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UK's Sunak to seek more Ukraine support in summits next week
  + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
LONDON, May 13 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will push other global leaders to pledge more support for Ukraine in its defence against the Russian invasion when he attends international summits next week, his office said on Saturday. Sunak, looking to bounce back after heavy losses for his Conservative Party in local elections last week, will travel to Iceland on Tuesday to meet other European leaders attending a Council of Europe summit. In addition to the war in Ukraine, efforts to strengthen Europe's borders will also form part of Sunak's discussions in Reykjavik. At the G7 summit, Sunak will again push for more assistance for Ukraine as it prepares for escalating military action against Russia, Downing Street said. Sunak will also press allies to counter hostile states using "economic coercion" - an oblique reference to China.
George Mason University funded a series of plush trips for Supreme Court justices in recent years. Per The Times, the law school sent justices on trips to European tourist spots as part of teaching programs. Gorsuch was asked to help pick which Italian city would host his teaching trip. The law school dean, Ken Randall, said students had their time there "undoubtedly enhanced by the justices teaching or visiting or speaking with students." Insider sought further comment from the law school and the court.
Derick Andrew and his brother were stranded in Dallas for two days after their flight was canceled. Two American Airlines passengers were left stranded for two days and had to pay for their own hotel and food after their connecting flight was canceled. The brothers, both 35, found out their flight got canceled when they got to Dallas Fort Worth International airport. "We were told unambiguously 'no,' that we would not get a refund for a flight canceled due to weather," Andrew told Insider. "I contacted AA through the app again and said regulation shows I should be reimbursed for the canceled flight and they said we could get a refund if we didn't rebook another flight."
Northern Pacific Airways is launching its first-ever flights from Ontario, California, to Las Vegas on June 2. The carrier will use a 181-seater Boeing 757 with both economy and business class on the one-hour flights. "This announcement today represents the achievement of a major milestone for Northern Pacific Airways," he said. A screenshot of Northern Pacific Airway's booking process on its website. Northern Pacific AirwaysThe already heavily trafficked route between Southern California and Sin City was not Northern Pacific's original plan.
Elon Musk apologized on Tuesday for mocking a former Twitter employee who has muscular dystrophy. Musk had accused the employee of not doing "actual work" and told him to justify why he should keep his job. Haraldur Thorleifsson, an Iceland-based entrepreneur and former Twitter employee, ended up in a public exchange with CEO Elon Musk. But on Tuesday, Musk publicly trolled Thorleifsson in a series of tweets questioning his value at the company. Musk then said Thorleifsson used his disability as an excuse to work less.
Elon Musk accused a former employee of using their disability as an "excuse" to do "no actual work." Musk and Thorleifsson engaged in a heated exchange on Twitter on Monday. The accusation was aimed at Haraldur Thorleifsson, a former Twitter director who engaged in a public spat with Musk on Monday. Thorleifsson, who is based in Reykjavik, Iceland, joined Twitter as a full-time employee in 2021 after Twitter acquired Ueno, a creative agency he founded. Amid his spat with Musk on Monday, Thorleifsson posted a picture of himself in a wheelchair.
A Twitter director said he spent nine days trying to figure out whether or not he'd been laid off. Haraldur Thorleifsson said he emailed Elon Musk and Twitter HR but got no response. Amid a Twitter spat with Musk, Thorleifsson said he received confirmation he'd lost his job. Three minutes after posting the tweet, Thorleifsson said he'd received confirmation that he no longer had a job at Twitter. In another tweet, Thorleifsson said Twitter's head of HR had emailed to tell him he'd been laid off.
New York CNN —Elon Musk publicly scoffed at a Twitter employee’s uncertainty about whether he had been laid off in a recent round of cuts and spoke dismissively of the employee’s disability in a series of tweets Monday night. Haraldur Thorleifsson, an Iceland-based Twitter senior director, tweeted at Musk that access to his computer had been cut off nine days earlier, when Twitter reportedly laid off some 200 employees. It’s not the first time Musk, one of the richest men in the world, has publicly mocked employees at Twitter, the company he bought for $44 billion last year. Hundreds of former Twitter employees are now taking legal action against the company, alleging broken severance promises and, in some cases, discrimination, including against disabled employees. Following the exchange with Musk, Thorleifsson said in a tweet that Twitter’s HR head had confirmed he is no longer employed at the company.
