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☆ Dua Lipa and Callum Turner are bringing back this vintage travel accessory
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Romance was in the air at London’s St. Pancras station on Tuesday, and not just because burgeoning power couple Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner were spotted returning from a trip to Paris. Beyond their similar leather jackets, there was something nostalgic, even sentimental about their looks. Turner wheeled a silver Rimowa cabin case decked out with a smorgasbord of luggage stickers. The fashion for luggage patches began around the 1900s — they were typically offered by grand, palatial hotels. “In this age of nostalgia… I say bring back the travel sticker,” wrote the New York Times in 1971, insisting that the colorful decorations are key to evoking pleasant memories and standing out from the crowd.

Persons: Dua Lipa, Callum Turner, Jane Birkin, Turner, Neil Mockford, ”, Birkin, “, it’s, Taylor, Lipa — Organizations: CNN, Dua, Puma, New York Times, Vogue Locations: London’s St, Pancras, Paris, Lipa, Palermo, Italy, Costa Rica, Greece, Israel, Palestine

"Unless Zelenskiy gets rid of Tatarov, he won't be seen as serious in purging the country of corruption," she told Reuters. "He knew about law enforcement and warned us to be careful about saying almost anything on the phone," Maiboroda told Reuters. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) said experts would need to study the material to verify it. "The main thing is that a person is honest," Zelenskiy told reporters several days after Tatarov's appointment. Zelenskiy told Ukrainian television network ICTV in October 2021 that the offshore arrangement was to protect his TV production business from political pressure by the Yanukovych government.

Persons: Oleh Maiboroda, Maiboroda, Oleh Tatarov, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Tatarov, Maiboroda's, Ukraine's, Zelenskiy, Kyiv pollsters, Oleksii Reznikov, Reznikov, Daria Kaleniuk, Nicola Mirto, Mirto, Viktor Yanukovych, Yanukovich's, Maxym Mykytas, Mykytas, Maiborada, NABU, Yanukovych, –, General Iryna Venediktova, Artem Sytnyk, Sytnyk, didn't, Oleksiy Symonenko, Symonenko, Andriy Yermak, Yermak, Denys, Dmytro Shtanko, Liudmyla, Sergey Shefir, Shefir, Vyacheslav Shapovalov, Yaroslav Zheleznyak, Zheleznyak, Zelensky, Ihor, Kolomoisky, Semen Kryvonos, Kaleniuk, ”, Stephen Grey, Dan Peleschuk, Janet McBride Organizations: Reuters, Ukrbud, Prosecutors, Ukraine's, European Union, International Monetary Fund, Kyiv, Kyiv Independent, Tatarov, Ministry, Interior Ministry, Virgin Islands, ICTV, National Agency for, Ministry of Defence, Kiel Institute, NATO, Thomson Locations: VIENNA, KYIV, Vienna, Ukraine, Tatarov, Russia, Europe, European, Kyiv, Italian, Ukrainian, Soviet Ukraine, Zelenskiy's, Switzerland, Spain, Soviet, United States, Irpin

According to Maiboroda, Mykytas used Tatarov for difficult tasks, including bribe payments on behalf of Ukrbud Development. "He knew about law enforcement and warned us to be careful about saying almost anything on the phone," Maiboroda told Reuters. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) said experts would need to study the material to verify it. "The main thing is that a person is honest," Zelenskiy told reporters several days after Tatarov's appointment. Zelenskiy told Ukrainian television network ICTV in October 2021 that the offshore arrangement was to protect his TV production business from political pressure by the Yanukovych government.

CNN —A French Moroccan national has died and another was detained by Algerian authorities after an incident off the coast of Algeria, according to a French diplomatic source. A family member who says he witnessed the incident told local Moroccan media that two men had been shot dead Tuesday by Algerian authorities and one was arrested. Mohamed Kaisi was found in the water by the Moroccan security forces after the incident, he told local media. The source added that French authorities are in contact with the families of those affected and in communication with Moroccan and Algerian authorities. Moroccan media said both men killed are French Moroccan.

