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GENEVA (AP) — International aid groups say they are ready to deliver thousands of truckloads of food, water and other supplies to besieged Gaza if a temporary cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war takes hold as hoped on Thursday. Della Longa lamented bottlenecks he said have confounded the delivery of already insuffient aid into Gaza. The only route for international humanitarian aid into Gaza since the start of the war has been through the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza. Some aid groups say they wouldn’t be able to get enough fuel into Gaza over the four days to distribute aid to the hard-to-reach north. “And very ineffective Band-Aids.”Uncertainty is also looming over possible arrangements for contacting Israeli hostages in Gaza.

Persons: ”, Tommaso Della Longa, Israel, Della Longa, Joel Weiler, “, doesn’t, Jan Egeland, Shani Sasson of COGAT, “ It’s, Jason Lee, Mirjana Spoljaric, ’, Ismail Haniyeh, ___ DeBre, Melanie Lidman, Jon Gambrell Organizations: GENEVA, —, Aid, International Federation of Red, Red Crescent Societies, Norwegian Refugee Council, Red Crescent, International Committee, Red Cross, ICRC, Monday, Associated Press Locations: Gaza, Israel, Egypt, Egyptian, El, Arish, Paris, Rafah, Nitzana, Della, Red, “, Palestinian, Geneva, Qatar's, Qatar, United States, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

☆ Jack Dorsey tells Block employees he's ending performance reviews and PIPs in favor of continuous evaluation: 'It's way too heavy for everyone involved.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

He also named Dhanji Prasanna, a longtime Block employee and its chief scientist, as the company's new CTO. "It's a lazy and often surprising approach that we can avoid with direct and consistent feedback," Dorsey said of PIPs. "We want to help everyone achieve excellence here at Block," he added. "That ensures we can have a fair two-way conversation holding each of us accountable to always raising the bar," Dorsey said. Excellence in service to our customers, excellence in our craft, excellence in our respective disciplines, and excellence to each other.

Persons: Dhanji Prasanna, Dorsey, There's, doesn't, I've, Dhanji Organizations: Business, Block Locations: Fe

☆ Jack Dorsey tells Block employees he's ending performance reviews, PIPs in favor of 'parting ways immediately'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

He also named Dhanji Prasanna, a longtime Block employee and its chief scientist, as the company's new CTO. Going forward, Block will rely on constant evaluations of workers to get past a perception that Block allows staff and managers to "'rest and vest' throughout the company," Dorsey wrote. "It's a lazy and often surprising approach that we can avoid with direct and consistent feedback," Dorsey said of PIPs. "We want to help everyone achieve excellence here at Block," he added. Excellence in service to our customers, excellence in our craft, excellence in our respective disciplines, and excellence to each other.

Persons: Dhanji Prasanna, Dorsey, There's, doesn't, I've, Dhanji Organizations: Business, Block Locations: Fe

☆ APEC Summit Biden Aims to Fortify Ties With Asian Nations at Summit in San Francisco
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Katie Rogers | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

Image President Xi Jinping of China spoke to a crowd of U.S. business executives at a dinner in San Francisco on Wednesday evening. “There are hundreds and hundreds of activists —” Crowd: “Go home Xi Jinping!” “— who are coming together from all corners of this nation.” “We are really upset. 1 question for us is: Are we adversaries or partners?” Mr. Xi asked. Mr. Orlins said the Chinese had prepared three versions of a speech Mr. Xi could deliver that night. After Wednesday’s events with Mr. Biden, Mr. Xi picked the friendliest one.

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☆ Not a big ticket: Public stays away in droves as Donald Trump Jr. kicks off defense case at NY fraud trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Donald Trump, Jr. testified again in the NY fraud trial Monday – this time as a defense witness. Just four members of the public queued up to watch Donald Trump's namesake son testify as the first defense witness. AdvertisementAdvertisementDonald Trump, Jr. was in court Monday as his father's cheerleader-in-chief. When the judge told him, "Welcome back," Donald Trump, Jr. answered with a joke. "It was spectacular for quite some time," Donald Trump, Jr., said of Wollman Rink in Central Park, which the Trump Organization operated for the city from 1986 to 2021.

