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☆ Met Gala 2023 fashion: The best looks from the red carpet
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The Met Gala theme is based on the Costume Institute’s spring show “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,” which is a posthumous retrospective of the German fashion designer’s work. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ImagesIce Spice Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesOlivia Wilde opted for a Chloé "violin" dress — one of Lagerfeld's designs from the 1980s — in white and gold. John Shearer/WireImage/Getty ImagesActor Ariana DeBose made an entrance in an Altuzarra fur-trimmed yellow hooded gown, arriving with designer Joseph Altuzarra. John Shearer/WireImage/Getty ImagesMet Gala co-chair Dua Lipa in a voluminous Chanel corset dress. Evan Agostini/Invision/APTop Photo: Gisele Bündchen (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

☆ South African teen dreams of becoming first Black racer in MotoGP
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Siphiwe SibekoJOHANNESBURG, April 21 (Reuters) - As 14-year old Oratilwe Phiri whizzes past his father on a black and turquoise motorcycle at a racetrack east of Johannesburg, he has one goal in mind: to one day be the first Black person to race in MotoGP. Ora - as he is known - has been racing since he was four, thanks to an interest ignited by his motorcycle enthusiast father Thabiso Phiri. Grand Prix motorcycle racing historically has been dominated by European racers. The teenager's idol Brad Binder - who he met last month - is the first and only South African to win a race in MotoGP. "(To) be the first Black person to be racing overseas, in the series MotoGP...

☆ China's GWM taps Brazil's WEG for electric vehicle charging network
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] EV car Good Cat by Ora, a brand by Great Wall Motors, is displayed at the Bangkok International Motor show in Bangkok, Thailand, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Athit PerawongmethaSAO PAULO, April 4 (Reuters) - Chinese electric car maker Great Wall Motors (GWM) (601633.SS) on Tuesday said is planning to install an electric vehicle charging network in Brazil through an exclusive partnership with local motor manufacturer WEG (WEGE3.SA). The partnership involves developing "a broad network for recharging electrified vehicles at dealerships, parking lots, shopping malls and other commercial establishments," GWM said in a statement. WEG will provide the Chinese firm "electric vehicle chargers to be sold to consumers and to be installed at the automaker's dealerships," it added. ($1 = 5.0852 reais)Reporting by Alberto Alerigi Jr., editing by Deepa BabingtonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Japan to restrict chipmaking equipment exports as it aligns with U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Employees move semiconductor testers on the assembly line of the Advantest Corp. plant in Ora, Japan on Aug. 10, 2012. Japan's government on Friday said it plans to restrict exports of 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, aligning its technology trade controls with a U.S. push to curb China's ability to make advanced chips. The trade and industry minister in a press release said it will impose export controls on six categories of equipment used in chip manufacturing, including cleaning, deposition, lithography and etching. The export restrictions, which will come into force in July, are likely to affect equipment manufactured by a dozen Japanese companies, such as Nikon , Tokyo Electron , Screen Holdings and Advantest . Washington, however, needs Japan and the Netherlands, which are key suppliers of such equipment, to join it to make those restrictions effective.

☆ Endangered Komodo dragons hatch at Spanish zoo
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Jon Nazca | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Embum, a one-month-old baby Komodo dragon, one of the five Komodo dragons born at Bioparc Fuengirola, rests in a terrarium in Fuengirola, southern Spain, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Jon NazcaFUENGIROLA, Spain, March 28 (Reuters) - Five Komodo dragon hatchlings have been born at a zoo in Spain, the first successful breeding of the world's largest lizard - an endangered species - in the country for a decade. "This is a great achievement for all of us," Milagros Robledo, the head of the Herpetology department at the Bioparc Fuengirola zoo in southern Spain and self-described "mother" of the dragons, told Reuters on Tuesday. The baby dragons' parents mated on June 24 last year, when Spaniards celebrate the feast of St John. In the wild, newborn Komodo dragons tend to move to the treetops and need no maternal or paternal care, Robledo said.