Persons: Bilal Kaisi, Abdelali Meshawer, Ismail Snaby, Kaisi, Mohamed Kaisi, Le360 Organizations: CNN, Moroccan, Polisario Locations: Algeria, Moroccan, Morocco, Algerian, Sahara

☆ China loosens its pandemic-era ban on citizens joining group tours abroad
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —China has lifted pandemic-era restrictions on group tours for more countries, including key markets such as the United States, Japan, South Korea and Australia, in a potential boon for their tourism industries. Prior to the pandemic, mainland Chinese tourists spent more than any other country’s tourists when abroad, clocking up a combined $255 billion in 2019 with group tours estimated to account for roughly 60% of that. Just how much outbound Chinese tourism will bounce back for the latest group of countries remains to be seen. “The opening of group travel from China to the U.S. is a significant milestone,” said Adam Burke, head of the Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board. China has never publicly acknowledged limiting group tours to South Korea.

Persons: Gina Raimondo, –, Fumio Kishida, ”, Don Farrell, Steve Saxon, Adam Burke, “ Organizations: CNN, US Commerce Department, Japanese, Trade, Tourism, Weibo, McKinsey & Co, “, Los Angeles Tourism, Reuters Locations: China, United States, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Germany, Canada, Thailand, Russia, Cuba, Argentina, Nepal, France, Portugal, Brazil, Xinjiang, Los Angeles, U.S

Travellers walk past an installation in the shape of five stars, at Beijing Daxing International Airport in Beijing, China April 24, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/file photoBEIJING, Aug 10 (Reuters) - China has lifted pandemic-era restrictions on group tours for more countries, including key markets such as the United States, Japan, South Korea and Australia in a potential boon for their tourism industries. Just how much outbound Chinese tourism will bounce back for the latest group of countries remains to be seen. Shares in firms in the latest group of countries with large exposure to Chinese travel demand jumped on the news. China has never publicly acknowledged limiting group tours to South Korea.

Persons: Tingshu Wang, Fumio Kishida, Don Farrell, Steve Saxon, Casey, Sophie Yu, Joyce Lee, Jamie Freed, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: Beijing Daxing International, REUTERS, Japanese, Trade, Tourism, Weibo, McKinsey & Co, South, Grand Korea, Reuters, Casey Hall, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, BEIJING, United States, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Germany, Britain, Canada, Thailand, Russia, Cuba, Argentina, Nepal, France, Portugal, Brazil, Xinjiang, South Korean, U.S, Shanghai, Seoul

☆ I work at Microsoft full-time from my narrowboat. There are downsides to living on the water, but I'm happier than I was in a 3-bedroom house.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Brooke Morton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I'd always harbored a dream of living on a canal boat. Remote work is easy from a narrowboatI work full-time for Microsoft as a partner manager and support the Nordic region. Boats need a lot of maintenance, but they can appreciate in value, especially if you're diligent about upkeep. You can buy a shorter canal boat, but then obviously you lose space. There are some downsides of living in a canal boat, but I'm happier overallThe hardest part is planning.

Persons: Marius Blauuw, Blauuw, I'd, Marius Blaauw, it's, narrowboat, Blaauw Organizations: Microsoft Locations: Northampton, England, Nordic, Reading, London, Crick

☆ Opinion: The Donald Trump and Hunter Biden surprises
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

So it was remarkable Wednesday when the deal for Hunter Biden to plead guilty to two misdemeanors for his failure to pay taxes on time fell apart in a federal courtroom after the judge raised questions about it. Special counsel Jack Smith unexpectedly added a major allegation to the indictment charging former President Donald Trump with mishandling classified documents. The Trump and Hunter Biden developments underlined how America’s political climate is being shaped by what happens in the courts. This addition, an alleged surveillance tape conspiracy, almost reads like a spy novel.”“It features Trump employee and co-defendant Walt Nauta’s surprise clandestine trip to Florida. To W. James Antle III, it was the Hunter Biden plea deal snafu that brought to the forefront the “powerful split screen that drives” how Republican voters see the emerging 2024 presidential race.