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☆ Slovenia deploys police on borders with Croatia, Hungary
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

OBREZJE, Slovenia, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Slovenia on Saturday deployed police on border crossings with Croatia and Hungary to prevent potential security threats, leading to queues as travellers waited to have their documents checked. The Slovenian government had on Friday decided to introduce temporary border controls until Oct. 30, following its neighbour Italy which introduced controls on its border crossing with Slovenia to improve home security. Police were deployed on 14 border crossings with Croatia and Hungary, Slovenian news agency STA reported. Travellers queued to have their papers checked at the Obrezje crossing on the border with Croatia, where checks had not taken place since Jan. 1 this year when Croatia joined the control-free Schengen Area. Reporting by Antonio Bronic; Writing by Ivana Sekularac; Editing by David HolmesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: queued, Fjacko, Antonio Bronic, Ivana Sekularac, David Holmes Organizations: Saturday, Slovenian, Police, Croatia, Croatian, Thomson Locations: OBREZJE, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Slovenian, Zagreb, Europe, Balkans

☆ Young reservists fly back to Israel, say 'ready for war'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Clotaire Achi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Young Israeli reservists queued up at Paris' main airport on Tuesday to fly back home, speaking of their shock at the Hamas attacks and determination to fight. Israeli media said deaths from Saturday's Hamas attacks had reached 900, mostly civilians gunned down in homes, on streets or at a desert dance party. I think I'm ready for war," said Eden, who had arrived in France one month earlier for work. El Al (ELAL.TA) and Israir Airlines (ISRG.TA) have added more flights to bring reservists back to the country, after Israel said on Monday it had called up an unprecedented 300,000 reservists. It was shocking because we weren't expecting it at all," 26-year-old Shimone said of Saturday's attacks.

Persons: Eden, Charles, El Al, Israel, Shimone, They've, Clotaire Achi, Ingrid Melander, Christina Fincher Organizations: Young, Israir Airlines, Thomson Locations: Paris, Gaulle, France, Vietnam, Bangkok

☆ A fresh haircut and ready for court: Day one of Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Journalists stood alongside dozens of New York residents clutching jury summonses as they queued in two different security lines. The day started slowly, as the jury selection process didn't get going until nearly 11 A.M. with a break for lunch before 12:30 P.M. Kaplan told Bankman-Fried to rise in court in order to indicate his desire to take the stand in his own defense. The first step in the six-week trial is assembling a 12-person jury, plus a few alternates. District Judge Kaplan instructed the court that he would be asking all of the questions, though the list had been drafted with feedback from lawyers on both sides.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Fried, he's, FTX, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Lewis Kaplan —, Kaplan, —, Bankman, Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang, Ellison, Wang, Judge Kaplan, Joe Rogan, Dawn Giel Organizations: District, Federal Court, Southern, of, MIT, Alameda Research, U.S, Insight Partners Locations: New York, Brooklyn, FTX, New York City, U.S, York, Manhattan, Alameda, Maui

☆ Australia Voice referendum: Cherbourg, a community built on racial segregation, looks to the future
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

“We’ve got around 260 people waiting on our waiting list,” said Cherbourg Council CEO Chatur Zala. “My community is very, very confused,” said Mayor Elvie Sandow, from her air-conditioned office in the center of Cherbourg. Hilary Whiteman/CNNZala said Cherbourg Council has made gains in recent years, since Mayor Elvie was elected in 2020. “The highest employment rate of any Indigenous community,” he boasted. At the end of the day, I am the voice of Cherbourg because I’m the elected mayor for this community.”I am the voice of Cherbourg because I’m the elected mayor for this community.

