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☆ The world’s best beaches, according to Lonely Planet
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The dim sum capital of the worldLegacy House: Legacy House's fantastic dim sum set includes steamed spotted garoupa dumplings with salted lemon. Courtesy Legacy House Forum: This three-Michelin-star restaurant, which serves classic Cantonese dim sum dishes, is famed for its impeccable attention to detail. Tai Wai Dining Room Veggie Kingdom: Veggie Kingdom serves high-quality meat-free versions of classic dim sum dishes. Maggie Wong/CNN Spring Moon: In addition to serving delicious, classic dim sum dishes, Spring Moon's cinematic interior is an attraction in its own right. Courtesy Peninsula Hong Kong Hong Kong’s best dim sum Prev NextThis is our essential guide to Hong Kong’s best dim sum: Where to find it and how to eat it, from classic no-frills joints to Michelin-starred adventures.

Persons: Cabo San Juan del Guía, “, ”, Heen, King Heen, Nicholas Wong, Maggie Wong, Emperor, Fook Lam, Hong Kong Hong, Hong, they’ve, Amelia Earhart’s Organizations: CNN, d’Argent, JetBlue, Japan, Port, Royal, Carnival Corporation, MSC Cruise, Cunard Cruise, CDC, Hong Kong, Hong, Golden Valley, Son Locations: Rio, Sarakiniko, Greece, Baltic, Danish, Bornholm, Cabo San Juan, Seychelles, Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima prefecture, Tomonoura, Port of Miami, Hong, Hong Kong, Veggie, Golden, Spain

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A United Nations official said on Tuesday that her experience in negotiating an end to decades of conflict in her native Colombia may help her as she seeks to rekindle talks over Cyprus’ ethnic division. “I was part of that team that we finally reached a peace agreement” in Colombia, Holguín told reporters after her first meeting with the Greek Cypriot President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides. Only Turkey recognizes a 1983 Turkish Cypriot declaration of independence and maintains more than 35,000 troops in the island’s northern third. Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots say the only way to peace is a two-state deal, ditching an agreement to reunify the island as a federation composed of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot zones. "Certainly, we believe that if there’s the same political will from the other side, the resumption of talks can happen very quickly.”

Persons: María Ángela Holguín Cuellar, Holguín, Nikos Christodoulides, ” Holguín, It’s, Ersin Tatar, Antonio Guterres, –, Constantinos Letymbiotis, “, ” Organizations: United Nations, Cypriot, Turkish Cypriot, Greece Locations: NICOSIA, Cyprus, Colombia, Turkish, Turkey, Turkish Cypriot

☆ How the three-year cruise fell apart
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

CNN —In April 2023, George Fox was gearing up for the adventure of a lifetime: a three-year cruise taking him around the world. The high hopes and eventual failure of the Life at Sea cruise reads a bit like a Greek tragedy. When Miray objected, he resigned, along with much of his team, and told passengers the cruise was off. When the cruise was canceled in November, Bayramoğlu told passengers that only 111 cabins were booked. On October 24, Miray’s PR spokesperson told CNN that the departure date had been moved to November 30.

Persons: CNN —, George Fox, “, ”, ‘, Miray, who’d, Meredith Shay, Shay, she’d, Jenny Phenix, I’d, Mikael Petterson, Petterson, “ I’ve, Ethem, Miray’s, “ Vedat, ’ ”, Vedat, Cruises, hadn’t, Kendra Holmes –, –, Petterson –, they’d, Bayramoğlu, Sharon Lane, she’s, ” Shay, ” Holmes, Marit Hommedal, NTB Scanpix, Noel Hansen, Kendra Holmes, Hansen, ’ ” Hansen, ’ Rebecca Varner, Lorna Bolduc, Rebecca Varner, Holmes, Bonnie Kelter, Kelter, Varner, Ugurlu, Phenix, “ I’m, couldn’t, ’ George Fox, he'd, Bolduc, Miray’s Bayramoğlu, ” Miray, who’s, ” Hansen Organizations: CNN, Fox, Miray Cruises, Cruises, Passengers, Gemini, Carnival, Facebook, Life, Getty, US Foreign Service, ‘, Miray’s, ”, Miray Locations: Istanbul, ’, Turkey, Florida, Germany, Bayramoğlu, Petterson, AFP, Clermont , Florida, Costa Rica, New Jersey, Maine, that’s, Miami, Europe, Ecuador, Southern Florida

