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☆ Family's exit from Ferragamo is "out of the question", chairman says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MILAN, Oct 12 (Reuters) - The Ferragamo family does not plan to exit the eponymous luxury company as it is committed to further developing the brand worldwide, Chairman Leonardo Ferragamo told Reuters on Wednesday. Rumours of a possible stake sale by the family, which holds a 64% stake in the luxury company (SFER.MI), have been recurring every now and then, but have always been denied. Ferragamo added he hoped the China market could soon return to normal. In the second quarter, the Italian luxury group saw a slight slowdown of its business in China due to COVID-19 restrictions, though overall group sales in the first half of the year were still better than expected. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Giancarlo Navach, writing by Gianluca Semeraro, editing by Cristina CarlevaroOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ London, Paris, Frankfurt and beyond: CNBC names Europe's best hotels for business travel
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-04 | by ( Monica Buchanan Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

CNBC Travel and the market data firm Statista today release a ranking of the "Best Hotels for Business Travelers" in Europe. FrankfurtSofitel Frankfurt Opera JW Marriott Hotel Frankfurt Best Western Premier IB Hotel Friedberger Warte Le Meridien Frankfurt Steigenberger Airport Hotel FrankfurtSofitel Frankfurt Opera Source: Sofitel Frankfurt OperaThe Sofitel Frankfurt Opera is on Opera Square, or the Opernplatz, near the city's famed opera house. ParisLe Bristol Paris Les Jardins du Faubourg Kimpton - St Honore Paris Pullman Paris Center-Bercy Le MeuriceLe Bristol Paris Source: Le Bristol Paris | Claire CocanoGuests of Le Bristol Paris can count President Emmanuel Macron as a neighbor — Elysee Palace, the official residence of France's president — is just steps away. StockholmGrand Hotel Stockholm Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel Stockholm Hotel At Six Bank Hotel Lydmar HotelGrand Hotel Stockholm Source: Grand Hotel StockholmTying for No. ViennaPalais Coburg Hotel Residenz Hotel Sans Souci Wien The Ritz-Carlton, Vienna The Harmonie Vienna Grand Hotel Wien This grand hotel built in 1845 is the former home of Austrian royalty.

☆ MLB roundup: Brewers' Kolten Wong swats 3 HRs vs. Reds
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Sep 22, 2022; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Kolten Wong (16) hits a two-run home run in the second inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Aaron Judge remained stuck at 60 homers, walking three times and reaching base for the 21st straight game. The Braves, who lost their second straight game, fell 1 1/2 games back of the idle New York Mets in the National League East. Cubs 3, Pirates 2Michael Hermosillo's RBI single in the seventh inning provided the deciding run and rookie Hayden Wesneski pitched an immaculate inning visiting Chicago downed Pittsburgh. Bobby Witt Jr. recorded his third straight multi-hit performance and Salvador Perez drove in a run for the seventh straight game for the Royals.

☆ Apple TV+ is about to have its first major sports moment with Yankees-Red Sox
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

It's streaming on Apple TV+. Currently, users only need an Apple ID — an account — but don't need to pay $5 per month for Apple TV+. Apple has never revealed subscriber numbers or viewers for any of its shows or broadcasts on Apple TV+. In a break from its historical preferences, has made Apple TV+ apps for several non-Apple platforms, including Roku, Amazon's Fire TV, Google TV, and game consoles, allowing its broadcasts to reach a wider market. As CNBC previously reported, Apple has bid for NFL Sunday Ticket, a package of rights to out-of-market NFL games, competing against Amazon and ESPN parent Disney.

MADRID/BARCELONA, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Spain has fined Delivery Hero's (DHER.DE) local business Glovo 79 million euros ($78 million) for allegedly violating labour laws, its labour minister Yolanda Diaz said on Wednesday. "(Glovo) has violated fundamental labour rights and they have obstructed the work of the investigation. In May 2021, Spain passed one of Europe's first laws relating to gig-economy workers' rights, requiring riders for food delivery platforms be made employees on formal labour contracts. A woman wearing a protective face mask amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walks past Glovo food delivery couriers in Kyiv, Ukraine August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File PhotoBut some, such as 19-year-old Glovo rider Giancarlo from Peru, said they have still not been offered a formal contract.

☆ MLB roundup: Aaron Judge bashes No. 60 in Yanks' rally
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

Mets 7, Brewers 5Francisco Lindor's seventh-inning grand slam completed a comeback from a four-run deficit as visiting New York beat Milwaukee. Guardians 10, White Sox 7 (11 innings)Myles Straw delivered a two-run double in the 11th inning to spark visiting Cleveland over Chicago. Ketel Marte homered for the Diamondbacks, who won for the second time in their last 22 games at Los Angeles. Dennis Santana (3-8) recorded just one out and gave up three runs on three hits. Rockies starter Kyle Freeland (9-10) left after allowing three runs -- two earned -- on five hits over six innings.