Persons: Australia CNN —, “ We’ve, ”, Chatur Zala, –, Elvie Sandow, “ They’re, they’ll, “, “ They’ll, Hilary Whiteman, Erin Johnston, ” Johnston, Michael Blair, Andy Roache, Anthony Albanese, Cherbourg Aunty Ruth Hegarty, Aunty Ruth, Betty McKenzie, You’re, ” Aunty Ruth, Ruth, we’re, Aunty Ruth Hegarty, Moira Bligh, Nyunggai Warren Mundine, Blair Gilchrist, that’s, aren’t, it’s, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, Richard Milnes, ” Price, “ It’s, Warren, It’s, Jacinta Nampijinpa, CNN Zala, Mayor Elvie, Zala, They’ve, Elvie, “ I’m, I’m, Elvie Sandow Zala, “ That’s, he’ll Organizations: Australia CNN, Torres Strait Islanders, ” Cherbourg, CNN, Australian Electoral Commission, AEC, Indigenous, Nations, Queensland Museum, Opium, Advance, Labor, Conservative Political, Conference, Tourists, Shed, Mayor, Digital Service Center Locations: Cherbourg, Australia, Queensland, Brisbane, Mitchell, Northern, ”, Trust, Canberra, Gujarat, India

☆ Thunderclaps, first tee charging and fancy dress: Fans bring noise and color to the Ryder Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

It looked more like the start of a city marathon than fans heading into a golf tournament, but such is the Ryder Cup’s unique brand of appeal. Fans from both sides of the Atlantic have come in their droves, bringing noise and color to the 44th edition of the event at Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome, Italy. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns alongside England’s Tyrrell Hatton, the Masters champion admitted to having butterflies long before tee off. “It increasingly got higher until we hit that tee shot on the first hole. US golfer Collin Morikawa passes a group of Team USA fans dressed as Evel Knievel.

Persons: Ryder, Marco Simone Golf, whoops, Jon Rahm, Nicolas Colsaerts, ”, Ludvig Aberg, Viktor Hovland, Max Homa, Brian Harman, “, Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, Sam Burns, England’s Tyrrell Hatton, ” Rahm, Alex Burstow, Europe’s, Rahm’s “ Rambo, Collin Morikawa, Evel Knievel, Paul Ellis, Michael Jordan, Novak Djokovic, Gareth Bale, Carlos Sainz, Djokovic Organizations: CNN, Marco Simone Golf Club, Reuters, Iceland men’s soccer, UEFA European Football, European, Team Europe, Team USA, Getty, Ryder, Ferrari Locations: Rome, Italy, Iceland, Belgian, Swedish, Ireland, Sweden, AFP

[1/5] People stand outside an Apple Store as Apple's new iPhone 15 officially goes on sale across China, in Shanghai, China September 22, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song Acquire Licensing RightsSHANGHAI/BEIJING, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Over a hundred customers queued inside Apple's (AAPL.O) flagship store in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai on Friday, waiting to pick up their iPhone 15 orders on the first day of in-store availability. But the strength of pre-orders in the world's second-largest economy, which began last Friday, has eased worries, with delivery times pushed into November and the premium iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max selling out in just one minute on Alibaba's (9988.HK) Tmall e-commerce site. Among those at the store was social media influencer Zhang Ming, 25, who said she wanted to try out the iPhone 15 after being unsuccessful in pre-ordering online. The iPhone 15 includes a new titanium shell, a faster chip and improved videogame-playing abilities.