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☆ The climate changed. Get used to it
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

In this year of epic heat, it’s time to start thinking about how the climate changed rather than the fact of its changing. “These giant swings in temperature over short distances in cities, known as the urban heat island effect, make heat waves even worse,” writes CNN’s Rachel Ramirez of a new report by the nonprofit research group Climate Central. There’s a climate change angle for everywhere and everythingThe reason gas prices have spiked in recent days? “I don’t think anybody can deny the impact of climate change anymore,” Biden said, announcing the measures. The partisan divide over climate change is also the largest it has ever been.

Persons: CNN —, CNN’s Zain Asher, Marina Romanello, Asher, Romanello, ”, CNN’s Rachel Ramirez, ” Ramirez, CNN’s Eric Zerkel, Joe Biden, West Virginia Sen, Joe Manchin, ” Biden, –, Bill McGuire, ” McGuire, “ Organizations: CNN, Phoenix, Climate, Florida, Democrat, White House, Gallup, University College London Locations: Europe, Greece, Vermont, Iran, California, Arizona, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Los Angeles, New York, West, West Virginia, Rhodes

☆ A Ukrainian MP is being investigated for calling in sick during the war, and then showing up in the Maldives with his wife and kids
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Ukrainian lawmaker is under investigation after he was found vacationing in the Maldives. He left Ukraine in June on a trip to Poland, and called in sick while abroad on July 10, per officials. He and his family were then discovered to be staying at the Waldorf Astoria, authorities said. Aristov then called in sick on July 10, remotely registering with a private medical institution in Kyiv, the bureau said. The Ukrainian authorities raided Aristov's apartment and seized his passport, publishing a YouTube video showing immigration stamps for the Maldives dated July on the passport.

Persons: Yuriy Aristov, Aristov, Dave Pynt, Ruslan Stefanchuk, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Mykola Tyshchenko, Tschenko, Stefanchuk Organizations: Waldorf, Service, Bureau of Investigation, State Bureau of Investigation, Michelin, Journalists, Slidstvo.info, holidaying, Facebook, People, Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Locations: Maldives, Ukraine, Poland, Wall, Silicon, Ithaafushi, Ukrainian, Kyiv, Maldivian, Ukraine's, Aristov, Thailand

☆ Opinion: Vacations as we know it are over
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Opinion Bill Mcguire | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

On the contrary, the extreme weather conditions across southern Europe this summer are a wake-up call — a reminder that not even our vacations are insulated from the growing consequences of global heating. Even northern Europe would see a tripling of extreme heat events, which could be expected once every five years. Climate breakdown is set to become all-pervasive and affect every aspect of our lives and livelihoods, and already extreme weather can happen pretty much anywhere. This can’t go on, nor should it, both for the peace of mind of holiday-makers increasingly worried about growing extreme weather, and for the good of the planet. Holidays abroad need to be decoupled from flying, which means – as far as Europe is concerned – train, car or coach.

Persons: Bill McGuire, Read, Lefteris Damianidis, jetting, staycations, we’ll Organizations: Geophysical, University College London, CNN, Reuters, Greenpeace, scot, Catania, Twitter Locations: Rhodes, Corfu, Evia, Europe, American, Lindos, Greece, Palermo, Sicily

☆ Israel's Netanyahu in hospital after getting pacemaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin speaks to the media on March 16, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was fitted with a pacemaker on Sunday after experiencing a heart arrhythmia, and was under observation in the cardiac ward of a Tel Aviv-area hospital, his doctors said. Before the implant, a smiling Netanyahu recorded a video declaring: "I feel great, but I need to listen to my doctors." Washington has urged Netanyahu to seek broad agreements over any judicial reforms. In his video, Netanyahu suggested that last minute agreements could be reached.