☆ ‘Anything can happen.’ Inside the ‘real-life reality show’ of the nine-month cruise
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +24 min

Welcome aboard Royal Caribbean’s Ultimate World Cruise, which set sail a month ago and has unexpectedly captured the internet’s imagination. It all started when Fletcher, a 39-year-old photographer from the UK, happened upon a TikTok video from a world cruise passenger. Anthony AntoineIt’s possible to join the Ultimate World Cruise at several points along the journey – there’s no requirement to sign up for the whole nine months. He understands.”So far, while his world cruise dispatches have racked up millions of views, Sebastian has yet to uncover the “hot goss” he promised. Passenger Angie Linderman, 38, also had an emotional path to boarding the world cruise.

Persons: Michael Bayley, –, Beth Anne Fletcher, “ It’s, Fletcher, Fletcher isn’t, she’s, Brooklyn Schwetje, “, ’ ”, Madison’s TikToks, She’d, I’d, ”, I’ve, I’m, We’ve, She’s, Oosthuizen, she’d, TikTokers, Madison Schwetje, ” Fletcher, it’s, Renske Lammerding, ‘, Dad ’ Joe Martucci, Audrey, Joe, Audrey Martucci Joe Martucci, Martucci, Martucci’s, ’, ‘ Dad, Dad ”, “ Hey, ” –, Hunnicut, Jenny Hunnicutt, Anthony McWilliams, Angie Linderman, Jenny Hunnicut, Shannon Marie Lake, boomer, Lake, Julian Mendoza, @cooljul1, Daniele Salvatore Arbisi, @singing.sailor, Stig Nilsen, Salvatore Arbisi soundtracked, Nilsen, seafarer, they’d, Anthony Antoine It’s, influencer Marc Sebastian, Simon & Schuster, Jean, Francois Monier, McWilliams, Marc Sebastian, Sebastian, goss, Anthony Antoine The, “ We’re, “ I’ve, ” McWilliams, ‘ Lean, ” McWilliams ’, he’s, Linderman, ” Linderman, Taj Organizations: CNN, Royal Caribbean, Caribbean, Royal Caribbean International, CNN Travel, Royal, ’, Madison, Housewives, Seas, “ Pirates, Royal Caribbean Cruise, Simon &, Getty, British, Antarctica Locations: Brooklyn, Royal Caribbean, TikTok, Pretoria ”, @iambrandeelake, Lake, Norwegian, Caribbean, Shannon, AFP, Antarctica, “, Machu Picchu, China

☆ USS Carney shoots down drones, responds to ballistic missile attack on commercial vessel
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Haley Britzky | Hamdi Alkhshali | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The USS Carney shot down two Houthi drones headed in the ship’s direction in the southern Red Sea on Sunday and responded to a distress call from a civilian commercial vessel that was fired upon by a ballistic missile, a US defense official said. A US official said other commercial vessels were also “attacked by Houthi missiles today,” though it’s unclear how many or which vessels specifically. The Houthi-run Yemeni Armed Forces claimed on Sunday that its naval forces had carried out attacks against what it called “two Israeli ships” in the Red Sea’s Bab al-Mandab strait. According to Yemeni Armed Forces’ statement, the vessels Unity Explorer and Number Nine were engaged with a naval missile and drone, respectively, after rejecting warning messages. Last month, the USS Thomas Hudner shot down multiple one-way attack drones launched from Yemen.

