţi anumiţi transportatori", a menționat Titi Zemba, reprezentant al diasporei. "Modalitatea francezilor a fost foarte abuzivă. Băieţii totuşi au reuşit să strângă ceva", a precizat Titi Zemba, reprezentant al diasporei Republicii Moldova.

Persons: Titi, Băieţii Locations: aflaţi, Nisa, franceză, Republica Moldova, francez, România, Republicii Moldova, Europei

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