☆ Adidas, burnt by Kanye West split, seeks a new focus
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Helen Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Adidas Yeezy shoes are seen in a store on the day Adidas terminated its partnership with the American rapper and designer Kanye West, now known as Ye, in Garden City, New York, U.S., October 25, 2022. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Gulden said Adidas would keep partnering not just with athletes but celebrities and artists. "You build credibility as a performance brand by being with athletes, but there's very few athletes that you can do lifestyle with." Gulden did, however, hint at a change of emphasis at Adidas, saying the company needs to refocus on its core. The Jordan brand brought in $5.1 billion of sales in Nike's 2022 fiscal year, up 7% from 2021, according to the company's 2022 annual report.

☆ Tesla's China sales slow as price-cut boost wanes
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The U.S. automaker nearly doubled weekly retail sales in the week of Feb. 20 to 10,703 vehicles versus a week prior, showed data from China Merchants Bank International (CMBI) on Tuesday, which tracks weekly retail sales based on car insurance registrations. Sales are slowing in part due to an ageing product line, said Yale Zhang, managing director at Shanghai-based consultancy Automotive Foresight. Consumers are also delaying purchases while waiting to see if other EV makers cut prices, Zhang said. Meanwhile, the market share of BYD Co Ltd (002594.SZ), surged to 37% from 27%, CMBI data showed. Smaller EV players such as Leap Motor and Great Wall Motor Co Ltd's (601633.SS) Ora are among those whose market share shrank.

☆ Chipotle Mexican Grill to launch new spinoff, Farmesa Fresh Eatery, in a ghost kitchen
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Chipotle Mexican Grill is launching a new spinoff, called Farmesa Fresh Eatery, in a California ghost kitchen. And, "when the time is right," Lawton said, Chipotle will use its loyalty program database to attract potential Farmesa customers. When opened, the Santa Monica location will be Kitchen United's 24th ghost kitchen. For Chipotle, Kitchen United's model allows the restaurant chain to test out the new brand with reduced risk. For now, Chipotle's chief purpose with the location is simply to learn, but that doesn't mean Farmesa won't grow.

☆ Chipotle is launching Farmesa, a spinoff selling 'California-inspired' bowls of salmon, whipped potatoes, quinoa, and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Chipotle is launching a virtual restaurant brand featuring "California-inspired" bowls. The virtual restaurant makes its debut later this month in a ghost kitchen in Santa Monica, California. Farmesa will operate at the Kitchen United Mix food hall at Third Street Promenade, a tourist-heavy outdoor retail center in Santa Monica. Kitchen United is a Pasadena, California-based ghost kitchen operator with locations all over the US. Chipotle's new concept, Farmesa, is opening later this month at ghost kitchen/food hall Kitchen United Mix.

☆ Developing Nations Aren’t Ready for EVs—Unless They Are Made in China
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( River Davis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

An EV from Great Wall Motor—the Ora Good Cat—on display at the Bangkok auto show last year. KORAT, Thailand—When Wimonsiri Boonyopakorn ‘s husband moved to Bangkok for work, the 35-year-old schoolteacher decided to buy a car so she could make the 160-mile trip to visit him on weekends. She was surprised to find several electric vehicles from Chinese manufacturers that cost less than gas-powered cars of a similar size.

☆ Aurizon to sell ECR unit for $285 mln to ease competition concerns
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Dec 16 (Reuters) - Aurizon Holdings (AZJ.AX), Australia's largest rail freight operator, said on Friday it will sell its East Coast Rail (ECR) business to Magnetic Rail Group for A$425 million ($284.71 million) in cash. The ORA deal is expected to help Aurizon diversify from coal and add bulk capacity, aiding its transition to greener energy. "The (ECR) sale provides the best outcome for Aurizon and its shareholders, delivering a strong sale price and certainty in completing the divestment," said Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Harding. In October, a consortium including private equity firms Oaktree Capital Management and Brookfield bid for Aurizon's ECR operations. read moreSales proceeds from the ECR deal will be used to reduce Aurizon's debt, while Magnetic Rail Group will assume ECR's existing debt.

☆ Grenada's 'golden passport' comes with tax benefits and makes travel easier — but only if you invest $150,000 in the country first
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Zoe Rosenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Grenada's citizenship-by-investment, or CBI, program has accepted 1,500 residents yearly since 2013. Gaining Grenada citizenship takes about three months and is less costly than other CBI programs. To be a Grenadian tax resident, the country requires 183 days of residence on the island a year. Jafri added that with a Grenadian passport, a traveler doesn't need a visa to travel to China. The investment in hotel and resort projects costs less than other kinds of real-estate development to help drive tourism to the country, Hallam explained.