Persons: Carney, Burke, Gerald R, “, Bab, Thomas Hudner, Mason, Pat Ryder, “ That’s, ” Organizations: CNN, Arleigh, Ford Carrier Strike, Houthi, US, Yemeni Armed Forces, Unity, ”, Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, Hamas, Pentagon Locations: Sea, Red, vessel’s, “, Gaza, Israel, Iran, Yemen, Gulf, Aden, Somali, Persian, Iraq, Syria

THITU ISLAND, South China Sea (AP) — The Philippine coast guard inaugurated a new monitoring base Friday on a remote island occupied by Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea as Manila ramps up efforts to counter China’s increasingly aggressive actions in the strategic waterway. It’s pure bullying,” Ano told reporters after the ceremony, describing the actions of Chinese ships as flouting international law. Surrounded by white beaches, the tadpole-shaped Thitu Island is called Pag-asa — Tagalog for hope — by about 250 Filipino villagers. It’s one of nine islands, islets and atolls that have been occupied by Philippine forces since the 1970s in the South China Sea’s Spratlys archipelago. Speaking in Honolulu, where he met U.S. military leaders about two weeks ago, Marcos said the situation in the South China Sea “has become more dire” with China showing interest in atolls and shoals that are “closer and closer” to the Philippine coast.

Persons: Thomas Shoal, it’s, Eduardo Ano, ” Ano, Ano, ”, Daisy Cojamco, asa —, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Rodrigo Duterte, Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Duterte, Marcos, ” Marcos Organizations: National, Philippine, Associated Press, Washington, South China Locations: THITU, South China, Philippine, China, Manila, United States, Philippines, Asia, Thitu, Pag, Palawan, Vietnam, Australia, Beijing, U.S, Japan, Honolulu, South, asia

☆ Asia’s tech giants lean toward desperate deals
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Anshuman Daga | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew arrives for a dinner, on the eve of the Paris Peace Forum at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, November 9, 2023. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew was feted in Indonesia where it has 125 million monthly active users when he pledged in June to invest billions of dollars in the region. But the global giant failed to anticipate regulatory hurdles in its biggest market for online shopping. TikTok’s viral video app would provide Tokopedia with a powerful new growth avenue for its online shopping and payments business. Yet as tech companies from the People’s Republic to Indonesia pull out all the stops to lift growth amid waning investor support, desperate new alliances are bound to emerge.

Persons: Shou Zi Chew, Gonzalo Fuentes, TikTok, China’s, GoTo, Patrick Walujo, Indonesia’s GoTo, Una Galani, Thomas Shum Organizations: Paris Peace, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Companies, Google, Temasek, Bain &, Reuters Graphics Reuters Graphics, Tokopedia, HK, Global Digital, Djarum, Bloomberg, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Rights SINGAPORE, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Reuters Graphics Reuters Graphics Jakarta, Tokopedia, Lazada, Singapore, Indonesian, Thailand, People’s Republic, China

☆ Timothy Weah and Samuel Iling-Jr.: Why Juventus duo are talking about mental health in soccer
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Matias Grez | Darren Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —“It was definitely heartbreaking to see,” American soccer star Timothy Weah says of a moment which, even 10 years on, he can still clearly recall. As a 12-year-old, it was the first time Weah – son of legendary Liberian soccer great George Weah – had seen racism in sport. “I think that was a moment that really … shook me as a young man,” the 23-year-old Weah tells CNN Senior Sport Analyst Darren Lewis. Weah and Iling-Junior agree that not spending much time with family is one of the most difficult challenges young soccer players face, especially those who move abroad, as they both did. “And I think, in mental health, that’s important to understand because I think there’s going to be a time where a lot more footballers are going to come and speak out about their mental health.

Persons: Timothy Weah, Kevin, Prince Boateng, Weah, George Weah –, Darren Lewis, “, we’re, they’ve, Samuel Iling, Marco Bertorello, ” Weah, Sam, ”, “ I’ve, Germain, I’ve, Iling, ” Iling, I’m Organizations: CNN, AC Milan, Liberian, Weah, Juventus, CNN Sport, Juventus ’ “, Getty, Junior, US, National Team, Paris Saint, London Locations: American, Europe, AFP, Paris, Turin, Italy, I’m, London

☆ The Aral Sea’s Demise Is a Parable of Our Environmental Hubris - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Jacob Dreyer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Walking toward the shrinking remnants of what used to be the Aral Sea in Uzbekistan was like entering hell. I reached the edge of one of the scattered lakes which are all that remain of this once-great body of water. In the nearby town of Muynak, black and white newsreels in the local museum, and pictures in the family photo albums of residents, tell of better times. During the Soviet era, fishing communities like Muynak ringed the sea, thriving off its bounty: sturgeon, flounder, caviar and other staples of Soviet dinner tables. But over the decades, Soviet authorities diverted rivers that flowed into the sea to irrigate cotton and other crops.