Persons: Aly, Pro Max, Zhang Ming, Apple, Wang Puyu, Nicoco Chan, Brenda Goh, Christopher Cushing Organizations: Apple, REUTERS, Rights, Huawei, Pro, HK, Tmall, Shanghai, Thomson Locations: China, Shanghai, Rights SHANGHAI, BEIJING, Nanjing, Mo, Beijing

☆ Tell-all book lifts the lid on troubled beauty brand Glossier
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Glossier, a direct-to-consumer cosmetics company launched in 2014 by US businesswoman Emily Weiss, pioneered this new aesthetic. At Glossier, beauty marks were celebrated, freckles were lionized and makeup application became as free form as finger painting. Beyoncé, Serena Williams, Michelle Obama and Reese Witherspoon have all been pictured wearing the makeup brand to red carpet events like the Oscars and The Grammys. For Meltzer, the brand fell victim to something that often trips up companies leading the zeitgeist: an evolving landscape. But “Glossy” isn’t just a beauty brand biography — it’s a forensic cross-examination of an era-defining company and how it embodied a moment in wider culture.

Persons: ”, Emily Weiss, freckles, Paloma Elsesser, Glossier, Serena Williams, Michelle Obama, Reese Witherspoon, Lila Moss, Sydney Sweeny, Gigi Hadid, Marisa Meltzer, “, ” Meltzer, Richard Levine, Weiss ’, Meltzer, ” Glossier, Sophia Amoruso, John Sciulli, Weiss, Leandra Medine, Audrey Gelman, Nasty Gal, Manrepeller’s Leandra Medine, ” Audrey Gelman, John Phillips, Selena, Hailey Bieber’s, ” Marisa Meltzer's, Simon, Simon & Schuster, Schuster, Meltzer didn’t, It’s Organizations: CNN, The, Teen Vogue, Getty, Rhode, Simon & Locations: overhiring, New York, Glossier, SoHo , New York

☆ China's iPhone ban has office workers worried their own bosses will start getting ideas and banning all Apple devices too for no good reason
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A recent iPhone ban among Chinese state companies has office workers worried they may be next. While a blanket ban is not announced, some say their bosses already want them to stop using iPhones. Advertisement Advertisement Watch: The US won't let Huawei, China's biggest smartphone maker, enter the US marketMany aired their woes on Weibo, China's version of Twitter, which reveals if the poster is an iPhone user. Changing to a new one is such a waste," another iPhone user posted on Thursday. Another iPhone user said they'd queued to reserve a brand-new iPhone for work over the weekend.

Persons: It's, it's, they'd queued, Sister Ka Organizations: Service, Bloomberg, Street Journal, Huawei, China's, Twitter, Apple, Employers, Tech, Nikkei Locations: Wall, Silicon, China, Weibo, Guangdong, Hong Kong

☆ Zimbabweans vote in 'heavily skewed' election
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsZimbabweans vote in 'heavily skewed' electionPostedMany in Zimbabwe are hoping for change after two decades of unrelenting economic turmoil - but as they queued at polling stations on Wednesday, analysts were warning that the ruling party is unlikely to relinquish its stranglehold on power. David Doyle has more.

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☆ Coco Lee fans bid farewell to pop diva at her funeral in Hong Kong
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Jessie Pang | Thomson Reuters | Jessie Pang Joined Reuters In After An Internship. She Covers Hong Kong With A Focus On Politics | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

HONG KONG, July 31 (Reuters) - Fans, friends and family of the late Hong Kong-born, American singer and song-writer Coco Lee gathered for her funeral in Hong Kong on Monday, paying respects to the star who died at the age of 48 after a career spanning three decades. Lee was born in Hong Kong in 1975 and was the youngest of three children of a Hong Kong mother and Malaysian father. While she moved to San Francisco in her childhood, she was offered a recording contract in Hong Kong with Capital Artists after high school, prompting her to move back to her home city. In 1996, Lee signed with Sony Music Entertainment and her debut album, "Coco Lee", became the best-selling album of that year in Asia. In 2011, Lee married Bruce Rockowitz, a Canadian businessman who is the former CEO of the Hong Kong supply chain company Li & Fung.