☆ Brandy is back as Cinderella in new ‘Descendants’ movie for Disney+
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Twenty-five years after she first played the role of Cinderella, Brandy is stepping into her glass slippers again. The singer and actress will reprise her role as the fairytale heroine, first seen in the 1997 television movie “Cinderella,” in a new installment of the “Descendants” franchise for Disney+, the Mouse House announced Monday. The first three films, which included “Descendants 2” from 2017, starred Dove Cameron, Booboo Stewart and the late Cameron Boyce. Brandy starred in the Emmy Award-winning late-90s retelling of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” opposite Whitney Houston as the Fairy Godmother, for ABC’s Wonderful World of Disney. Disney also announced Monday that “Descendants” fan favorite Melanie Paxson will reprise her role as the Fairy Godmother from the previous “Descendants” movies for “The Pocketwatch.”A release date for the film has not yet been announced.

☆ Chinese carmakers target more European sales with five-star EVs
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Nick Carey | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

"All Chinese EV makers want to achieve Euro NCAP five-star ratings in order to be more competitive in the European market," said Brian Gu, president of Chinese EV maker Xpeng (9868.HK). Perhaps more importantly for sales, high safety ratings also open up the potentially huge corporate car fleet market for Chinese EV makers. European carmakers are also pursuing five-star ratings for their EVs and hybrids, from BMW's (BMWG.DE) iX to Volkswagen's (VOWG_p.DE) ID.4 and ID.5. But almost half the Chinese cars sold were EVs, according to Inovev, giving them a 5.8% share of Europe's fully-electric vehicle market. Inovev vice-president Jamel Taganza said all Chinese cars sold in Europe would be EVs within a few years, with more lower-cost models on the way.

☆ Daniel Craig unleashes his inner disco diva in Taika Waititi-directed vodka commercial
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Toyin Owoseje | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —Since ending his 15-year run as James Bond with “No Time to Die” last year, Daniel Craig has not been sitting idle. The British star has been busy brushing up his fancy footwork, which he enthusiastically showcases in a new vodka commercial directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Taika Waititi. Belvedere Presents Daniel Craig, Directed by Taika Waititi: Director’s CutIn the tongue-in-cheek ad for Belvedere Vodka, which premiered last week and runs for more than two minutes, Craig goes from brooding and enigmatic to swaggerlicious and even … fun. The ad opens with a white-suited Craig standing on a bridge, back to the camera, gazing moodily out at the water. The ad ends with Craig taking a drink of Belvedere and commenting “finally.” Dancing is thirsty work.

[1/2] Taylor Swift receives the award for the Best Longform Video during the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) at the PSD Bank Dome in Duesseldorf, Germany, November 13, 2022. REUTERS/Wolfgang RattayDUESSELDORF, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Taylor Swift walked away with four prizes at MTV's Europe Music Awards on Sunday, including best video for her 10-minute "All Too Well". Double-award winners included Nicki Minaj for best song and best hip-hop, and the French DJ and record producer David Guetta won the best electronic award and best collaboration. The U.S. pop singer Swift, wearing a dress of bejewelled mesh, won best artist, best pop, best video and best long form video. British pop star Harry Styles won in the "best live" category and the Thai-born Lalisa 'Lisa' Manoban won best K-pop.