Persons: Oktyabr Dospanov, ” Locations: Uzbekistan, Muynak, Michigan

☆ The three-year cruise is canceled
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

But now the dream is over for passengers who’d signed up for Life at Sea Cruises’ inaugural three-year voyage. But on November 17 – less than two weeks before the third departure date – passengers were informed the cruise was off. “In case we weren’t clear, the Life at Sea cruise trip is canceled,” Bayramoglu wrote, giving instructions on the refund process, and how passengers can retrieve “pods” full of their belongings – which they’d shipped in advance of the cruise. If Life at Sea passengers didn’t take up the offer, she said, they’d also be looking to launch a long-term cruise in October 2024. The letter was sent to CNN November 21 and spoke about a potential upcoming cruise date – despite the cruise having already been canceled.

Persons: CNN —, who’d, “, –, ”, AIDA Cruises, Kendra Holmes –, Holmes, Vedat Ugurlu, Ugurlu, Miray, Mikael Petterson, Petterson, Ugurlu’s, Ethem Bayramoglu, ” Bayramoglu, they’d, Bayramoglu, Kendra Holmes, Holmes didn’t, HLC, – I’m Organizations: CNN, Cruises ’, Sea Cruises, Carnival Corp, Celestyal Cruises, Miray, Miray Cruises, Cruises, HLC Cruises, Petterson Locations: Istanbul, Turkey, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Germany, Israel

☆ Sam Kerr nets hat-trick as she captains Chelsea Women to a 4-1 Champions League win against Paris FC Féminines
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Australian superstar Sam Kerr scored a stunning hat-trick in Chelsea’s 4-1 win against Paris FC Féminines in the UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL) on Thursday. Paris sought to take the game to Hayes’ team early on and forward Mathilde Bourdieu forced a save from Chelsea goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger with a low strike. The deadlock was broken on the half hour as Kerr collected a pass from Lauren James, who was coming off a hat-trick in a 5-1 WSL win against Liverpool on Sunday, and poked past Paris goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie. A long ball forward by Berger evaded the Paris defenders and put the Australian striker through on goal. With Nnadozie off her line, Kerr audaciously lobbed the Nigerian goalkeeper from outside the penalty area to score her third.

Persons: Sam Kerr, Emma Hayes, Hayes ’, Mathilde Bourdieu, Ann, Katrin Berger, Kerr, Lauren James, Chiamaka Nnadozie, deservedly, Thea Greboval, Berger, Jess Carter, Fran Kirby, Bourdieu, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, John Walton, Nnadozie, Kerr audaciously, Erin Cuthbert, Louise Fleury, Kirby, Sophie Ingle, Ève, “, ” Hayes, “ Sophie, Ingle, Millie Bright Organizations: CNN, Paris FC Féminines, UEFA Women’s Champions, Chelsea, Super League, US, National, Stamford, Liverpool, Paris, Häcken, Real Madrid Locations: Paris

☆ Fierce e-commerce war leaves Sea in stormy waters
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

In August, CEO Forrest Li declared that Sea (SE.N) would ramp up spending to fight off intense competition. Perhaps that’s because Sea had just reset its strategy over the past year. It had retreated from overseas markets, slashed marketing costs and shed thousands of jobs to claw its way to profitability. Li on Tuesday stressed that the company would prioritise investments to increase its market share, encouraged by its cash pile of about $8 billion. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Persons: Forrest Li, Li, taints, Cameron, Francesco Guerrera, Thomas Shum Organizations: Reuters, Alibaba, HK, X, Thomson Locations: SINGAPORE, New York, Singapore

☆ Premier League: VAR is proving to be box office entertainment but at what cost to the action?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Instead, four years on from its Premier League debut, the technology has now seemingly become the main talking point rather than the football itself. Chelsea's win over Tottenham involved a number of huge VAR decisions. Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty ImagesBeing magnanimous about refereeing decisions isn’t a trait many Premier League managers seemingly possess. “The Premier League is the best league in the world with the best players, coaches and supporters, all of whom deserve better,” the statement read. Whatever the Premier League and PGMOL had in mind for VAR’s development, it surely wasn’t this.