Persons: Benjamin, Benjamin Netanyahu, Roy Beinart, Netanyahu, Beinart Organizations: Sheba Medical Locations: Berlin, Germany, Israeli, Tel Aviv, holidaying, Galilee, Jerusalem, United States, Washington, Israel, Yom Kippur

☆ Israel's Netanyahu says he will be fitted with pacemaker overnight
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Maayan Lubell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

JERUSALEM, July 23 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be fitted with a pacemaker overnight between Saturday and Sunday, he said in a video statement released by his office. That device beeped this evening and said I must receive a pacemaker and that I must do this already tonight," Netanyahu said in the video. Critics fear the judicial changes aim to curb court independence by Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption which he denies. Washington has urged Netanyahu to seek broad agreements over any judicial reforms. In his video, Netanyahu suggested that last minute agreements could be reached.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Yariv Levin, Maayan Lubell, Paul Simao, Richard Chang Organizations: Sheba Medical, Thomson Locations: Tel HaShomer, holidaying, Galilee, Jerusalem, United States, Washington, Israel, Yom Kippur

NO CANCELLATIONS YETDemand for travel has soared again this summer as tourists leave behind years of pandemic restrictions, and travel companies say the heat hasn't caused many cancellations - yet. Stories of tourists being airlifted off Italian beaches or ferried away in ambulances from Athens' Acropolis have flooded European media in recent weeks. Italy's Environment Ministry warned in a report this year that foreign tourists would in future travel more in the spring and autumn and choose cooler destinations. Greek authorities closed Athens' ancient Acropolis during the hottest part of the day on Friday to protect tourists. In Spain, high vacation demand is expected in coastal destinations in the north of the country and on Spanish tourist islands, where summer temperatures tend to be cooler, according to a report from national tourism association Exceltur.

Persons: Miguel Sanz, Anita Elshoy, Elshoy, Sean Tipton, Sanz, Dalphna Niebuhr, Daniel Otero, Rebeca Vazquez, Renee Maltezou, Elisa Anzolin, Angelo Amante, Corina Rodriguez, Catherine Evans Organizations: Travel Commission, EUROPE Tourists, Reuters, Ministry, Thomson Locations: ROME, Europe, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ireland, Bulgaria, Norway, Rome, Sicily, Athens, EUROPE, American, Greece, Mykonos, Spain, Bilbao, Italy, Madrid

☆ Putin: Russian Defence Ministry preparing response to bridge attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

July 17 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday his defence ministry was preparing proposals for a response to an overnight attack that damaged the road bridge linking Crimea to southern Russia, for which he blamed Ukraine. At the end of a televised video meeting with national and regional officials to assess the consequences of the attack, Putin called it a cruel and senseless act, as he said the bridge "has not been used for military transportation for a long time". Russian authorities had said a couple driving over the bridge to go on holiday in Crimea had been killed, and their 14-year-old daughter had been injured. Kyiv did not officially claim responsibility, but Ukrainian media said Ukrainian security services had deployed maritime drones against the bridge. Kyiv says Russians have no business holidaying on seized territory, especially while Moscow is bombing Ukraine.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Putin, Marat Khusnullin, Kevin Liffey, Sandra Maler Organizations: Thomson Locations: Crimea, Russia, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Moscow, Kyiv

☆ Russian tourists flee Crimea after attack on landmark bridge
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Andrew Osborn | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/4] A train moves along the Crimean Bridge, a section of which was damaged by an alleged overnight attack, as seen from the city of Kerch, Crimea, July 17, 2023. State-run news agency RIA said a tailback of more than 5 km (3 miles) had formed as Russian tourists made for home - using the Chonhar bridge, which was briefly put out of action by a missile attack last month. Moscow blamed the attack on the Crimean bridge, the second since Russia sent its armed forces into Ukraine, on Kyiv. HOLIDAY CANCELLATIONS MOUNT UPKyiv says Russian tourists - more than 9 million of whom visited in 2021 - have no business holidaying on seized territory, especially while Ukraine is being bombed. The 19-km (12-mile) Crimean Bridge, a prestige project for President Vladimir Putin, is the route most Russian tourists choose to reach the peninsula, as well as a supply route for the Russian army in Ukraine.