☆ EU needs to up electric vehicle support to fend off Chinese competition, climate group says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Nick Carey | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Athit PerawongmethaOct 17 (Reuters) - The European Union needs to provide more regulatory incentives for its carmakers to scale up fully electric vehicle (EV) production or risk losing market share to Chinese rivals, according to a study by climate group Transport & Environment. released on Monday, the group said that EV sales growth in the bloc had slowed, with fully-electric cars making up 11% of sales in the first half of 2022 when historical trends suggested they should have reached 13%. "The failure of EU carmakers to scale up...supply could result in foreign automakers offering affordable models and capturing a large share of the mass market in Europe," the report said. "If the EU is unable to efficiently regulate its own market, it risks losing its economic sovereignty in the automotive industry." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting By Nick Carey; Editing by Kirsten DonovanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ China's BYD wins five-star European safety rating for electric SUV
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Nick Carey | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - BYD (002594.SZ) on Wednesday received a coveted five-star Euro NCAP safety rating for its electric ATTO 3 crossover SUV, the latest Chinese carmaker to receive top marks as it seeks to gain a foothold in Europe's competitive car market. Last month Chinee rival Great Wall Motor (601633.SS) received five-star ratings for its WEY brand Coffee 01 hybrid SUV and its ORA brand Funky Cat electric sedan. Just this week BYD launched the ATTO 3 in India, which sells in China as the Yuan Plus. Last week, German car rental company Sixt (SIXG.DE) said it has committed to buying around 100,000 electric vehicles from China's BYD in the coming years. Among the other cars receiving a five-star rating on Wednesday was Mercedes-Benz's (MBGn.DE) EQE electric sedan.

☆ 22 things you probably didn't know about 'The Office'
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-08 | by ( Molly Thomson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Angela Kinsey was a phone operator for 1-800-DENTIST when she auditioned for the show. Angela Kinsey at the 2017 SAG Awards. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty ImagesBefore she became known as Angela Martin, Kinsey worked as a phone operator for 1-800-DENTIST. "It was great material," Kinsey told Ora TV's "Larry King Now" in 2018. Kinsey also said she interned for NBC's "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" and booked several roles in commercials prior to appearing on "The Office."

Persons: Angela Kinsey, Alberto E, Rodriguez, Angela Martin, Kinsey, Ora TV's, Larry King, they're, Conan O'Brien Organizations: TBS, NBC's

☆ Inundații la metroul din New York; Puhoaie au năvălit în stațiile de metrou, iar mașinile au rămas blocate
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-10 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: AFPInundații la metroul din New York; Puhoaie au năvălit în stațiile de metrou, iar mașinile au rămas blocateHaos în transportul din New York, din cauza inundațiilor provocate de furtuna Elsa. Circulația metrourilor a fost serios afectată, după ce puhoaiele au năvălit în stații. Călătorii au publicat imagini pe Twitter cu staţii de metrou inundate, cea mai afectată fiind staţia de pe strada 157, la nord de Manhattan. „Liniile 1 şi A au fost cu adevărat afectate, cu numeroase staţii inundate”, a declarat joi seara Sarah Feinberg, directoarea MTA, autoritatea de transport public din New York, în timpul unei conferinţe de presă. Poliţia din New York a publicat pe Twitter imagini cu operaţiuni de salvare a unor şoferi blocaţi de ape.

Persons: Elsa, Sarah Feinberg, Sandy Organizations: MTA, Veche Locations: New York, Puhoaie, Manhattan, Bronx

☆ Comunitatea WatchDog.MD și Institutul de Politici Publice invită...
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-10 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +2 min

Comunitatea WatchDog.MD și Institutul de Politici Publice invită...CINE: Comunitatea WatchDog.MD și Institutul de Politici PubliceCE: Conferință de presă cu genericul: „Prezentarea rezultatelor sondajului AFTER POLL 2021”. Pușkin 22, Casa Presei, Sala IPN, of. Vom accepta până la 8 jurnaliști în zona cu scaune și maximum 6 jurnaliști în zona pentru cameramani și fotografi. Se va indica numele jurnalistului care adresează întrebarea și, după caz, denumirea organului de presă. Date de contact IPN: 022930073, 069155495, v.vasilica@info-prim.mdDisclaimer de conținutOrganizatorii evenimentelor – nu agenția de presă IPN – poartă responsabilitate exclusivă pentru formularea genericului evenimentului, precum și pentru declarațiile făcute în cadrul evenimentului.

Persons: Pușkin, IPN Organizations: Facebook

☆ Sondaj telefonic în ziua alegerilor: AFTER POLL 2021
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-10 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +2 min

Sondaj telefonic în ziua alegerilor: AFTER POLL 2021Pe parcursul zilei de 11 iulie companiile CBS Research și CIVIS vor realiza un nou sondaj în rândul alegătorilor care au participat la vot. Sondajul este realizat la comanda Comunității WatchDog.MD și a Institutlui de Politici Publice. Mai multe despre sondajul After Poll 2021Nu este un exit poll clasic, deoarece este realizat prin altă metodă – interviu la telefon. Numerele de telefon vor fi generate de un soft. Este o metodă de a afla profilul alegătorilor unui sau altui concurent electoral.

