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☆ Sweden and Iran exchange prisoners in breakthrough deal, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Stockholm Reuters —Sweden and Iran carried out a prisoner exchange on Saturday, officials said, with Sweden freeing a former Iranian official convicted for his role in a mass execution in the 1980s while Iran released two Swedes being held there. “Iran used them both as pawns in a cynical negotiations game with the purpose of getting the Iranian citizen Hamid Noury released from prison in Sweden. Noury was freed in a prisoner swap with Iran, Sweden said on Saturday. Swedish-Iranian dual national Saeed Azizi was arrested in Iran in November 2023 on what Sweden called “wrongful grounds.”Another Swedish-Iranian dual national, Ahmadreza Djalali, arrested in 2016, remains in an Iranian jail. An emergency medicine doctor, Djalali was arrested in 2016 while on an academic visit to Iran.

Persons: Hamid Noury, Noury, Ulf Kristersson, Johan Floderus, Saeed Azizi, ” Kristersson, Kristersson, Anders Humlebo, Ahmadreza Djalali, Djalali Organizations: Stockholm Reuters —, Swedish, TT, Agency, AFP, Getty, National Council of Resistance, Islamic, European Union Locations: Stockholm, Stockholm Reuters — Sweden, Iran, Sweden, Oman, Tehran, ”, “ Iran, Karaj, Islamic Republic, Floderus, Israel, Iranian, Swedish

☆ Sweden and Iran Exchange Prisoners in a Breakthrough Swap
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Matina Stevis-Gridneff | More About Matina Stevis-Gridneff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Iran and Sweden exchanged prisoners on Saturday in a major breakthrough, according to the Swedish prime minister. Iran released the European Union diplomat and Swedish national Johan Floderus, who had been arrested in April 2022 in Tehran, as well as the dual national Saeed Azizi, the Swedish prime minister said. “It is with pleasure that I can announce that Johan Floderus and Saeed Azizi are now on a plane home to Sweden, and will soon be reunited with their families,” the prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, said on social media. In exchange, Sweden released Hamid Noury, a high-ranking Iranian official who had been sentenced to life in a Swedish court for war crimes committed in 1988 in Iran.

Persons: Johan Floderus, Saeed Azizi, Ulf Kristersson, Hamid Noury Organizations: European Union Locations: Iran, Sweden, European, Swedish, Tehran

☆ Fintech targeted by climate skeptics banks $37 million from likes of UBS, Commerzbank
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

From left to right: Johan Pihl, Doconomy's chief creative officer and co-founder, and Mathias Wikstrom, chief executive officer and co-founder. DoconomySwedish climate-focused financial technology startup Doconomy told CNBC on Thursday that it's raised 34 million euros ($36.9 million) from leading European banks, including UBS and Commerzbank . Credit ratings agency S&P Global came on board as a new investor, while existing shareholders Motive Ventures, PostFinance and Tenity also participated. watch nowDoconomy plans to use the fresh cash to drive expansion into North America and roll out new products, CEO and co-founder Mathias Wikstrom told CNBC in an interview. Mathias Wikstrom CEO, Doconomy

Persons: Johan Pihl, Mathias Wikstrom, it's, Tenity, Wikstrom, Jordan Peterson, It's, Doconomy Organizations: CNBC, UBS, Commerzbank, UBS Next, P Global, Motive Ventures, PostFinance, Boston Consulting Group, Mastercard, United Nations, Dreams Technology, Citi Ventures, Ikea Locations: Sweden, North America

☆ BlackRock-backed fintech Trustly says IPO still at least one year out even as profits jump 51%
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The boss of Swedish financial technology startup Trustly says an initial public offering for the company is still a year or two away from happening, even after a 51% jump in operating profit. "We need another year or two to really demonstrate to the market that open banking is happening happening, it's here," Tjarnberg told CNBC. Trustly is holding out on an IPO even after reporting a strong set of financials. Growth accelerated significantly in the second half of the year, Trustly said, climbing 27% compared with the same period in 2022. Tjarnberg told CNBC that the company's performance in 2023 was heavily driven by the growth at its U.S. business.

