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☆ Fancied Alcaraz stunned by Hungarian qualifier Marozsan in Rome
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ROME, May 15 (Reuters) - Carlos Alcaraz crashed to a humbling 6-3 7-6(4) defeat by Hungarian qualifier Fabian Marozsan in the third round of the Italian Open on Monday as his quest for a third straight title on clay before the French Open ended in disappointment. The 20-year-old had come into the tournament on the back of triumphs in Barcelona and Madrid and will replace Novak Djokovic as the world number one for top billing at Roland Garros which begins later this month. Alcaraz raced to a 4-1 lead but Marozsan hit back in superb style to reel off six points and hand the world number two only his second defeat on clay in 22 matches this season. "It's not easy to say something," Marozsan said immediately after the biggest win of his career. It was the first defeat for Alcaraz to a player ranked outside the world's top 100 since the 2021 Paris Masters when he fell to Hugo Gaston.

☆ Alcaraz stunned by Hungarian qualifier Marozsan in Rome
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Alcaraz raced to a 4-1 lead but Marozsan hit back in superb style to reel off six points and hand the world number two only his second defeat on clay in 22 matches this season. "It's not easy to say something," Marozsan said immediately after the biggest win of his career. World number three Daniil Medvedev earned a hard-fought 3-6 6-1 6-3 win over Spain's Bernabe Zapata Miralles to reach the last 16 in Rome for the first time. In the women's draw, Elena Rybakina saw off Marketa Vondrousova 6-3 6-3 to reach her first claycourt WTA 1000 quarter-final, where she will face either top-ranked Iga Swiatek, the twice defending champion, or Croatia's Donna Vekic. Tsitsipas had taken the first set 6-3 against Sonego while Zverev leads 6-4 3-3 against Wolf.

DAKAR, May 8 (Reuters) - The presidential bid of a popular Senegalese opposition politician was thrown into doubt on Monday after a court of appeal handed him a heavier suspended sentence in a libel case, triggering a small protest in Dakar that riot police quelled with tear gas. But Monday's appeal hearing extended the suspended sentence to six months, said lawyer Boubacar Cissé, who represents the minister. "If this sentence is final, there is a good chance that his candidacy will be inadmissible," Diaw said. He has six days to file an appeal with the Supreme Court. Aside from the latest ruling, Sonko is also charged with raping a beauty salon employee in 2021 and making deaths threats against her.

☆ This enormous former railway station once called the 'Titanic of the mountains' is now a luxury hotel. Check it out.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Canfranc Estación, the Royal Hideaway Hotel, reopened its doors after 50 years of decay. Manolo YlleraCanfranc Estación, located in the Pyrenees mountains in Aragon, Spain, was inaugurated by King Alfonso XIII in 1928 with French President Gaston Doumergue in attendance. Passengers could travel via Zaragoza and Madrid in Spain to Lisbon, Portugal as well as France. However, the travel options were not available for long as Franco closed the border in 1936 and ordered the rail tunnel to be shuttered, per the Financial Times. It reopened five years later but the line was not well used and a derailment on the French side closed it permanently.

☆ Charlotte, North Carolina: Manhunt after 6-year-old girl and dad shot by neighbor when basketball rolled into his yard
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Jamiel Lynch | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A manhunt is underway near Charlotte, North Carolina, after a 6-year-old and her dad were seriously wounded when a neighbor reportedly began shooting after a basketball rolled into his yard – at least the fourth time this week an apparently ordinary blunder led to gun violence. Suspect Robert Louis Singletary, 24, should be considered armed and dangerous, Gaston County Police said. Kids had been “playing basketball, and a ball had rolled down that way and had rolled into their yard and they went to go get it,” neighbor Jonathan Robertson told CNN affiliate WBTV. “I mean that was insane.”Police would not confirm what started the Tuesday night shooting in Gastonia, citing the investigation. In the Gastonia attack, “one adult victim … remains hospitalized in Charlotte,” Police Chief Stephen Zill, said Wednesday evening in a statement.

☆ 'The Phantom of the Opera' ends Broadway run after 35 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Alicia Powell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters) - Musical "The Phantom of the Opera" ended a record-breaking 35-year Broadway run on Sunday when, amid predictions that the show would one day return, teary-eyed cast members took a final bow alongside its original stars. Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber dedicated the final Broadway performance to his son Nicholas, who died of gastric cancer last month. And so maybe it may come back, you never know...," Lloyd Webber told a packed audience from the stage after the show. [1/7] Cast and crew members take a moment to applause after their final performance of the Phantom of the Opera, which closes after 35 years on Broadway, in New York City, U.S., April 16, 2023. Brightman, who joined cast members on stage on Sunday, described the production as "a very special piece".