Persons: Vă Organizations: CBS Research

☆ ULTIMA ORĂ/ SUA donează R. Moldova 500 mii de doze de vaccin Johnson & Johnson. Anunțul ambasadorului SUA în R. Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( Milena Onisim | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +2 min

Ambasadorul SUA în R. Moldova, Dereck J. Hogan, anunță vineri, 9 iulie, că SUA va dona R. Moldova 500 mii de doze de vaccin Johnson & Johnson, prin intermediul platformei COVAX. Potrivit acestuia, primele 150 mii de doze de vaccin ar urma să ajungă în R. Moldova luni, 12 iulie. SUA rămâne partenerul ferm al R. Moldova în combaterea acestei pandemii și salvarea vieților cetățenilor R. Moldova. Pe 11 mai, în R. Moldova a început etapa a treia de vaccinare împotriva COVID-19. România urmează să livreze un nou lot de vaccin R. Moldova.

Persons: J . Hogan, Johnson, Biden, Hogan, Moldova Organizations: Agenției Naționale, Uniunii Europene Locations: SUA, Moldova, Statele Unite, Chișinău, România, Letoniei

☆ Gest impresionant! Fotbaliştii englezi au decis să doneze banii, dacă vor câştiga Euro 2020
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Aceștia și-au anunțat intenția să doneze banii care urmează să îi primească pentru câștigarea Campionatului European.Jucătorii naționalei Angliei ar putea primi până la 9,5 milioane de lire sterline dacă vor pune mâna pe trofeu după finala cu Italia. Conform presei engleze, elevii lui Gareth Southgate ar fi discutat deja să doneze banii către Sistemului Naţional de Sănătate a Marii Britanii.Federaţia engleză va primi aproximativ 24 de milioane de lire sterline dacă naţionala va câştiga trofeul Campionatului European. Din această sumă, aproximativ 40 la sută va ajunge la cei 26 de jucători.Anglia s-a calificat în premieră în finala Campionatului European și va lupta duminica pentru trofeu cu reprezentativa Italiei. Meciul se va disputa pe stadionul Wembley din Londra și va fi arbitrat de olandezul Bjorn Kuipers. Marea finală a EURO-2020 va putea fi urmărită în direct pe PRIME cu începere de la ora 22:00, comentată în limba română, iar la CANAL 3, în rusă.

Persons: Angliei ! Aceștia, Gareth Southgate, jucători.Anglia, Bjorn Organizations: European, Campionatului European, Wembley Locations: Angliei, Italia, Italiei, Londra

☆ ULTIMA ORĂ/ CC a decis: prevederea privind ridicarea mandatului judecătorului constituţional în cazul stabilirii unui conflict de interese - neconstituțională
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( Mudrii Elena | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +2 min

Curtea Constituțională (CC) a declarat neconstituțională prevederea Articolul 19 (1) lit. (e) din Legea cu privire la CC și astfel a admis sesizarea deputatului Partidului Acțiune și Solidaritate (PAS) Sergiu Litvinenco, depusă după ce Autoritatea Națională de Integritate (ANI) a inițiat un control în privința președintei CC, Domnica Manole. Deputatul PAS Sergiu Litvinenco a sesizat CC pe 25 iunie curent, după ce ANI a inițiat un control în privința Domnicăi Manole. În replică, tot la 9 iunie curent, CC a emis o notă în care a menționat că ANI nu deține competența constituțională și legală de a verifica participarea judecătorilor constituționali la judecarea cauzelor de pe rolul CC. Astfel, Constituția nu împuternicește alte autorități publice să examineze o hotărâre a CC și să o considere ca fiind neconstituțională sau ilegală”.

Persons: Sergiu Litvinenco, Domnica Manole, Domnica Manole ., Manole, Grigore Novac Organizations: CC, Partidului, Autoritatea Națională, Constituțională, Curtea Locations: Integritate

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