Persons: –, Chelsea's, Glyn Kirk, Ange Postecoglou, “ I’ve, ” Postecoglou, I’ve, we’re, Postecoglou, he’s, Jürgen, Henry Nicholls, Mikel Arteta, ”, “ PGMOL, Arteta, Gary O’Neil, Jürgen Klopp, Charlotte Wilson, Keith Hackett, “, Hackett, “ Lukas Brud, ” Hackett, PGMOL Organizations: CNN, Premier League, Premier League doesn’t, Champions League, Serie, Liga, Tottenham, Getty, Liverpool, Newcastle, Sunday, Gunners, ” CNN, Bournemouth, Twitter, International Football Association Board Locations: AFP

LONDON (AP) — On a day when English soccer mourned the passing of Bobby Charlton, Manchester City and Liverpool got back on track with wins in the Premier League. City and Liverpool bounced back from two straight disappointing results with comfortable wins to reignite a title rivalry that is showing signs of once again going deep into the season. Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland netted for City in the opening 20 minutes, with the Norway striker ending a mini-drought after going two league games without scoring. He has never gone three Premier League games without a goal since joining City last season. City has 21 points from nine games, one more point than Liverpool.

Persons: Bobby Charlton, Charlton, United’s, reignite, Julian Alvarez, Erling Haaland, Ansu Fati, City's Manuel Akanji, Mohamed Salah, Everton, Ashley Young, Luis Diaz, Liverpool's Ibrahima Konate, Beto, Jurgen Klopp, Michael Keane, Bournemouth's Lewis Cook, Chris Wood, ___ Organizations: Manchester City, Liverpool, Premier League, Arsenal, Sheffield United, City, Everton, Merseyside Derby, Brighton, Wolverhampton, Tottenham, Newcastle, Crystal, Wolves, Brentford, Burnley, Bournemouth, Luton, Nottingham Forest, Fulham Locations: Merseyside, Norway, Liverpool, Brighton

☆ Billions of Alaska snow crabs have starved to death because of ocean heat, study shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Billions of snow crabs have disappeared from the ocean around Alaska in recent years, and scientists now say they know why: Warmer ocean temperatures likely caused them to starve to death. “This was a huge heat wave effect,” Aydin told CNN. “When the heat wave came through, it just created a huge amount of starvation. Climate change has triggered a rapid loss in sea ice in the Arctic region, particularly in Alaska’s Bering Sea, which in turn has amplified global warming. “2018 and 2019 were an extreme anomaly in sea ice in the Bering Sea, something that we’d never seen before,” Szuwalski said.

Persons: “, ”, Cody Szuwalski, ” Szuwalski, Szuwalski, Kerim Aydin, ” Aydin, we’d Organizations: CNN, Alaska Department of Fish, Game, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, ” Locations: Alaska, Bering

☆ Indonesia spoils TikTok’s Southeast Asia party
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Anshuman Daga | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Sandy Saputra, 19, who is one of TikTok's biggest Indonesian stars, uses his smartphone to record a video using the app in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 24, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan - RC2PMI9KGQ5Q Acquire Licensing RightsSINGAPORE, Sept 28 (Reuters Breakingviews) - June must now feel like an alternate reality to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew. On Wednesday, though, President Joko Widodo’s administration banned e-commerce transactions on social media platforms. Indonesia is key to TikTok’s hopes of growing its e-commerce sales in Southeast Asia. CONTEXT NEWSIndonesian authorities on Wednesday announced new regulations that bar social media companies from conducting direct e-commerce sales on their platforms.