Persons: Johan Tjarnberg, Tjarnberg, Trustly, PayWithMyBank Organizations: CNBC, Trustly

In photo at right, Rob Breakiron with his daughter, Isabelle, at a performance of Taylor Swift's Eras tour. He often wears Swift's merchandise or friendship bracelets from her ongoing Eras tour on team calls. He's seen updates on Swift's music and personal life as something employees from across generations jump in to discuss on a team messaging forum. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted photos of his face bejeweled and wrists covered in friendship bracelets, which have become a hallmark accessory of Swift's tour. Despite that, she said, Swift's music has been a "universal language" that's helped her connect with everyone from the fathers of fans to women who see themselves in the singer.

Persons: Megh McLaughlin, Rob Breakiron, Isabelle, Taylor, Isabelle Breakiron, Taylor Swift, Swift, he's, Angela Hall, Andrew Boyagi, Boyagi, He's, Johan Cruyff, Jeff Bezos, Ray Dalio, Mark Zuckerberg, Susan St, Ledger, that's, McLaughlin, Amani Albertsen, Wise, Albertsen, Sharif Karmally, Karmally, Beyoncé, Raeah Smith, Smith, hasn't, Matt Lindner, Lindner, — Organizations: KPMG, Angela Hall of Michigan State University's School of Human Resources, Labor Relations, Society for Human Resource Management, Getty, Amazon, Disney, Michigan State's Hall, CNBC, Poets Department, Data Department Locations: Virginia, Australia, Cincinnati , Ohio, Amsterdam, Netherlands, St, HashiCorp, Florida, U.S, Atlanta, Texas, Minneapolis, Chicago

☆ South Africa elections: A guide and everything you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Sarah Dean | David Mckenzie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Johannesburg, South Africa CNN —South Africans go to the polls on May 29 for what will likely be the most pivotal general election since the end of apartheid. This is the seventh general election South Africa has held since the end of white minority rule 30 years ago. South Africa general election 101 • South Africa uses a “proportional representation” system. This year South Africa received its lowest score on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index. Democratic Alliance (DA) party leader Johan Steenhuisen speaks to supporters during a party event on May 9, 2024, in Soweto, South Africa.

Persons: Nelson Mandela, Cyril Ramaphosa, Jacob Zuma, What’s, Ramaphosa –, –, “, Ramaphosa, ”, John Steenhuisen, Johan Steenhuisen, Anders Pettersson, Zuma, Julius Malema, Malema, Floyd Shivambu, Steenhuisen Organizations: South Africa CNN, National Congress, ANC, Independent Electoral, •, “, Democratic Alliance, White South, Party Charter, uMkhonto weSizwe Party, Economic, Fighters, EFF, MK, Finance, Constitutional, Social Research Foundation Locations: Johannesburg, South Africa, Africa, China, Cuba, Soweto

☆ EasyJet shares fall on profit miss, CEO departure
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

EasyJet Plc passenger aircraft on the tarmac at London Southend Airport in Southend-on-Sea, UK, on Friday, May 3, 2024. Shares of EasyJet fell more than 7% on Thursday after the low-cost airline posted a slightly larger-than-expected loss in the first half of the fiscal year and announced the forthcoming departure of its CEO. Pre-tax losses came in at £350 million ($443 million) for the six months to March, higher than the £340 million expected by analysts, according to a LSEG poll cited by Reuters. The company also announced that CEO Johan Lundgren will be stepping down in January 2025 after seven years at the helm of the business. EasyJet shares pared losses slightly to trade down 5.9% by 10:53 a.m. London time.

Persons: Johan Lundgren, Kenton Jarvis, EasyJet, Lundgren Organizations: Southend Airport, Reuters, CNBC Locations: Southend, London, Spain, Portugal, Turkey

☆ EasyJet sees 'positive momentum' going into the summer travel season, CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailEasyJet sees 'positive momentum' going into the summer travel season, CEO saysEasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren says he anticipates "positive momentum" going into the summer after the low-cost airline posted a slight narrowing of losses in the first half of the year.