The sixth and final season of "Better Call Saul" concluded on August 15. You can stream the last half of the final season on AMC Plus, and catch up on older seasons with a Netflix subscription. How to watch 'Better Call Saul' season 6You can watch the final six episodes of "Better Call Saul" season six with a subscription to the AMC Plus streaming service. Keep in mind, however, that "Better Call Saul" episodes only remain available on AMC Plus for a limited time. The show has received 46 Emmy nominations over its run, including seven for its sixth and final season.

☆ I'm a prop master who handles weapons on movie and TV sets. I'm the last person to hand an actor a gun, but I've never been afraid for my safety.
▼ + stars: | 2021-10-22 | by ( Lauryn Haas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Lucien Charles has worked as a prop master on TV and film sets for 17 years. Prop masters are the last person to hand an actor a gun, and the person who gives the actor a gun is responsible for it. People on the set being close to a prop gun is very dangerous. The blast of a prop gun can kill you, depending on the load that the gun has. I don't know the timeline of history for this story or what year they're doing — that's information I don't have, so I don't know what happened there.

☆ Cel mai mare proces împotriva Mafiei din ultimele decenii începe azi în Italia, într-o sală de judecată fortificată
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Cei 355 de acuzați, presupuși mafioți și oficiali corupți, au fost trimiși în judecată în urma unei ample anchete asupra grupului Ndrangheta. Clădirea a fost transformată într-o sală de judecată fortificată pentru a face loc sutelor de persoane care ar putea participa la proceduri. Niciun proces mafiot nu a avut loc în Italia la o asemenea amploare din anii 1980. Printre aceștia se numără Giancarlo Pittelli, un avocat și fost senator pentru partidul Forza Italia al fostului prim-ministru Silvio Berlusconi. Cei mai mulți inculpați au fost reținuți în raiduri înainte de zori în Italia, Germania, Elveția și Bulgaria în decembrie 2019.

Persons: Luigi Mancuso, Giancarlo, Silvio Berlusconi, Nicola Gratteri Organizations: Cosa, Cosa Nostra, Mediafax, Forza Locations: Italia, Cosa Nostra, Sicilia, Cosa, calabreană Vibo Valentia, Forza Italia, Germania, Elveția, Bulgaria, Europa, America de Sud, italian

În cursul unei recente audieri preliminare, a fost nevoie de nu mai puţin de trei ore pentru a citi numele acuzaţilor. Acest calabrez de 62 de ani a jucat fotbal când era copil cu mulţi dintre cei pe care mai apoi i-a trimis în spatele gratiilor. „Este şocant să vedem că o grupare criminală este într-atât de înrădăcinată într-o regiune, încât trebuie aduse în faţa justiţiei sute de persoane. Majoritatea acuzaţilor au fost arestaţi în timpul unor raiduri ale poliţiei în decembrie 2019 în Italia, Germania, Elveţia şi Bulgaria. Există o mare diversitate a faptelor de care sunt acuzaţi: asociere mafiotă, crimă şi tentativă de crimă, trafic de droguri, cămătărie, abuz de putere sau spălare de bani.

Persons: Luigi Mancuso, antimafia Nicola Gratteri, Giovanni Falcone, Paolo Borsellino, Federico Varese, Silvio Berlusconi Organizations: Universitatea Oxford Locations: Europa, Palermo, Cosa, Giancarlo, Forza Italia, Italia, Germania, Elveţia, Bulgaria

☆ Mafia italiană în instanță: 355 de acuzați, 900 de martori, 400 de avocați
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-11 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

58 de martori ai acuzării au acceptat să spargă omerta, legea tăcerii, pentru a dezvălui secretele clanului Mancuso şi ale asociaţilor acestuia. În cursul unei recente audieri preliminare, a fost nevoie de nu mai puţin de trei ore pentru a citi numele acuzaţilor. Acest calabrez de 62 de ani a jucat fotbal când era copil cu mulţi dintre cei pe care mai apoi i-a trimis în spatele gratiilor. „Este şocant să vedem că o grupare criminală este într-atât de înrădăcinată într-o regiune, încât trebuie aduse în faţa justiţiei sute de persoane. Există o mare diversitate a faptelor de care sunt acuzaţi: asociere mafiotă, crimă şi tentativă de crimă, trafic de droguri, cămătărie, abuz de putere sau spălare de bani.

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