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☆ Swiss one-two in Schladming giant slalom
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Jan 25 (Reuters) - Switzerland's Loic Meillard won the men's World Cup giant slalom under lights in Schladming on Wednesday, with fellow countryman Gino Caviezel second fastest down the foggy slopes in the Austrian Alps. Meillard finished 0.59 of a second faster than Caviezel, while Marco Schwarz from Austria came third, 0.81 of a second after Meillard. The win marked the second time Meillard won a World Cup race and his first triumph in giant slalom. Switzerland's reigning World Cup champion and current overall leader Marco Odermatt did not start having injured his left knee on Friday. Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ How TikTok influencers are helping companies recruit new workers
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Mikaela Cohen | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Durham's following on the social platform and her success show how influencers and content creators on TikTok can strengthen a company's recruiting efforts. TikTok influencers help recruit desired candidatesWhen you think about how people previously searched for jobs, it's most likely they turned first to their local newspaper for open roles. Finding the right type of TikTok influencerLazarus said companies interested in using TikTok influencers to promote jobs, must first distinguish between the different types of influencers and which ones have the right following to reach ideal candidates. Blaser said companies, especially local businesses, don't necessarily need to tap into influencers with millions of followers to recruit for open jobs. Lazarus said TikTok influencers can also help companies increase diversity and reach underrepresented populations, because this type of recruitment reaches candidates through their trusted sources that they're already consuming.

☆ Swiss Odermatt takes super-G win in Bormio
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Dec 29 (Reuters) - Swiss Olympic champion Marco Odermatt won the super-G event in Bormio, Italy on Thursday to extend his lead atop the overall World Cup standings. Odermatt beat Austria's Vincent Kriechmayr by 0.64 seconds, while Loic Meillard took third place, 1.22 seconds behind his Swiss compatriot. The 25-year-old Odermatt has now racked up five wins this season and leads the overall World Cup standings by 329 points from Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde. Earlier on Thursday, three-time Olympic champion Matthias Mayer of Austria announced his retirement from the sport. "Matthias was our leader and he helped the younger guys and all of us a lot, so it was not easy."

☆ Climate Change Forces French Vineyards to Alter the Way They Make Wine
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Nick Kostov | Photographs Markel Redondo For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

BORDEAUX, France—The wildfire began on an usually dry summer day in a forest bordering the Liber Pater vineyard. Winemaker Loïc Pasquet saw the flames rise and spread toward his precious vines, which produce Bordeaux that sells for $30,000 a bottle. Hours before evacuating Mr. Pasquet and his staff destroyed the grass around the vineyard to prevent it from catching fire and dug trenches to block the blaze’s path. He also sprayed local trees with water drawn from the vineyard’s ponds. The vineyard was spared.

☆ Suni Lee failed to win gold on the uneven bars and blamed it on spending too much time on social media
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-03 | by ( Meredith Cash | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But for Suni Lee — the surprise individual all-around champion of the Tokyo Olympics — anything less than gold on the uneven bars was disappointing. Her words, not ours:"Bars is something I really cherish," Lee said after Sunday's final, per the Associated Press. Advertisement"This medal probably means more to me than the all-around gold medal did, just because bars is my thing," she added, per People. Lee won gold for Team USA in the all-around. Jamie Squire/Getty Images"I'm probably going to delete Twitter," Lee added.

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☆ David Alaba a refuzat PSG şi un alt club mare din Europa şi vrea la Barcelona sau Real Madrid!
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-23 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: Getty ImagesDavid Alaba a refuzat PSG şi un alt club mare din Europa şi vrea la Barcelona sau Real Madrid! David Alaba (28 de ani) nu vrea la PSG. PSG a sperat să obţină semnătura lui David Alaba cu o ofertă financiară superioară celorlalte, însă fundaşul din Austria nu vrea să meargă în Ligue 1. Polivalenţa şi experienţa lui David Alaba ar fi extrem de utilă pentru granzii din Spania. O altă echipă pe care David Alaba a refuzat-o în speranţa că va ajunge la Real Madrid sau Barcelona e Chelsea, englezii care sperau că după venirea lui Thomas Tuchel acesta va fi tentat să semneze pe Stamford Bridge.