Persons: EasyJet, Johan Lundgren

☆ Premier League clubs to vote on scrapping VAR from next season
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( David Ornstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Premier League clubs are set to hold a vote at their annual general meeting next month on a proposal to abolish the video assistant referee (VAR) system from the start of next season. A Wolves statement said the move came “after careful consideration and with the utmost respect for the Premier League, (referees body) PGMOL and our fellow competitors. “However, after five seasons of VAR in the Premier League, it is time for a constructive and critical debate on its future. GO DEEPER Should Premier League clubs vote to scrap VAR? Has VAR worked in the Premier League?

Persons: ”, Shaun Botterill, “, Liverpool’s Luis Diaz, Mikel Arteta, Anthony Gordon’s, —, — PGMOL, Stuart Attwell, Diaz’s, Marc Atkins, Fredrik Reinfeldt, Phil Buckingham, Tony Scholes, Scholes, Johan Lindvall, David Rogers Organizations: Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers, —, ” Wolves, Premier, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Everton, International Football Association Board, Swedish Football Association, Premier League’s, Allsvenskan, Europe’s, Swedish Professional Football Leagues, Getty Locations: Harrogate, Sweden, —, Russia, “ Sweden

☆ Grasp, a Swedish startup using AI for financial advisory, just raised $1.9 million in funding using this 11-slide pitch deck
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Swedish startup Grasp has raised $1.9 million to automate financial advisory workflows with AI. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementGrasp, a Swedish startup that makes AI assistants to help consultants and investment bankers reduce their workload, has raised $1.9 million. Founded in 2020 by former McKinsey consultants, Grasp aims to help users automate manual research functions. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Karl, Johan Persson, — Organizations: ex, McKinsey, Yanno, M, Service, Business Locations: Swedish

☆ Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, looming Rafah invasion, Israel Eurovision participation
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Police face pro-Palestinian protesters in central Malmo during the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Malmo Arena, Sweden, on May 9. More than 150 million people around the world will watch Saturday's Eurovision final on TV, and around 15,000 fans will gather inside the Malmo Arena. Those protesting or boycotting the song contest say it is “artwashing” the conflict; others defend Israel’s inclusion, insisting the contest should not be dragged into geopolitics. And they are leading to perhaps the tensest three minutes in the contest’s history, when Israel’s competitor, Eden Golan, performs live. “I would imagine the scale of it in Malmo would be bigger than anything we’ve ever seen before.”Read the full analysis.

Persons: Johan Nilsson, ” Paul Jordan, ”, Weeks, Eden Golan, ” Jordan, “ Organizations: Malmo Arena, Getty, Music, Malmo, Eurovision, CNN Locations: Malmo, Sweden, AFP, Swedish, Gaza, Israel

☆ Israel could win Eurovision. That would cause major headaches for the song contest’s organizers
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

But this year, “the presence of Israel has become such a big issue (that) I think it’s going to overshadow the event,” he said. And they are leading perhaps the tensest three minutes in the contest’s history, when Israel’s competitor, Eden Golan, performs live. It doesn’t make sense,” Bambie Thug, Ireland’s participant, told CNN of extensive rules restricting any form of pro-Palestinian statement during the event. Ireland's Bambie Thug told CNN they disagreed with Israel's involvement in the competition. Long-standing rules preventing flags of non-competing countries and territories mean that Palestinian flags are banned from the crowd, which Bambie Thug told CNN they “100%” disagreed with.

Persons: Eden Golan, Benjamin Netanyahu, Golan, ”, Jessica Gow, ” Paul Jordan, Weeks, Johan Nilsson, Israel, Noel Curran, KAN, Bambie Thug, Patricia J, Garcinuno, ” Curran, “, Fredrik Persson, –, ” Jordan, SuRie, Karin Karlsson, Karlsson, ” Elina Pahnke, Saturday’s, Mohammad Ghannam, ” Lara Yosef, ” Yosef, ” Bambie Thug, Alyona Alyona Organizations: CNN, Music, Malmo, Eurovision, European Broadcasting Union, EBU, Getty, TT, Agency, Reuters, Israel, RAI, United, AFP, Malmo Arena, Artists, Aftonbladet, Israel’s National Security Council Locations: Swedish, Malmo, Israel, Gaza, Israel's, AFP, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Azerbaijan, Russia, Stockholm, Sweden's, seeping, Sweden’s Palestinian, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, “