Elon Musk publicly trolled a Twitter employee who wanted to know if they still had their job. Four hours after Thorleifsson tweeted, Musk responded. When Thorleifsson responded that he would need permission from Twitter's lawyers to publicly disclose his work at the company, Musk tweeted: "It's approved, you go ahead." After his exchange with Musk, Thorleifsson tweeted that he was "ok" with being laid off and said it was "fair enough." Thorleifsson, Twitter, and Musk did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.
She's visited 63 countries alone, she said, and now coaches others on how to go solo. She said people enjoy solo travel because they don't need to take anyone else's interests into account. Group toursGroup tours are another popular option for solo travelers. It has added more single-occupancy cabins with no single supplement, which are extra fees that solo travelers are sometimes charged to stay in a room by themselves. Solo travel tipsHoffman offered advice for people who are traveling alone.
A cruise passenger was charged with abusive sexual contact after an incident with a crew member. Daniel Farias is accused of sexually assaulting a crew member in August 2022, per court documents. According to the crew member, Farias began rubbing the staff member's forearm after the staff member had handed him a towel. The crew member asked the passenger what he was doing before Farias allegedly tried to grab his crotch and made a lewd comment. After Farias left the restroom, the crew member notified his supervisor, who then alerted security, according to the court documents.
Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður, Iceland, is a town of 30,000 souls built on a lava field, just south of the island nation’s capital city of Reykjavik. If sightseers come this way, it’s for tours of the homes of local “hidden folk”—the dwarfs and elves of the Norse fairy tales that inspired J.R.R. Tucked away in a nondescript 10,000-square-foot building there is a manufacturing facility that runs 24/7, producing parts for fish-processing machines in a way that was, even a few years ago, impossible. Elliði Hreinsson, the founder of Curio, which owns the building, says the machines he designs and makes would be difficult or in some cases impossible to produce without 3-D printing.
Travelers are stuck in an Icelandic airport after a blizzard dumped snow on the country. Keflavík Airport, easyJet, and Icelandair did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment. Despite multiple warnings from The Icelandic Meteorological Office, Iceland's government, and The Foreign Office, passengers told NBC that the airlines seemed under-prepared and barely communicated through the chaotic weekend of cancelations. Ryan Stevens, a traveler from London who is still stuck in Iceland, told Insider that Icelandair poorly handled the situation. Stevens is out 1,500 euros due to three nights in a hotel and two additional booked flights and said he hasn't heard anything about reimbursements or assistance.
Heavy snowfall and strong winds have imposed restrictions on operations at Iceland’s Keflavik Airport since the weekend, with a notice on the country’s airport authority Isavia’s website warning passengers of delays due to the weather. The Icelandic Meteorological Office issued a weather warning for the entire country, forecasting poor visibility and dangerous driving conditions. One Icelandic member of parliament tweeted that the country’s branch of the Red Cross had set up shelters for stranded travelers. "Where I feel they failed in their duty was to provide guidance and announcements to those stranded," said Jolene Christensen of Richmond, Virginia. Despite the ordeal, Becky hasn’t let the days of disruption at the end of her first trip abroad deter her.
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS A fleet of new or newly expanded airlines are flying from U.S. cities to top travel destinations in Europe and promoting fares for as little as $135 one-way. TOYING WITH THE idea of a European vacation next year but haven’t booked your trip? Experts, forecasting a travel boom across the pond in 2023, say affordable fares could become increasingly scarce. Mike Arnot, a spokesman for aviation analytics firm Cirium, said shoppers could reap savings of around 25% by booking on these under-the-radar carriers. From Iceland, Play offers connecting flights to Paris, Berlin, Prague, Barcelona and other European cities.