Persons: Alexey Pavlishak, RIA, Vladimir Saldo, Elena Bazhenova, Crimea's, Ilya Umansky, Vladimir Putin, Andrew Osborn, Kevin Liffey Organizations: REUTERS, Kyiv, Russian Union of Travel Industry, Thomson Locations: Kerch, Crimea, Ukraine, Russia, MOSCOW, State, Moscow, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Russian, Ukraine's Kherson, Simferopol

☆ Mixing old and new, Gucci hosts show in 14th century Seoul palace
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Ju-Min Park | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SEOUL, May 16 (Reuters) - With sparkling lights and beating drums, Italian luxury label Gucci took over a 14th century Seoul Palace on Tuesday to showcase its cruise collection, blending Korean heritage and modern fashion. The show, featuring the soundtrack of Oscar-winning South Korean movie "Parasite" during its finale, was the first of its kind to take place within the palace's courtyard. The Gucci cruise show follows a Louis Vuitton pre-fall fashion show on a Seoul bridge in April. Built in 1395, the Gyeongbokgung palace served as the main royal palace of Korea's Joseon dynasty. The South Korean national treasure became the latest iconic landmark chosen by Gucci to showcase its collection.

Bischoff died on Tuesday of natural causes, a close relative, who asked not to be named, told Reuters on Wednesday. A former chairman of Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L), Citigroup (C.N) and more recently JP Morgan Securities (JPM.N), Bischoff had also been CEO of Schroders (SDR.L). Robert Swannell, former chairman of Marks & Spencer, who worked with Bischoff for 33 years at Schroders and later Citi, said he would profoundly mourn his friend and colleague. The deal was hailed as a huge success for Bischoff's leadership team, having started with a business worth just a fraction of the 1.3 billion pounds price Citi later paid. He returned to JP Morgan as chairman of JP Morgan Securities the same year.

☆ For two Russian women, the war in Ukraine stirs pride or fear
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Guy Faulconbridge | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Yulia MorozovaMOSCOW, Feb 22 (Reuters) - For two Russian women, both named Yekaterina, the war in Ukraine has stirred them to very different emotions. One supports President Vladimir Putin and expects victory, while the other opposes Putin and thinks Russia will lose. Polling by the independent Levada Centre indicates around 75% of Russians support the Russian military, while 19% do not and 6% don't know. Yekaterina Varenik, 26, who used to work at state-controlled gas giant Gazprom, hates the war and publicly opposes Putin. Like many Russians, she has close familial and friendship networks which criss-crossed the borders of post-Soviet Russia and Ukraine.

☆ Russian media figure Ksenia Sobchak is in Lithuania after house search - state security
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

VILNIUS, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Russian media figure Ksenia Sobchak is in Lithuania after entering the country on her Israeli passport, the head of Lithuania's counter-intelligence service said on Thursday, a day after Russian police searched one of her houses. She is the daughter of the late Anatoly Sobchak, St Petersburg's mayor in the 1990s, who was Putin's boss and friend. Israel's daily Haaretz newspaper reported in April that Sobchak acquired Israeli citizenship after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Sobchak said she had genuinely wanted to win the contest and was interested in politics and bringing about change. Reporting by Andrius Sytas in Vilnius Editing by Andrew Osborn and William MacleanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Turkey received $28 billion from unclear origins in the first 8 months of the year, per the FT. The country's finance minister says some of it was legitimate cash from holidaying Russians.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

From January to August, a record $28 billion from unclear origins trickled into Turkey, the FT said. Turkey's finance minister believes that unaccounted-for tourism revenues were a key part of such inflows. However, the inflows are all legitimate and legal, Nureddin Nebati, the Turkish finance minister said. Turkey's finance minister, however, has played down these concerns. Nebati told the FT Turkey and Russia's relationship are just "good neighbourly relations."

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