☆ Eurovision braces for its most tense contest yet, as protesters and artists bristle at Israel’s presence
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The competition – which tries desperately to retain its “apolitical” tag – has become the largest cultural event so far to be rocked by the repercussions of Israel’s war in Gaza. Those protesting or boycotting the song contest claim it is “artwashing” the conflict; others defend Israel’s inclusion, insisting the contest should not be dragged into geopolitics. It doesn’t make sense,” Bambie Thug, Ireland’s participant, told CNN of extensive rules restricting any form of pro-Palestinian statement during the event. Ireland's Bambie Thug told CNN they disagreed with Israel's involvement in the competition. Long-standing rules preventing flags of non-competing countries and territories mean that Palestinian flags are banned from the crowd, which Bambie Thug told CNN they “100%” disagreed with.

Persons: ” Paul Jordan, ”, Weeks, Eden Golan, ” Jordan, “, Carlos Garcia Rawlins, Bambie Thug, Patricia J, Garcinuno, Noel Curran, KAN, ” Curran, Golan, Fredrik Persson, –, SuRie, Karin Karlsson, Karlsson, ” Elina Pahnke, Johan Nilsson, Saturday’s, Mohammad Ghannam, ” Lara Yosef, ” Yosef, ” Bambie Thug, Alyona Alyona Organizations: CNN, Music, Malmo, Eurovision, European Broadcasting Union, EBU, TT, Agency, AFP, Getty, Malmo Arena, Artists, Aftonbladet, Israel’s National Security Council Locations: Swedish, Gaza, Israel, Malmo, Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine, Stockholm, Sweden's, seeping, Sweden’s Palestinian, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, “

☆ Massive genocide trial reopens old wounds in Guatemala, 40 years after indigenous slaughter
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Tara John | Ivonne Valdés | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

In 2018, a Guatemalan court ruled that the army committed acts of genocide, but no one was convicted. Lucas García, 91, was meant to face trial this year with former military intelligence chief Manuel Callejas y Callejas. Robert Nickelsberg/Archive Photos/Getty ImagesBurt said this “expression of racism is extremely profound,” and its knock-on effects are evident in Guatemala today. Survivors from the civil war gather outside the Supreme Court, prior to a hearing in the Ixil Genocide trial, in Guatemala City, Guatemala March 25, 2024. When the trial was due to start at the end of March, Lucas García’s lawyers announced their resignation.

Persons: CNN — Juan Brito López, Brito López, Manuel Benedicto Lucas García, Lucas García, Benedicto Lucas Garcia, Johan Ordonez, Lucas García’s, AJR, Fernando Romeo Lucas García, “ Lucas García, Manuel Callejas y, Callejas, Jesús Silvio, Romeo Lucas García’s, ” Jo, Marie Burt, ”, Robert Nickelsberg, Burt, Efrain Rios Montt, Tiziano Breda, Claudia Paz y Paz, CICIG, ” Silvio, ” Will Freeman, Cristina Chiquin, Bernardo Arévalo, Public Ministry –, Consuelo Porras , hasn’t, Michelle Liang, “, Brito López’s, Catarina Chel, tormenter, Silvia, ” CNN’s Tara John, Ivonne Valdés Organizations: CNN, United, Getty, Association for Justice, Reconciliation, Human, Washington Office, UN, Guatemalan Army, “, Central American, International, Commission, Council, Foreign Relations, Reuters CNN, Public Ministry, US, Network, Solidarity, ” CNN Locations: Pexla, Guatemala City, United Nations, Guatemalan, Guatemala, America, ”, Santa Cruz de Quiche, of Guatemala, New York, Mexico City

☆ Amazon is trying to get rid of its signature brown boxes. The retail shipping giant has a long way to go
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Ellen Sheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Among the primary targets to help reduce this mountain of packaging, the most notable may be the Amazon shipping box or envelope. In 2022, 11% of Amazon orders worldwide were sent in original manufacturer packaging. The company has yet to release its 2023 figure for the initiative designed to get rid of Amazon's signature brown box, called the Ships in Product Packaging program. If customers complain about damage and return more items because of it, Amazon can go back to using boxes. "We wouldn't develop a new product unless we can ship it in the manufacturer's boxes," he said.