☆ Antigua wants to quickly auction off an 'abandoned' superyacht linked to a Russian oligarch after it ran up a $500,000 bill for fuel and food
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Antigua and Barbuda government has declared the Alfa Nero super yacht abandoned. Authorities intend to use the money to pay down a $500,000 fuel bill owed to the Antigua Yacht Club Marina. The authorities intend to use the yacht's sale proceeds to pay down a $500,000 debt it owes to the Antigua Yacht Club Marina for fuel, per Daily Observer. He added the Alfa Nero could also be uninsured and this could cause issues for the harbor. The US Department of the Treasury has linked the Alfa Nero super to Guryev, who the department said is a "close associate" of President Vladimir Putin.

☆ Women's NCAA roundup: Ohio State sinks UNC at buzzer
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Buckeyes (27-7) led by as many as 12 points in the fourth quarter but needed the heroics from Sheldon to put away the Tar Heels (22-11). Sheldon finished with 16 points, six rebounds and five assists, and teammate Taylor Mikesell scored 17 points. Kelly led North Carolina with 22 points and three steals, while Alyssa Ustby and Kennedy Todd-Williams each scored 16 points. Ohio State advances to the Sweet 16 for the second straight season. Texas (26-10) became the second hosting team to not advance to the Sweet 16 in this tournament, joining No.

[1/7] Security forces clash with supporters of Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko ahead of their leader's court appearance for a libel case against him in Dakar, Senegal March 16, 2023. Thursday's clashes began when supporters of presidential hopeful Ousmane Sonko were blocked from accompanying his motorcade to a courthouse where he faces trial for libel. Protests have taken place for three days ahead of Sonko's court appearance. Sonko supporters accuse Sall of seeking to eliminate him from the competition with a guilty verdict. The libel case was brought by Senegal's tourism minister who said Sonko had accused him of embezzlement.

Diverse creators are building incubators, their own production pipelines and venues where they can screen work and receive feedback and support each other. Of the 13,252 Oscar nominees since 1929, 6% are from underrepresented ethnicities, a USC Annenberg Inclusion at the Academy Awards report concludes. Located in Atlanta and Los Angeles, it creates collaborative spaces for diverse talent to support each other. As the most underrepresented group in the industry, Latino talent is also keen to change their narrative. There were 32 years without Latino nominees at the Academy Awards, with the most recent shutout in 2002.

REUTERS/Gonzalo FuentesPARIS, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Airbnb (ABNB.O) is offering a night for two in the Palais Garnier opera house in Paris this summer, transforming a box in the theatre into a plush bedroom with sweeping views of the famous auditorium. Before the pandemic, Airbnb had created other unusual overnight stays in the French capital, one of its key markets. The Palais Garnier stay includes a music recital, dinner in an ornate rehearsal room backstage and a behind-the-scenes tour of the elaborate 19th century building, including its underground pool, the inspiration for the phantom's lair in the book and musical. The Palais Garnier stay will be listed on March 1 for 37 euros, also the number on the box, one of the theatre's most prestigious, which will be decked out with antique furniture specially for the night. I think it will be a bit unreal," said Veronique Dubrulle Leroux, the great-granddaughter of Phantom of the Opera author Leroux, who will host the visitors.

☆ Crime, inflation hammer support for Chile's Boric in tough first year
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Natalia A. Ramos Miranda | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"I wanted to give a chance to a young person, without the problems of the older politicians," she said. Recent pardons of 12 protesters convicted for crimes such as looting and robbery during 2019 riots went down badly amid rising crime statistics. The president's spokespeople did not respond to a request for comment, but Boric has repeatedly acknowledged that his administration has made mistakes. During a news conference announcing the justice minister's resignation, Boric said the government was determined to "strengthen political management." "Sometimes it seems that he is ruling just so that the right does not get angry," said 46-year-old designer and Boric voter Gaston Gomez.