Insider recently spoke to a 38-year-old who travels for a week each month without telling their job. "But I've found a way to make my love for travel and my job work together." Since May 2021, I've been taking vacations for at least one week every month without telling my employer. I used to only travel once or twice per year because I was so constrained by my limited vacation days. But now, I've found a way to make my love for travel and my job work together.
Trust in women leaders is decreasing across the globe, a new study found. Experts say that the normalization of sexism, as well as perceived failures of some female leaders, may be why. That's on top of reduced childcare options during the pandemic locking many women out of the workforce. The survey, which was taken by over 30,000 people across the G20 countries, found that trust in women as leaders has fallen significantly over the past year. In particular, she pointed out that when Hillary Clinton lost the presidential election to Trump, many media outlets speculated whether America was really ready for a female president.
Over recent years, NATO allies and Russia have scaled up military exercises in the region; Chinese and Russian warships conducted a joint exercise in the Bering Sea in September. Four Arctic experts say it would take the West at least 10 years to catch up with Russia's military in the region, if it chose to do so. "NATO is increasing its presence in the Arctic with more modern capabilities," NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg told Reuters. Now NATO and Arctic allies are changing their stance. Sweden and Finland have begun investing in surveillance and deterrence capabilities and military hardware including jets so their air forces can fight alongside Arctic NATO allies.
Experimentarea săptămânii de lucru de patru zile s-a dovedit a fi un „succes copleșitor” în Islanda și i-a făcut pe mulți angajați să treacă la un program de lucru mai scurt, relatează BBC, citat de digi24.ro. Angajații spun că se simt mai puțin stresați și mai puțin expuși riscului de epuizare (burnout), iar sănătatea lor și echilibrul dintre viața profesională și cea privată s-au îmbunătățit. „Acest studiu arată că cel mai mare test din lume privind reducerea săptămânii de lucru în sectorul public a fost, din toate punctele de vedere, un succes incontestabil”, a declarat Will Stronge, cel care a condus cercetările. Spania experimentează și ea săptămâna de lucru de patru zile în companii, în parte și din cauza provocărilor aduse de pandemie. În Marea Britanie, un raport comandat de campania „Săptămâna de 4 zile” a indicat, în mai, că programul de lucru mai scurt ar putea reduce totodată și amprenta de carbon a Regatului Unit.
Persons: Will, . Haraldsson Organizations: BBC, Unilever Locations: Islanda, Spania, Noua Zeelandă, Reykjavik, Guvern, Regatului Unit
Locuitorii capitalei Islandei, Reykjavik, sunt cel mai puţin stresaţi din întreaga lume. Asta arată un studiu în care au fost analizaţi 15 indicatori de stres în 500 oraşe din întreaga lume. Podiumul a fost completat de locuitorii capitalei Finlandei, Helsinki, fiind urmaţi de cei din capitala Noii Zeelande şi din metropola australiană Melbourne. La polul opus se află orașele Mumbai și New Delhi din India, Lagos din Nigeria şi Manila din Filipine. Printre orașele stresante se mai numără Moscova și Kiev.
Locations: Islandei, Reykjavik, obţinut, Berna din Elveţia, Finlandei, Helsinki, Noii Zeelande, Melbourne, Mumbai, New Delhi, India, Lagos, Nigeria, Manila, Filipine, Moscova, Kiev
Sursa foto: ProfimediaCare sunt orașele lumii cu cel mai redus nivel de stres în 2021; Egalitatea de gen, salariile, printre criteriile studiuluiReykjavik din Islanda, Berna din Elveția și Helsinki din Finlada sunt orașele lumii cu cel mai redus nivel de stres în 2021. Pentru acest studiu au fost analizați 15 indicatori de stres, între care siguranța, rata șomajului, vremea, egalitatea de gen și accesul la asistență medicală. Capitala Islandei a obținut un punctaj excelent, mai ales la capitolele egalitate de gen și poluare fonică și a aerului. În top 10 mai sunt și Wellington - capitala Noii Zeelande, metropola australiană Melbourne, Oslo și Copenhaga - capitalele Norvegiei și Danemarcei, orașele austriece Innsbruck și Graz și Hanovra, din Germania. La polul opus, orașele cu cel mai ridicat nivel de stres sunt Mumbai și New Delhi din India, Lagos din Nigeria, Manila din Filipine, Baghdad din Iraq, Kabul din Afghanistan.