Persons: Coco Lee, Lee, Angie Zhang, CoCo Lee, Coco, Carol, Nancy, Mulan, Oscar, Jackie Chan, Lee Xin's, Bruce Rockowitz, Fung, James Pomfret, Himani Sarkar, Christina Fincher Organizations: Queen Mary Hospital, Capital Artists, Sony Music Entertainment, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, Hong Kong, American, Shanghai, Malaysian, China, Taiwan, San Francisco, Asia, Canadian

The project launched on Monday, with eyeball scans taking place in countries including Britain, Japan and India. Applicants lined up to have their irises scanned by the device, before waiting for the 25 free Worldcoin tokens the company says verified users can claim. Worldcoin's data-collection is a "potential privacy nightmare," said the Electronic Privacy Information Center, a U.S. privacy campaigner. Worldcoin tokens were trading around $2.30 on the world's largest exchange, Binance, on Tuesday. For many users, the promise of financial gains from the crypto coins was enough to make them hand over personal data.

Persons: Sam Altman, Saeki Sasaki, Worldcoin, Ali, Madeleine Stone, Sujith, Elizabeth Howcroft, Medha, Mark Potter Organizations: Reuters, Privacy, Big Brother Watch, Thomson Locations: TOKYO, BENGALURU, Britain, Japan, India, Tokyo, U.S, London, Bengaluru, Medha Singh, Anton

BEIJING, June 15 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi delighted Argentina fans in Beijing when he scored the fastest goal of his international career, netting after 79 seconds as the world champions beat Australia 2-0 in a friendly at a raucous Workers' Stadium on Thursday. "We always enjoy being with the national team," Messi said. Messi has been the focus of attention ever since he landed in Beijing last week. The areas around the stadium and the hotel where Messi and his team mates have been staying have been awash with people wearing replica Argentina jerseys in recent days. Hundreds queued outside the hotel each day in the hope of catching a glimpse of Messi leaving for training.

Persons: Lionel Messi, Enzo Fernandez, Messi, Graham Arnold, I've, Rodrigo De Paul, Emiliano Martinez, Martin Pollard, Josh Arslan, Qiaoyi Li, Rohith Nair, Toby Davis Organizations: Argentina, Australia, Workers, Inter Miami, Messi, Argentine, Thomson Locations: BEIJING, Beijing, American, Argentina, China, Australia, Argentine, Bengaluru

[1/5] Customers stand next to a counter at a Starbucks' outlet at a market in New Delhi, India, May 30, 2023. Starbucks plans to open more stores in smaller towns, said an industry source, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Soon after Starbucks' May launch of $3.33 milkshakes, designed to attract children, Third Wave launched its own range, a fifth cheaper at $2.71. He saw Starbucks' cheaper, small-sized drinks as a response to competition in "an incredibly price-sensitive market". "Going deeper into smaller cities, beyond the metros, is the only way to grow," said Ankur Bisen, head of retail at India's Technopak Advisors.

Persons: Sushant Dash, Tim Hortons, Devangshu Dutta, We've, chai, Chas Hermann, Sushant Goel, Matt Chitharanjan, Dash, Ankur Bisen, Sriram, Aditya Kalra, Anushree Fadnavis, Varun Vyas, Euan Rocha, Miyoung Kim, Sophie Yu, Hilary Russ, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: REUTERS, MUMBAI, Blue, Starbucks, Tata Group, BET, CHAI, Wave, Third, Reuters, Blue Tokai, India's Technopak, Thomson Locations: New Delhi, India, American, DELHI, U.S, Blue Tokai, China, Singapore, United States, Bengaluru, Delhi, Aurangabad, Beijing, New York

They accuse the publisher of the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People, of widespread phone-hacking and unlawful information gathering between 1991 and 2011. Green began by personally apologising to Harry on MGN's behalf over one instance in which it admitted unlawful information gathering. In his written witness statement, Harry denounced the treatment he had experienced at the hands of the press. [1/6] Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex walks outside the Rolls Building of the High Court in London, Britain June 6, 2023. The publisher also argues that some of the personal information involved had come from senior royal aides, including from one of his father's former top officials.