Persons: Kayla Fenton, Fenton, Johan Stellansson, Stellansson Organizations: Amazon, Products Locations: U.S, New York City, Los Angeles

☆ Can Xerox’s PARC, a Silicon Valley Icon, Find New Life with SRI?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( John Markoff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

Can Xerox’s PARC, a Silicon Valley Icon, Find New Life with SRI? 1974 A key part of PARC office of the future vision is a network to tie office systems together. The PARC laboratory, set in the foothills just south of Stanford, is now largely empty, hosting less than 100 researchers, far from a peak of almost 400. Mr. Parekh said that the stage was now set for a second leap forward in the way humans interacted with computers. “This is our annuity for the future for investing in research,” Mr. Parekh said.

Persons: Steve Jobs, Jobs, Apple’s Lisa, IBM’s Thomas J, “, ”, Eric Schmidt, Google’s, Bernardo Huberman, Mr, Huberman, Douglas Engelbart, Siri, Bill Duvall, Charley Kline, CALO, David Parekh, Parekh, SIRI, Curtis Carlson, Charles Simonyi, Jan Vandenbrande, Research Jan Vandenbrande, Johan De Kleer, San Organizations: Xerox’s PARC, SRI, Palo, Palo Alto Research, PARC, Mr, Xerox, SRI International, Stanford Research Institute, Xerox Dover, Xerox Corporation, T’s Bell Laboratories, Watson Research Center, Bay, “ PARC, of America, Machine, UCLA, Pentagon, Apple, Macintosh, Research Projects Agency, Microsoft, Windows, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Research Locations: Palo Alto, Stanford’sy, Stanford, Silicon, Menlo Park, Los Angeles, Calif, San Francisco, San Jose

☆ How Fragrance Companies Are Experimenting With AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Leila Jordan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The company works on the business-to-business side of the industry, designing and creating scents for various companies worldwide. Givaudan launched Myrissi, its AI tool, last year to demystify fragrance development. A new kind of signature scentSome fragrance brands use tech to decipher scent preferences and create personalized scents. Chaille de Nere told BI he didn't want that to happen in the fragrance industry. While AI's role in the beauty industry has yet to take shape, the fragrance industry is betting on the technology.

Persons: Rachel Herz, Herz, Frederik Duerinck, Hertz, Johan Chaille de, Givaudan, Sandra Kinnmark, Angelica Lonnberg, Caroline Borg, Kinnmark, Duerinck, EveryHuman, TJ, Chaille de Nere, perfumers, Chaille de Organizations: Brown University, NOS, Emotiontech, Hallwyl, NOS Emotiontech, Union Locations: Swedish, Highland, Stockholm, London

☆ US Marines don skis in joint NATO exercises in the critical Arctic battleground
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Last month, II MEF attended a 10-day training course in the hills near the Norwegian town of Setermoen. "I think that's one of the things that we see with our marines and sailors in this training," said II MEF commander, Lt. AdvertisementThe II MEF, the US military's rapid response group, was ordered to delay the hypothetical enemy so that "reinforcements" had time to arrive. The Arctic is a key locationThe Arctic itself is already a critical region for Russia and NATO. AdvertisementPutin has snapped back at the West following French President Emmanuel Macron's suggestions that NATO could send troops to Ukraine.

Persons: —, Ted Driscoll, David A, JONATHAN NACKSTRAND, Grant Schapps, Pål Jonson, Mark Stephens, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Emmanuel Macron's, Sergei Naryshkin, General Carl, Johan Edstrom, it's Organizations: Service, US Marines, Marine Expeditionary Force, NATO, Marines, Business, NBC News, Nato Nordic, Getty, Reuters, NBC, Norwegian Communication Authority, Brookings Institution, Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, BBC Locations: Alaska, Norway, Norwegian, Setermoen, Iraq, Afghanistan, AFP, Russia, Ukraine, Finland, Sweden, North America, Europe, Russian

☆ The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in March
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Noel Murray | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Every month, Netflix adds movies and TV shows to its library. Sandler plays a Czech astronaut named Jakub, whose vital deep-space exploratory mission is suffering because of his crushing loneliness and the possible disintegration of his marriage to his pregnant wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan). Paul Dano provides the voice of a kindly spider-like alien creature named Hanuš, who provides Jakub with some much-needed company and advice. Ritchie’s TV series “The Gentlemen” re-enters the world of the movie from a different angle. Theo James plays Eddie, a fading aristocrat’s estranged son, who unexpectedly inherits his dad’s estate along with its crushing debts and obligations.

