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☆ Marion Barter mystery: The conman, his lovers and the mother who vanished
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

At the time, Australian police dismissed her concerns, insisting that her mother, Marion Barter, had disappeared by choice, and wanted nothing to do with her family. Ric Blum told the NSW Coroner's court that he last saw Barter in June 1997, just before she left Australia. Blum told the court Cornelius had lied about their relationship, which was platonic, he said. Several years later, Ghislaine Danlois-Dubois met Blum in 2006 through an advertisement she posted in a newspaper seeking companionship. O’Sullivan concluded by reading Leydon’s own words about her mother, Marion Barter, read from her submission.

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☆ China's consumer spending isn't roaring back to pre-pandemic levels yet
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China's consumer spending still isn't growing as fast as it did before the pandemic, analysts said. Retail sales for the Sept. 29 to Oct. 5 holiday period rose by 9% from a year ago, according to state media reports of Ministry of Commerce data. China's retail sales fell by 0.2% in 2022, according to official figures. In the Asia-Pacific region, Chinese spending on luxury goods has already recovered to 2019 levels, the report said. Consumer spending has lagged China's overall economic growth since the pandemic started in early 2020.

Persons: Kevin Frayer, Christine Peng, Christine Peng UBS, Peng, Imke Wouters, Oliver Wyman, Wouters Organizations: Getty, BEIJING, Ministry of Commerce, UBS, CNBC, Consumers, Christine Peng UBS UBS, HSBC Locations: Beijing, China, Hainan, Europe, Asia, Pacific, U.S

☆ New York's floods weren't a one-off — here's how the city is preparing for the future
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The same idea could be applied to create cloudburst gardens. Source: New York City Department of Environmental ProtectionNew York City environmental agencies are also working on installing rain gardens. Roughly 12,000 rain gardens have already been installed in New York City sidewalks, according to Aggarwala. Rain gardens line a sidewalk in Queens, NY. Source: NYC WaterAlong with extreme rainstorms, the climate chief is equally or more concerned about the threat of extreme heat, which causes more fatalities in the city rainfall.

Persons: Fatih Aktas, Rohit Aggarwala, today's, Winters, Hurricane Henri, Hurricane Ida, Nelson Vaz, Marc Wouters, Eric Adams, Aggarwala, Kathy Hochul Organizations: Anadolu Agency, Getty, New, York, CNBC, Hurricane, National Weather Service, Bronx and, New York City Department of Environmental Locations: Williamsburg , New York, United States, New York, York City, York, Miami, Jamaica, Queens , NY, Queens, Bronx, Bronx and Brooklyn, New York City, Staten Island, Staten, New, Yorker

☆ China's big 'Golden Week' is here. Three hot destinations for spending — and a stock with 95% upside
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Whether it's by train or by car, hundreds of millions of people are traveling around mainland China for a holiday called Golden Week. From the Mid-Autumn Festival on Friday, Sept. 29, to the following Friday, the break runs for an entire week to celebrate China's National Day. Morgan Stanley analysts like Hong Kong-listed CTG Duty Free , China's state-owned duty-free retail giant. Within China, domestic hotel room rates are still above 2019 levels, Morgan Stanley analysts said. On the macro front, if tourism pans out as expected this Golden Week, it will give a much-needed lift to China's the economy overall.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, They're, Oliver Wyman, Oliver Wyman's, BlackPink, Atour, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Bank of America, Hong, Golden, MGM China, Wynn Macau Locations: China, Hong Kong, Hainan, Macau, U.S

But with flights remaining limited after China's border reopening in January, European luxury stores will need to wait longer for the return of masses of tourists they once depended on for growth. The average transaction value by Chinese travellers in Europe in March was 28% above 2019 levels, UBS said, citing data from VAT refund provider Planet. Cartier-owner Richemont (CFR.S), Hermes (HRMS.PA) and LVMH were best placed to benefit from wealthy Chinese shoppers, UBS added. As wealthy Chinese return to Europe and other foreign destinations, the appeal of China's Hainan Island, a duty free shopping hotspot, appears to be waning among top luxury spenders. China's "higher income, top luxury spenders (are) already travelling abroad again," she said, leading to an observable lower per-capita spend in Hainan.

☆ Marion Barter: The search for a missing mother surfaces claims of her lover's 'life of deceit'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

We’ve exposed a way bigger fish than what I ever expected to find,” Leydon told CNN. He revealed that he’d had a four-month affair with the schoolteacher from February to June, 1997 – the same month she left Australia. Two years after Barter left Australia for Europe, Janet Oldenburg took a similar trip with Blum, who she knew as Ric West. She filed a police report and the inquest heard Blum told police he sent all the jewelry back. In court, Blum denied her claims and accused her of lying.

☆ SpaceX says researchers are welcome to hack Starlink and can be paid up to $25,000 for finding bugs in the network
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-15 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk's SpaceX said it encourages researchers to hack Starlink in a non-disruptive way. If researchers submit findings through SpaceX's bug bounty program, they could be paid up to $25,000. In a six-page document entitled "Starlink welcomes security researchers (bring on the bugs)," SpaceX congratulated Wouters on his research. Wouters' hack involving a homemade circuit board shouldn't worry any Starlink users and won't directly affect the satellites, SpaceX added. The company's own engineers are always trying to hack Starlink to improve the service and make it more secure, SpaceX said in the document.

☆ (foto) Zece fotografii câștigătoare la National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
▼ + stars: | 2015-08-08 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

Dintre cele aproape 18 000 de imagini primite, National Geographic a ales zece câștigătoare pentru ediția din acest an a concursului Traveler Photo. Mențiune: „O noapte la Deadveli”, de Beth McCarley„Cu o noapte înainte să mă întorc la Windhoek, am petrecut câteva ore la Deadveli. La finalul unei confruntări, luptătorii se odihnesc lângă pereții arenei, acoperindu-și corpul cu pământ, pentru a absorbi transpirația și a se feri de răceală. Mențiune: „Rinoceri albi”, de Stefane Berube„Cu o noapte înainte să fac această fotografie, am încercat toată ziua să prind un cadru bun cu rinocerul alb, specie amenințată. Mențiune: „Muntenii”, de Bartłomiej Jurecki„La strânsul tradițional al fânului în Polonia, se folosesc încă furca și coasa”, explică Jurecki.

Persons: - lea, Faisal, Ahmed Al, Toqi, Beth McCarley, Sarah Wouters, Alain Schroeder, Schroeder, Berube, Stefano, Eduard Guțescu Organizations: National Geographic Locations: Revillagigedo, Mexic, Chittagong, Bangladesh, Oman, Deadveli, Windhoek, Kushti, Monte Lagazuoi, Polonia, România

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