Locations: Reykjavik, Islanda, Berna, Elveția, Helsinki, Finlada, Islandei, Elveției, Wellington, capitala Noii Zeelande, Melbourne, Oslo, Copenhaga, Norvegiei, Danemarcei, austriece Innsbruck, Graz, Hanovra, Germania, Mumbai, New Delhi, India, Lagos, Nigeria, Manila, Filipine, Baghdad, Iraq, Kabul, Afghanistan, Moscova, Kiev, Rusiei, Ucrainei, Islanda Berna, Elveția Helsinki, Finlanda Wellington, Noua Zeelandă Melbourne, Australia Oslo, Norvegia Copenhaga, Danemarca Innsbruck, Austria Hanovra, Germania Graz, Austria Liverpool, Regatul Unit Montreal, Canada Viena, Austria Auckland, Noua Zeelandă Amsterdam, Olanda Montevideo, Uruguay Zurich, Elvetia Köln, Germania Sydney, Australia Stockholm, Suedia, India Lagos, Nigeria Manila, Filipine New Delhi, India Bagdad, Irak Kabul, Afganistan Moscova, Rusia Karachi, Pakistan Jakarta, Indonezia Kiev, Ucraina Istanbul, Turcia Bogota, Columbia Cairo, Egipt Bangkok, Tailanda Teheran, Iran Lima, Peru Dakar, Senegal Shanghai, China Beirut, Liban Mexico City, Mexic Nairobi, Kenya
Arctica s-a încălzit de trei ori mai repede decât restul Pământului din 1971, mai mult decât se credea până acum, potrivit unui raport al Programului de Monitorizare şi Evaluare a Arcticii (AMAP) publicat joi, relatează AFP.Fiecare fracţiune de grad contează: probabilităţile ca banchiza să dispară complet vara - înainte de a se forma din nou în timpul sezonului de iarnă - sunt de zece ori mai mari dacă temperatura pe Terra creşte cu 2 grade Celsius în loc de 1,5 grade Celsius, obiectivele stabilite prin Acordul de la Paris, scrie agerpres.ro Aceste date alarmante figurează într-un raport actualizat al AMAP privind schimbările climatice din regiunea arctică, publicat cu ocazia unei reuniuni ministeriale a Consiliului Arctic care reuneşte în această săptămână, la Reykjavik, ţările riverane regiunii. "O actualizare importantă este faptul că, între 1971 şi 2019, creşterea medie anuală a suprafeţei Arcticii (terestre şi oceanice) a fost de trei ori mai mare decât creşterea mediei globale în aceeaşi perioadă. Acest lucru este mai mult decât s-a evidenţiat în evaluările precedente ale AMAP", au afirmat autorii.Actualizarea anterioară, publicată în 2019, a indicat că încălzirea în Arctica a fost "mai mult decât dublă faţă de media globală", un decalaj mai accentuat iarna.În mai puţin de jumătate de secol, din 1971 până în 2019, temperatura medie anuală în această regiune nordică a urcat cu 3,1 grade Celsius, în timp ce planeta se încălzea cu 1 grad Celsius, potrivit documentului actualizat publicat joi. "În majoritatea scenariilor de emisii (de gaze cu efect de seră), marea majoritate a modelelor (...) că, până în 2050, Arctica va fi practic fără gheaţă pentru prima dată în septembrie, luna în care gheaţa este de obicei la cel mai scăzut nivel, adaugă autorii. "Probabilitatea unei veri arctice fără gheaţă (marină) este de zece ori mai mare în scenariul unei încălziri globale de 2 grade Celsius decât în cazul unui scenariu de 1,5 grade Celsius", subliniază aceştia.Potrivit proiecţiilor menţionate în raport, se aşteaptă ca, până la sfârşitul secolului, temperaturile medii din Arctica să crească între între 3,3 grade Celsius şi 10 grade Celsius peste media lor din perioada 1985-2014, cifra exactă depinzând de volumul de viitoare emisii de gaze cu efect de seră.