Persons: Adam Sandler, Sandler, Jakub, Lenka, Carey Mulligan, Paul Dano, “, ”, Jaroslav, Colby Day, Johan Renck, ‘, Guy Ritchie’s, Gentlemen ”, Theo James, Eddie, Millie Bobby Brown, Princess Elodie, Ray Winstone, Angela Bassett, Nick Robinson, Elodie, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Dan Mazeau Organizations: Netflix, Gentlemen Locations: Czech, British

☆ Vultures, on the verge of extinction, receive a lifeline in South Africa
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Gertrude Kitongo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to four critically endangered species of vulture, and in South Africa, a non-profit conservation and rehabilitation group called VulPro is working to protect these fascinating birds. The operation involved over 50 people, logistics company DHL and WeWild Africa, an NGO specializing in animal rewilding and translocation. It was at that very moment that I actually understood how fragile and misunderstood the species were.”An African White-backed vulture (closest to camera) at the VulPro rehabilitation center near Pretoria, South Africa. Recent efforts have concentrated on the white-headed vulture, with a population of only 3,685 adults continent-wide, according to BirdLife International, and only a small percentage of that figure in South Africa. Poisoning is the most common reason for vultures to require treatment in South Africa, often from ingesting lead in discarded batteries, or bullets in animal carcasses, says Joubert.

Persons: VulPro, ”, Kerri Wolter, Gertrude Kitongo, “, Johan Joubert, Joubert, Wolter, – Organizations: CNN, Reserve, DHL, WeWild, BirdLife International, Shamari Locations: Saharan Africa, South Africa, Eastern Cape, WeWild Africa, African, Pretoria, Africa, West Africa, KwaZulu, Natal, South

☆ Opinion | The 17th-Century Heretic We Could Really Use Now
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Ian Buruma | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The Enlightenment philosopher Baruch Spinoza almost died for his ideals one day in 1672. Spinoza, a Sephardic Jew born in Amsterdam in 1632, was a passionate and outspoken defender of freedom, tolerance and moderation. Only one of his books, about the French philosopher Descartes, could be published under his own name during his lifetime. This is perhaps why new books about him are coming out all the time, including Jonathan Israel’s 2023 magnum opus “Spinoza, Life and Legacy” and even a best-selling French novel, “Le Problème Spinoza,” by Irvin Yalom. And all that for a philosopher who was denounced by Christians and Jews as the devil’s disciple long after his own time.

Persons: Baruch Spinoza, Spinoza, Johan de Witt, ”, rousers, hadn’t, Descartes, Thomas Hobbes, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, demagoguery, Jonathan Israel’s, “ Le Problème Spinoza, Irvin Yalom, George Eliot, unreservedly Locations: Amsterdam, Dutch Republic, British

☆ Why young men are 'starvemaxxing' to look like their chiseled, masculine idols
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Rachel Hosie | Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

But the 32-year-old, who has 2.1 million Instagram followers, had no idea he’d come to be idolized by a subset of teenage boys and young men known as looksmaxxers . Advertisement“Hardmaxxing,” meanwhile, includes “more extreme ways of going about the way you look,” Shami said, such as getting fillers, botox, and plastic surgery, which he denies having. Young men are becoming more body-consciousIt’s unclear why looksmaxxing has suddenly become popular. The rise of looksmaxxing and starvemaxxing could reflect how such concerns are on the rise among young men, too. All the while, lost young men are left to work out what’s real and what’s trolling.