Persons: Sandy Saputra, Willy Kurniawan, Shou Zi Chew, Joko, Zulkifli Hasan, TikTok, “, GoTo, Antony Currie, Katrina Hamlin Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Trade, HK, Wednesday, Thomson Locations: Indonesian, Jakarta, Indonesia, Rights SINGAPORE, Southeast Asia, Singapore

☆ Indonesia bans e-commerce transactions on social media in major blow to TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Jakarta Reuters —Indonesia has banned e-commerce transactions on social media platforms, the trade minister said on Wednesday, in a blow to short video app TikTok, which is doubling down on Southeast Asia’s biggest economy to boost its e-commerce business. TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, has 125 million active monthly users in Indonesia and has been looking to translate the large user base into a major e-commerce revenue source. He warned of letting social media become an e-commerce platform, shop and bank all at the same time. Indonesia Deputy Trade Minister Jerry Sambuaga earlier this month named TikTok’s live streaming features as an example of people selling goods on social media. E-commerce transactions in Indonesia amounted to nearly $52 billion last year and of that, 5% took place on TikTok, according to data from consultancy Momentum Works.

Persons: TikTok, China’s ByteDance, “, Zulkifli Hasan, Zulkifli, Jerry Sambuaga, Sea’s Shopee, Fahmi, ” Organizations: Jakarta Reuters —, Indonesia Trade, Wednesday, Reuters, Indonesia Deputy Trade, Research, BMI, Momentum Works Locations: Jakarta, Jakarta Reuters — Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Shop, TikTok, Europe, United States

LONDON (AP) — British regulators on Wednesday approved new oil and gas drilling at a site in the North Sea, a move environmentalists say will hurt the country’s attempt to meet its climate goals. The U.K.'s North Sea Transition Authority said it had approved the Rosebank Field Development Plan, “which allows the owners to proceed with their project.”Britain’s Conservative government argues that drilling in the Rosebank field, northwest of the Shetland Islands, will create jobs and bolster the U.K.’s energy security. One of the largest untapped deposits in U.K. waters, Rosebank holds an estimated 350 million barrels of oil. The field is operated by Norway’s Equinor and the U.K. firm Ithaca Energy, which say they plan to invest $3.8 billion in the first phase of the project. The government says it still aims to reduce the U.K.’s carbon emissions to net zero by 2050.

Persons: ”, Norway’s Equinor, Caroline Lucas, Rosebank, Rishi Sunak’s, Sunak, Claire Coutinho Organizations: —, Transition, Conservative, Ithaca Energy, Green Party, Energy, Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Locations: North, Shetland, Ukraine

☆ Manchester United lurches from crisis to crisis. Will the club ever break out of its destructive cycle?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Roberto De Zerbi’s side is everything this United team is not at the moment: exciting, slick, cohesive, fast-paced and inventive. But perhaps the worst part of the defeat for United fans is that it wasn’t all that surprising. Boos rang out around Old Trafford at the end of the match – even when new signing Rasmus Højlund was substituted for Anthony Martial after 64 minutes. “We have to be very disappointed and annoyed at ourselves,” ten Hag told reporters. Former United striker Danny Welbeck came back to haunt his old club on Saturday.

Persons: CNN —, Erik, Roberto De Zerbi’s, Rasmus Højlund, Anthony Martial, Hag, “, Lewis Storey, Andy Mitten doesn’t, Erik ten Hag, ”, Erik ten, ” Mitten, Old Trafford, he’s, United’s, Antony –, Jadon Sancho, Danny Welbeck, Todd Boehly, Sancho, Sancho’s, Mason Greenwood’s, Antony, Glazer, Jim Ratcliffe, Jassim Bin Hamad Al, Michael Regan, Gary Neville, ” Neville, Jamie Carrager, Neville, Alex Ferguson, Martin Edwards, League’s, Alan Shearer, Mike Ashley’s, ” Shearer, Harry Kane Organizations: CNN, Manchester United –, Seagulls, United, Premier League, Brighton, Ajax, Arsenal, Athletic, Sky Sports, League, FA, Champions League, Man, Old, Manchester United, Former United, Getty, England, Getafe, Getty Images Manchester United, Newcastle, BBC’s, Bayern Munich, Bayern, Tottenham Hotspur Locations: Brighton, Old Trafford, Forest, Old, Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Liverpool