Persons: David Alaba, Real Madrid ! David Alaba, PSG, Loic, Polivalenţa, Alaba, Thomas Tuchel, Stamford Organizations: Real Madrid !, Ligue, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Stamford Bridge Locations: Europa, Barcelona, Austria, Paris, Spania, Bayern, Bavaria

☆ Luptă încinsă între doi francezi la ultima etapă a probei de slalom din cadrul Cupei Mondiale de schi alpin
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-14 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Luptă încinsă între doi francezi la ultima etapă a probei de slalom din cadrul Cupei Mondiale de schi alpin. Clement Noel a triumfat la Kranjska Gora, în Slovenia, unde l-a devansat cu doar 62 sutimi de secundă pe compatriotul său Victor Muffat-Jeandet. Podiumul a fost completat de elvețianul Ramon Zenhaeusern. Cursa pentru Marele Glob de Cristal va culmina în următoarele zile, cu etapele de downhill, super-G și slalom gigant, care vor avea loc în stațiunea montană Lenzerheide din Elveția. Liderul clasamentului general este Alexis Pinturault, cu 1100 de puncte, urmat de elvețienii Marco Odermatt și LoicMeillard, cu 1069 și respectiv 760 de puncte.

Persons: Clement Noel, Victor, Ramon Zenhaeusern, Marco Schwarz, Alexis Pinturault, Marco Organizations: Cupei, Cristal Locations: Gora, Slovenia, Lenzerheide, Elveția

☆ Lupte crâncene pentru ultimele patru locuri de la Campionatul European de fotbal
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-13 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Lupte crâncene s-au dat aseară pentru ultimele patru locuri de la Campionatul European de fotbal. Loic Nego a egalat, iar când meciul părea că merge în prelungiri, Dominik Szoboszlai a marcat, în minutul 90+2. Maghiarii vor juca în grupa "morții" la Campionatul European, cu Franța, campioana mondială în exercițiu, Germania, dar și deținătoarea titlului european, Portugalia. Partida de la Tbilisi s-a terminat cu scorul de 1-0, iar golul victoriei a fost marcat de veteranul Goran Pandev, în minutul 56. După cele două reprize de prelungiri scorul a fost tot 1-1, iar calificare s-a decis la penalty-uri, unde scoțienii au fost mai buni.

Persons: Dominik Szoboszlai, Maghiarii, Goran Pandev, Paddy McNair, Michal Duris, Steve Clarke, Ryan Christie, Aleksandar Mitrovic Organizations: Liga Națiunilor, European, EURO Locations: Macedonia de Nord, Ungaria, Scoția, Slovacia, Islanda, Franța, Germania, Portugalia, Georgia, Tbilisi, Olanda, Austria, Ucraina, București, Irlanda de Nord, Spania, Polonia, Suedia, Serbiei, Anglia, Croația, Cehia

Fanii Macedoniei de Nord au ieșit în stradă după calificarea istorică la EURO 2020 și așteaptă meciurile de la București. În finala barajului, Macedonia de Nord a învins Georgia, cu 1-0, grație golului marcat de vedeta Goran Pandev, în minutul 56. Loic Nego a egalat la patru minute după apariția în teren, iar Dominik Szoboszlai a punctat pentru 2-1 în minutul 90+2. Ungaria va fi într-o grupă nebună la EURO 2020, cu Portugalia, Franţa şi Germania! Şi ultima partidă a calificărilor a fost una nerecomandat cardiacilor, Scoţia impunându-se la loviturile de departajare în fața Serbiei, scor 5-4.

Persons: Goran Pandev, Loic, Dominik Szoboszlai, Jovic, Christie, Roma Sâmbătă, Приказна Organizations: EURO, Vineri, Glasgow Miercuri Locations: CHIȘINĂU, Nord, București, Macedonia de Nord, Georgia, Ungaria, Islandei, Portugalia, Franţa, Germania, Slovacia, Irlanda de Nord, Serbiei, Turcia, Italia, Ţara Galilor, Elveţia, Danemarca, Finlanda, Belgia, Rusia, Olanda, Ucraina, Austria, Anglia, Croaţia, Scoţia, Cehia, Spania, Suedia, Polonia, Roma, Baku, Copenhaga, Sankt Petersburg, Londra, Bucureşti, Amsterdam, Glasgow, Dublin, Bilbao, Budapesta, Munchen, Macedonia de Nord - Olanda, Croatia

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