Organizations: Consiliului Locations: Arctica, Paris, Reykjavik
Statele Unite sunt îngrijorate de prezența trupelor rusești în apropierea graniței Ucrainei, precum şi de sănătatea opozantului Alexei Navalnîi. Acestea sunt principalele teme abordate de secretarul american, Antony Blinken, în cadrul unei întrevederi la Reykjavik cu ministrul de Externe al Rusiei, Serghei Lavrov. ", a declarat secretarul de stat al SUA, Antony Blinken. ", a comunicat ministrul de Externe al Rusiei, Serghei Lavrov. Un summit între președintele american, Joe Biden, şi omologul său rus, Vladimir Putin, ar putea avea loc în iunie într-o ţară terţă.
Persons: Alexei Navalnîi, Antony Blinken, Serghei Lavrov, Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Externe Locations: Statele Unite, Ucrainei, american, Reykjavik, Rusiei, Rusia, SUA, Moscova
Aceste reguli sunt incoerente cu dreptul internaţional, iar noi am răspuns la aceste poziţii şi vom continua să răspundem”, a atras atenţia Antony Blinken. Rusia a avertizat, luni, Alianța Nord-Atlantică să evite activităţile militare în zona Oceanului Arctic, considerată de Moscova zonă de influenţă pentru apărarea țării. „Sunt zonele noastre, teritoriile noastre, noi răspundem”, a subliniat ministrul rus de Externe, Serghei Lavrov. „Observăm critici referitoare la faptul că Rusia îşi intensifică activităţile militare în zona arctică. Rusia a suplimentat capabilităţile militare în zona arctică în ultimii ani, instalând inclusiv sisteme antiaeriene de tip S-400.
Persons: Administraţia Joe Biden, Antony Blinken, Serghei Lavrov, Rusia, Lavrov Organizations: Mediafax, Consiliului, rus, internaţional, Alianța Nord Locations: Oceanului Arctic, Rusiei, american, Reykjavik, Rusia, SUA, Atlantică, Arctic, Moscova, Consiliului Arctic, Statele Unite, Canada, Danemarca, Suedia, Finlanda, Norvegia, Islanda
Sursa foto: APArctica este zona de influenţă a Rusiei, susţine ministrul de externe rusArctica este zona de influenţă a Rusiei, a susţinut luni şeful diplomaţiei ruse, care a atenţionat Occidentul împotriva ambiţiilor sale în Marele Nord, cu câteva zile înainte de un important forum regional, informează AFP şi TASS, citate de Agerpres. Şi tot ce face ţara noastră (în Arctica) este absolut legal şi legitim", a declarat ministrul de externe rus Serghei Lavrov, denunţând în mod concret veleităţile ofensive ale Organizaţiei Tratatului Atlanticului de Nord (NATO) în Arctica. "Însă atunci când NATO încearcă să motiveze ofensiva sa în Arctica, aceasta este, probabil, cumva altă situaţie. Aici noi avem întrebări către astfel de vecini ai noştri precum Norvegia, de exemplu, care încearcă în orice chip să fundamenteze venirea NATO în Arctica", a adăugat şeful diplomaţiei ruse. Potrivit lui Serghei Lavrov, Rusia va aborda această problemă la reuniunea Consiliului Arctic ce se va desfăşura la Reykjavik pe 20-21 mai.
Persons: Serghei Lavrov, Lavrov, Blinken Organizations: Agerpres, NATO Locations: Arctica, Rusiei, Nord, Atlanticului, Norvegia, Rusia, Reykjavik, Chinei
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