☆ Ten countries and territories saw severe flooding in just 12 days
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Hong Kong CNN —September started with a typhoon that ripped through Hong Kong, uprooting trees and flooding the city. People walk past houses destroyed by heavy rain and flooding in Derna, Libya, on September 13, 2023. Elsewhere in Europe, a separate storm – Storm Dana – saw torrential rain across Spain, damaging homes and killing at least three people. Esam Omran Al-Fetori/Reuters An aerial view of the devastation after flooding caused by Storm Daniel on September 15. Abdullah Mohammed Bonja/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images This satellite photo shows the extent of Derna's flooding on September 12.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, ”, Jung, Eun Chu, Esam Omran, Chu, they’ve, Storm Daniel, Angelos Tzortzinis, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Theodoros Skylakakis, “, Megala, Giannis Floulis, Dana –, Cross, Martin Griffiths, Ciaran Donnelly, Amr Alfiky, Ayman Al, Zohra Bensemra, Yousef Murad, Muhammad J, Abdullah Doma, Ahmed Elumami, Jamal Alkomaty, Abdullah Mohammed Bonja, Omar Jarhman, Ali Al, Saadi, Haikui –, Saola, Haikui, Maria Clara Sassaki, Rick Cinclair, Phil Klotzbach Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, UN, City University of Hong, Getty, Greek, CNN, International Committee, International Rescue, United Arab Emirates, Reuters Volunteers, Reuters, Elalwany, Anadolu Agency, Reuters Workers, Planet Labs PBC, AP, AFP, CNN Brasil, Worcester Telegram, Gazette, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University Locations: Hong Kong, Libya, City University of Hong Kong, Derna, Europe, Greece, Palamas, AFP, Megala Kalyvia, Turkey, Istanbul, Bulgaria, Spain, Libyan, Shahhat, Asia, Taiwan, China, Shenzhen, Americas, Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazilian, United States, Nevada, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Leominster , Massachusetts, El

☆ TikTok Shop is now open for business
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —TikTok is officially kicking off its US e-commerce efforts with the launch of TikTok Shop. TikTok Shop allows users to find and directly purchase products used in live videos, tagged in content shown on their algorithm-driven For You page, pinned on brand profiles or marketed in a new “Shop” tab. TikTok Shop features unveiled by the company on Tuesday. TikTok Shop is already available throughout parts of Asia and the United Kingdom. TikTok Shop, as launched Tuesday, has been in testing since November.

Persons: New York CNN — TikTok, TikTok, Instagram, Alibaba’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Bloomberg, Meta, Facebook, YouTube, Shopify, Amazon, Reuters, Momentum Works, Shopee’s, Works Locations: New York, United States, ”, Asia, United Kingdom, Southeast Asia, Sea’s, Indonesia, States, Europe, China

☆ Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino urges patience after a poor start to Premier League campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Chelsea suffered a 3-1 loss to West Ham on Sunday as its new-look team continues to adapt to the start of the Premier League season. Blues manager Mauricio Pochettino has supervised an overhaul of the squad since taking charge this year, but after two games, he is still searching for the first league win of his tenure. However, despite splashing the cash, creating an identity in soccer takes time and Pochettino urged fans to stick with the team. West Ham then found itself a man down after Aguerd was sent off for a second bookable offense after 67 minutes. Pochettino will hope it’s the perfect fixture to jump-start his tenure at the club, which is in desperate need of some stability.