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[1/5] People put out burning barricades that were set on fire by supporters of Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, after Sonko was sentenced to prison in Dakar, Senegal June 1, 2023. Nine people were killed in clashes between riot police and Sonko supporters on Thursday after he was sentenced to two years for corrupting youth. The opposition says the verdict, which could prevent Sonko from running in elections next year, was politically motivated. Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar was the epicentre of Thursday's violence, with protesters setting buses alight and throwing rocks at riot police, who responded by firing tear gas. One student, Alioune Ndiaye, said he planned to travel hundreds of miles to his home in eastern Senegal to escape the violence.

Persons: Ousmane Sonko, Sonko, Abdou Karim Fofana, Cheikh, Alioune Ndiaye, Macky Sall, Sall, Mouhamad Diouf, Diouf, Adji Sarr, Cheikh Hann, Bate Felix, Cooper Inveen, Sofia Christensen, Anait, Edward McAllister, Angus MacSwan, Frances Kerry Organizations: REUTERS, Army, Security, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Authorities, Thomson Locations: Senegal, Dakar, DAKAR, Senegalese, West, Ouakam

She added the Ukrainian did not deserve to leave the main showcourt in the manner she did, but Kostyuk urged Sabalenka to take a stronger, more personal stand against the war. "She (Sabalenka) never says that she personally doesn't support this war, and I feel like journalists should change the questions you ask these athletes because the war is already there," Kostyuk said. Fifth seed Tsitsipas was made to work hard by Vesely, who is on the comeback trail following a lengthy injury absence, before winning 7-5 6-3 4-6 7-6(7). With temperatures at 22 degrees and expected to reach 26 in the afternoon, the water vending stands were busy. Serbian Djokovic is bidding for his third French Open title.

☆ 2 Wendy's superfans had red-dye makeovers to get free chicken nuggets for a year
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Two Wendy's superfans won a year's supply of chicken nuggets after dyeing their hair red. The fans are now entitled to a free portion of four-piece chicken nuggets every week. The chain ran a competition for UK fans to dye their hair "Wendy's Red" at a salon in London, offering them a chance to win a free portion of four chicken nuggets a week for a year. As they underwent their makeovers, other redheads queued outside of a Wendy's store in Camden to get their hands on their own portion of free chicken nuggets with their orders. Redheads queued outside a Wendy's store in Camden, north London.

Our annual list of the best women seed investors has been expanded this year. Also read: The Seed 100: The best early-stage investors of 2023The venture-capital industry has historically been a boys' club. That's changing as more women join venture firms, found their own firms, become angel investors, and join investing syndicates. The best seed investors can repeatedly identify winners years before they are successful. Scroll down for the full Seed 30 list.

☆ Photos: What it's like at the coronation celebrations
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

Robin Wight, who was celebrating the coronation along with his wife, Countess Paola Kovacz von Csaky, shows off the orders of knighthood and chivalry that he has received in his lifetime. "My CVO (Commander of the Royal Victorian Order) was for raising 65 million for the Duke of Edinburgh in 1999," he said. "And my CBE (Commander of the British Empire) was for setting up a charity called the Ideas Foundation, which gets kids from disadvantaged backgrounds into creative industries." Wight said he and his wife queued for 10 days to say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II, and now they were here to say "hello" to King Charles III. "We worked together for 20 years, and I've known how great he is," Wight said.

[1/5] Local residents are seen a during an evacuation effort at a bus station in the outskirts of Kherson, Ukraine May 4, 2023. Fil was one of dozens of Kherson residents who headed to the local bus station to catch minibuses out of the city where at least 23 civilians were killed on Wednesday in attacks that hit a train station, a hypermarket and residential buildings. Kherson residents have lived under almost constant Russian fire since Ukrainian forces forced Moscow's troops to retreat from the city in November after nearly eight months occupation. After first leaving in November, Fil went back to Kherson in early April from Odesa, where she was returning on Thursday. Nataliya Boiko, 67, had just returned to Kherson to check on her apartment and water her plants.

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