☆ Kamala Harris swipes at DeSantis using his 'vanguard of freedom' inauguration quote, on the governor's home turf, as she announces new moves on abortion pill
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

said Harris, who didn't use DeSantis' name but was quoting directly from his January 3 inauguration speech. The vice president, who has been at the forefront voice for the administration's on abortion rights, announced that President Joe Biden would be signing a memorandum to make abortion pills easier to access. Sunday would have marked the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruling that guaranteed a national right to abortion. Wilfredo Lee/AP PhotoFlorida has other ways of expanding abortion rightsAbortion rights proved to be a liability for Republicans in the November midterms. Reproductive rights groups are working to put the issue of abortion before Florida voters through a 2024 ballot measure.

☆ Kamala Harris swipes at DeSantis using his 'vanguard of freedom' quote, on the governor's home turf, as she announces new moves on abortion pill
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

said Harris, who didn't use DeSantis' name but was quoting directly from his 2022 State of the State address. The vice president, who has been at the forefront voice for the administration's on abortion rights, announced that President Joe Biden would be signing a memorandum to make abortion pills easier to access. Sunday would have marked the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruling that guaranteed a national right to abortion. Wilfredo Lee/AP PhotoFlorida has other ways of expanding abortion rightsAbortion rights proved to be a liability for Republicans in the November midterms. Reproductive rights groups are working to put the issue of abortion before Florida voters through a 2024 ballot measure.

President Joe Biden will announce six new judicial nominees in his final batch of selections in 2022, a White House official told NBC News, as it looks to two more years of reshaping the federal courts under an expanded Democratic Senate majority. The nominees are for federal district courts — one in Indiana, two in New Jersey and three in California. The White House said they’ll be among the first nominees sent to the Senate early in the new year, when another session begins. Democrats gained a seat in the 2022 election and may have an easier time processing judges in 2023 and 2024. The new round will bring Biden’s total announced judicial nominees to 150, the White House said.

☆ Q4 is typically full of big paydays for creators, but this year they're having mixed results
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Here are the trends in Q4 marketing deals and ad rates this holiday season. The last quarter of the year is typically the busiest season for influencers, with holiday campaigns and end-of-year deals leading to lucrative payouts. While some are seeing brands spend more than ever, others say the number of deals — and the dollar amounts — have held steady compared to last year. In 2020, for instance, some holiday campaigns began as early as August. Johnson said typically his team begins working on holiday campaigns in early to mid-September.

Top 10 oil & gas CO2 emittersMore than 40% of the oil and gas sector emissions came from China's two largest oil majors alone - Sinopec (600028.SS) and PetroChina (601857.SS) - while investor staples including Shell (SHEL.L), Saudi Aramco (2222.SE) and Chevron also ranked high in the emissions table. As hefty as their collective discharges have been, however, oil and gas companies have not been the only steady polluters. Top 10 power companies by CO2 emissionsOnce again, China-based companies came out on top, and accounted for over half of the CO2 from the 10 largest global firms in the utilities and power segment last year. However, companies from the United States, Europe, India and Japan also made the top 10 leader board, underscoring the wide scope of polluters on the global emissions stage. STEELY RESOLVEGlobal metals and mining firms also racked up a significant collective emissions tally in 2021, hitting close to 600 million tonnes of CO2 and equivalent gases.

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Small island nations suffering the brunt of climate change want Big Oil to pay for mounting damage from ocean storms and sea-level rise, Antigua's prime minister told delegates at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt on Tuesday. "The oil and gas industry continues to earn almost 3 billion United States dollars daily in profits," Browne said, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States. "It is about time that these companies are made to pay a global carbon tax on their profits as a source of funding for loss and damage. Profligate producers of fossil fuels have benefited from extortionate profits at the expense of human civilization. Writing by Richard Valdmanis; Editing by Katy Daigle and Janet LawrenceOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ COP27: What they are saying at the climate summit
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Sri Lanka Zimbabwe Adds Quotes Leaders Of Poland | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 8 (Reuters) - World leaders, policymakers and delegates from nearly 200 countries are at the COP27 U.N. climate summit in Egypt, where they hope to keep alive a goal to avert the worst impacts of climate change. Profligate producers of fossil fuels have benefited from extortionate profits at the expense of human civilization. EMMERSON DAMBUDZO MNANGAGWA, PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWE"Those mostly responsible for the climate crisis must listen and prioritize climate finance to help prevent disasters and climate victims recover. Developed nations should be giving leadership to work on climate challenges rather than abdicating their responsibilities. It is no secret that climate financing has missed the target….