Persons: chiseled jawline, Francisco Lachowski, Jordan Barrett, Brad Pitt, ” Lachowski, TikTok influencers, Looksmaxxing, Kareem Shami, looksmaxxing, —, “, ”, ” Shami, TikTok, Shami, Starvemaxxing, Starvemaxxing isn't, ” Kareem Shami, Clare Thornton, Wood, Elizabeth Daniels, Johan Drumev, Drumev, ” Johan Drumev, Johan Drumev Lachowski, it’s, Young, Daniels, gaunt, ” Thornton, Lachowski Organizations: Business, BI, TikTok, British Nutrition Foundation, Pediatric, University of the, University College London Locations: looksmaxxing, Brazil, Brazilian, San Diego, England, Dubai

“World Series Champions. Bochy noted the challenges in winning one World Series, but also made reference to what the Chiefs accomplished last Sunday. Of the 169 players who became free agents after the World Series, more than half were still without a team when the week began. Molina managed Criollos de Caguas in winter ball and Puerto Rico in the recently completed Caribbean World Series. The Yankees and Brewers swapped relievers with left-hander Clayton Andrews going to New York and right-hander Johan Quezada going to Milwaukee.

Persons: ”, I’ve, Bruce Bochy, Bochy, Chris Young, ” Young, Shohei, Seattle’s Julio Rodríguez, Elly De La Cruz, Ian Happ, ” Happ, “, NL Cy Young, Blake Snell, Cody Bellinger, Matt Chapman, Yasmani Grandal, Shintaro Fujinami, Phil Maton, Scott Alexander, Spencer Turnbull, Tommy John, Craig Counsell, Bob Melvin, Pat Murphy, Mike Shildt, Melvin, Carlos Mendoza, That’s, Stephen Vogt, Terry Francona, Ron Washington, Phil Nevin, Joe Espada, Dusty, ” Espada, I’m, ” MOLINA, Yadier, Molina, Criollos, John Mozeliak, Louis, Peyton Burdick, Burdick, Clayton Andrews, Johan Quezada, Jay Cohen, Stephen Hawkins, Marc Berman, Chuck King, ___ Organizations: Texas Rangers, ”, Rangers, Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, Dodger, Mariners, Super Bowl . Young Cincinnati, Cubs, NL, New York Mets, Philadelphia, NL Central, Chicago, Brewers, Padres, National League, American, Houston, Louis Cardinals, Puerto, ” Cardinals, Baseball, Cardinals, Marlins, Triple, The Yankees, AP Baseball Locations: Surprise , Arizona, ” Texas, Texas, Seoul, South Korea, Peoria , Arizona, Las Vegas, Goodyear , Arizona, Florida, Arizona, Pittsburgh, Tampa, Oakland, Milwaukee, San Francisco, San Diego, Cleveland, Caguas, Puerto Rico, Miami, Jacksonville, New York

☆ Oil edges up on U.S. Fed rate signals, China property sector support
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Equinor ASA offshore oil drilling platform on Johan Sverdrup oil field in the North Sea off the coast of Norway. Global oil prices climbed in early trade on Thursday, supported by signals from the U.S. Federal Reserve on a possible start to rate cuts and as China unveiled new support measures for its embattled property market. Lower rates and economic growth are supportive for oil demand. China, the world's second biggest economy, unveiled new property support measures amid concerns about the fallout from the liquidation of developer Evergrande and as the country ended last year with the worst declines in new home prices in nearly nine years. In the Middle East, worries about attacks by Yemen-based Houthi forces on shipping in the Red Sea are now driving up costs and disrupting global oil trading.

Persons: Johan Sverdrup, Jerome Powell, JPMorgan Organizations: ASA, U.S . Federal, Brent, . West Texas, Federal, JPMorgan, ANZ Research Locations: North, Norway, Global, China, Yemen, Jordan, Red

Sea otters eat constantly and one of their favorite snacks is the striped shore crab. Researchers found that the return of the crab-eating sea otters to a tidal estuary near Monterey, California, helped curb erosion. Hunting bans and habitat restoration efforts helped sea otters recover some of their former range. For the new study, researchers analyzed historic erosion rates dating back to the 1930s to assess the impact of sea otters' return. Other research has shown that sea otters help kelp forests regrow by controlling the number of sea urchins that munch kelp.

Persons: Brent Hughes, Hughes, Johan Eklöf, ”, Brian Silliman Organizations: WASHINGTON, Sonoma State University, Nature, Stockholm University, Duke University, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: California, Monterey , California, Elkhorn Slough, Alaska, Russia, Japan, Monterey, Stockholm

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