Persons: CNN — Chelsea, Mauricio Pochettino, Reuters –, Todd Boehly, Pochettino, “, ”, West Ham, Nayef Aguerd’s, Carney Chukwuemeka, Michail Antonio, Aguerd, Chelsea couldn’t, Enzo Fernández, Alphonse Areola, Moisés Caicedo, John Walton, Lucas Paquetá, ” Pochettino, ” Chelsea Organizations: CNN, Premier League, Reuters, Sky Sports, West, London, Chelsea, Hammers, Luton Town, Stamford Locations: West Ham, West

☆ Moisés Caicedo: The £4.5m bargain who became the most expensive player in British soccer
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Moisés Caicedo has been sought after by some of the world’s biggest soccer clubs and it is Premier League side Chelsea who has pried the Ecuadorian away from Brighton. Multiple outlets including Sky Sports and the BBC report that it’s a British record fee of £115 million ($146 million) that Chelsea and Brighton have agreed upon. Mike Hewitt/Getty ImagesAs the transfer fee may suggest, the record-breaking move didn’t come without its fair share of complications. Premier League giant Liverpool believed that it would be the team securing the signing of Caicedo after having a £111 million ($141 million) bid for the midfielder accepted just days ago. Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty ImagesThe 21-year-old will star in Chelsea’s midfield alongside former record British transfer, Argentinian midfielder Enzo Fernández.

Persons: Moisés Caicedo, Mike Hewitt, Caicedo, coy, Jürgen Klopp, Klopp, “, Tony Bloom, Bloom, Manan Vatsyayana, Enzo Fernández, Fernández, Chelsea Organizations: CNN, English Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion, Ecuadorian, Independiente del Valle, Premier League, Chelsea, Sky Sports, BBC, Brighton, Liverpool, coy Liverpool, ”, Blues, Arsenal, Gunners, Getty, West Ham United Locations: Brighton, Chelsea, London, Instagram, Santa Domingo, Ecuador, “, Qatar, AFP

☆ 'Barbie,' Taylor Swift and Beyoncé provide women-powered economic boost
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —It’s the summer of girl power, fueled by Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and “Barbie.”Millions of people across generations are paying through the nose for these experiences, providing a women-powered boost to the economy. “I loved going with my family” to Taylor Swift and “Barbie,” said 15-year-old Chelsea Deutsch. A positive messageEleven women and girls from Chelsea’s extended family – spanning ages 12 to 54 – went to see Taylor Swift at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ‘I made it happen’Helen Polise was not going to let two canceled flights stop her from seeing the last Taylor Swift concert in Los Angeles with her daughter Julie. Julie and the young girls from the family of 11 who all saw Taylor Swift walked away from the “Barbie” movie with their moms in mind.

Persons: New York CNN —, Taylor Swift, “ Barbie, ”, Chelsea Deutsch, “, ” “ Barbie ”, Taylor, “ Barbie ”, Kristina Chiapetta, Landor & Fitch, –, Barbie, Jennifer Deutsch, Chelsea’s, Chiapetta, Helen Polise, Julie, Polise, Swift, that’s, Julie Polise, “ We’re, Dylan Ritcher, Lisa Van Strat Organizations: New, New York CNN, California Center, Jobs, Warner Bros, Warner Bros ., Landor &, “, MetLife, of Labor Statistics Locations: New York, Stockholm, Los Angeles, East Rutherford , New Jersey, United States

☆ Apps Like Dipsea and Quinn are Redefining Pleasure for Women
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Sarah Diamond | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

AudioStories AreRedefiningPleasure forWomen Apps like Dipsea and Quinn have become popular destinations, particularly for some women who find them safe spaces to explore their sexuality. On average, subscribers for Dipsea are women between 18 and 34, the company said, while Quinn’s are women ages 18 to 24. I s w a l l o w e d a s m a l l m o a n . ” “ H m , c o m e h e r e t h e n . ” “ G e t i t o u t o f o u r s y s t e m s .

Persons: Quinn, Liz, Sevyn, Dipsea, Bloom, ”, Caroline Spiegel, Evan, “, ” Ms, Spiegel, Hannah Albertshauser, Michael, Albertshauser, you’re, Mal Harrison, Dominnique Karetsos, Karetsos, Dame, Gina Gutierrez, Faye Keegan, ” ‘ It’s, Liv Trexler, it’s, Trexler, “ It’s, ” Angela Sarakan, ” Olivia Taylor, that’s, ’, Ms, Taylor, Aisha Jordan, Jordan, Nicole Prause, Prause, Lone Wolf, Shannon Lin Organizations: Facebook, Center for Erotic Intelligence, Healthy, Group, Getty Images Locations: California, Germany, Brooklyn

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