The comments marked the first time the two nations have been lumped into the list of major emitters that island states say should be held to account for damage already being wrought by global warming. "We all know that the People's Republic of China, India - they're major polluters, and the polluter must pay," Browne said. To date, climate vulnerable countries have called on historical emitters like the United States, United Kingdom and the EU to pay climate reparations. China itself has previously supported the creation of a loss and damage fund but has not said it should pay into it. The EU and United States have said that China, the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter, should pay.

☆ Dusty Baker: How the beloved 73-year-old baseball legend became the oldest ever manager to win the World Series
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Dusty Baker was sitting in the dugout, looking down and making a note when his coaching and support staff spontaneously mobbed him, chanting his name, as the Houston Astros secured victory in the World Series on Saturday. “I mean, I got 2,000 wins and all they talk about is I haven’t won the World Series yet, you know?” he said before the game, according to MLB.com. David J. Phillip/APWith this victory, Baker became the third Black manager to win the World Series after Dave Roberts and Cito Gaston. Fans hold up a sign for Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker during Game 6. Before coaching, Baker enjoyed a successful playing career, winning the World Series in 1981 with the Los Angeles Dodgers and his 40 years in between titles is the most between any two consecutive World Series won as a player or manager, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

☆ Longest running show on Broadway, 'Phantom of the Opera' to close
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Danielle Broadway | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

“Phantom” is a staple within the Broadway world with over 70 major theater wins and 13,733 performances since its debut in 1988. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” is based on the classic novel by Gaston Leroux and was originally directed by Harold Prince. “Phantom” tells the 19th century story of aspiring opera singer Christine Daae who is taught by the mysterious Phantom to hone her vocal skills. However, things take a dark turn when the Phantom chooses Christine as his muse, and she falls in love with an arts benefactor named Raoul. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Danielle Broadway; Editing by David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Jack Smith hits Trump with revised January 6, 2021 indictment that's narrowed to avoid presidential immunity trouble
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-06 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The office of special counsel Jack Smith announced the new, superseding indictment shortly after a second grand jury voted. "Today, a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned a superseding indictment, ECF No. 226, charging the defendant with the same criminal offenses that were charged in the original indictment," Smith's office said in an email to Business Insider. It removes, for example, any reference from the first indictment that alleges he conferred with Justice Department officials in promoting false claims of election fraud. The GOP presidential candidate also called the new indictment "ridiculous," and said it "has all the problems of the old indictment and should be dismissed IMMEDIATELY."

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☆ (foto) 50 cele mai bune restaurante din lume pentru anul 2015
▼ + stars: | 2015-06-02 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

(foto) 50 cele mai bune restaurante din lume pentru anul 2015Tuturor ne place să călătorim și să gustăm bucate delicioase. Iată de ce a fost elaborată o listă care cuprinde cele mai bune 50 de restaurante din lume. El Celler de Can Roca, Girona (Spania) – Cel mai bun restaurant din Europa#2. Central, Lima (Peru) – Cel mai bun restaurant din America de Sud#5. Eleven Madison Park, New York (SUA) – Cel mai bun restaurant din America de Nord#6.

Persons: în, De asemenea, El Celler, Roca, Osteria Francescana, Heston Blumenthal, Asador, Astrid Y Gastón, Le Bernardin, Le Chateaubriand, Nihonryori, Le Calandre, Amber, Quique, Mani, Alain Ducasse, Schloss Organizations: America de Sud, Madison, America de Nord, Londra Locations: SUA, Peru, Brazilia, Japonia, Girona, Modena, Italia, Lima, America, , New York, San Sebastian, Narisawa, Tokyo, Sao Paulo, Gaggan, Bangkok, Mirazur, Menton, Franța, Arpège, Paris, Viena, Austria, Pujol, Mexico City, Le Bernardin , New York, Ledbury, Londra, Nahm, Shanghai, China, Alinea, Chicago, Piazza Duomo, Alba, Cape Town, Africa, Bergisch Gladbach, Germania, Frantzén, Stockholm, Attica, Melbourne, Australia, Wolfsburg, Rubano, Quintonil, L’Astrance, Biko, Hong Kong, Barcelona, Santiago, Chile, Maido, André, Singapore, Athénée, Schloss Schauenstein, Stone Barns, Tarrytown

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