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☆ Brazil leave the World Cup after another debacle
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Fernando Kallas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

DOHA, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Brazil chalked up another disappointing World Cup performance as they exited the tournament in a stunning quarter-final defeat on penalties at the hands of Croatia. It was their second consecutive loss in a World Cup quarter-final, their fourth in the last five tournaments at the same stage. What was supposed to be redemption for the Paris St Germain forward, however, was instead transformed into his third World Cup nightmare. At Russia 2018, injuries again hampered his World Cup dream. Brazil will have to wait four more years to try to win a record-extending sixth world title, and their first since 2002.

☆ Brittney Griner prisoner swap a rare diplomatic success between U.S. and Russia
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | Chantal Da Silva Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The exchange of WNBA star Brittney Griner and arms dealer Viktor Bout was a rare moment of successful diplomacy between Moscow and Washington as relations between the two countries deteriorate over the war in Ukraine. For many, the trade will evoke memories of Soviet-era spy swaps — a more positive reminder of that era than the nuclear standoff that President Joe Biden recently said left the world facing its most dangerous moment since the Cuban Missile Crisis. President Biden speaks with with Brittney Griner on the phone, accompanied by Cherelle Griner at the Oval Office on Thursday. One of the most well known Cold War swaps involved American pilot Francis Gary Powers, whose U-2 spy plane was shot down in 1960 over the Soviet Union. Powers was traded two years later for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel, in an exchange on a fog-shrouded bridge between West Berlin and East Germany.

☆ WNBA star Brittney Griner released from Russian custody in a high-profile prisoner swap between the U.S. and Moscow
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Andrea Mitchell | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

WASHINGTON — WNBA star Brittney Griner is free Thursday after the Biden administration negotiated her release from a Russian penal colony in exchange for an arms dealer, according to a senior administration official. People familiar with the negotiations for his release say the Russians refused to release Whelan without getting a Russian spy in return. The entrance to the Russian penal colony IK-2 on Nov. 19, 2022, where Griner began serving her sentence. The Biden administration has faced tremendous pressure to help bring home the 6-foot-9 Houston native. Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP fileGriner’s release is the second publicly known U.S. prisoner swap with Russia since the war in Ukraine started.

☆ Public-cloud providers are reimagining themselves as consultants. Here's how AWS, Azure and Google Cloud are helping finance firms use the tech to rethink their business.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In turn, public-cloud providers are reimagining themselves as business consultants. Wall Street firms are embracing the cloud for everything from research to risk and marketing. Cloud providers are building teams to interface with execsFinancial firms making the jump to the cloud are thinking beyond their IT divisions. Some of the largest Wall Street shops are taking the opportunity to rethink how they run their businesses entirely. Wall Street uses cloud to hit the reset buttonSelipsky's comments ring true on Wall Street, where cloud projects can have firm-wide ripple effects.

☆ AST SpaceMobile stock jumps after company hits key milestone toward satellite-to-smartphone 5G service
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Michael Sheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A view from onboard the satellite, captured after deploying the 693-square foot array. Satellite-to-smartphone connectivity venture AST SpaceMobile announced on Monday that the wide antenna of its recently launched test satellite deployed successfully — a critical milestone in the company's development of a global network to provide 5G broadband service. The BlueWalker 3 satellite, launched on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket in September, deployed its 693-square-foot antenna – which the company calls the largest-ever array deployed in low Earth orbit. AST SpaceMobile stock jumped about 18% in premarket trading Monday from its previous close of $8.83 a share. Our goal is to close the connectivity gaps that negatively impact billions of lives around the world," AST SpaceMobile chairman and CEO Abel Avellan said in a statement.

☆ Ian to become a major hurricane overnight, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Hurricane Ian was forecast to become a major hurricane overnight as it churned toward Cuba with powerful winds and a storm surge that was expected to swamp the island’s western coast, U.S. weather officials said late Monday. Ron DeSantis declared a statewide emergency, saying Ian could hit the state as a punishing Category 4 hurricane, with wind speeds topping 130 mph. "We already have so little.”Earlier Monday, Ian passed by the nearby Cayman Islands with no major damage reported. The latest on Hurricane Ian By Monday night, Ian, moving northwest at 13 mph, was about 105 miles east-southeast of the western tip of Cuba, with top sustained winds increasing to 105 mph. Forecasters expect Ian to hit Florida’s west coast as a major hurricane as early as Tuesday.

☆ Inside the little-known team of engineering execs Google Cloud uses as its secret weapon to solve customers' toughest tech challenges
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-09 | by ( Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Google Cloud's Office of the CTO is a group of former tech execs with engineering experience. Nestled inside Google's burgeoning cloud business is a small group of engineering pros who work on some of the tech giant's most ambitious projects. Finance is another sector target for Google Cloud, which is benefitting from the cloud revolution taking over Wall Street. While the group sits within the cloud business, OCTO can leverage all of Google's resources from research and development to engineering, Rowe said. Through OCTO, Google Cloud is able to keep a pulse on what its customers are thinking about and what they care about.

☆ Warren Buffett's 91st year marked by a huge focus on Berkshire Hathaway's energy empire
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-30 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Warren Buffett turns 92 on Tuesday, having spent the past year expanding further his Berkshire Hathaway energy empire, making a classic value investor's bet. Plus, many energy stocks have found themselves with torrents of cash flow since the economy reopened following Covid lockdowns. "All of this just sounds like the perfect Berkshire Hathaway stock." If Berkshire continues to ramp up its Occidental investments and makes the position a controlling one, it probably reflects the influence of Greg Abel, Buffett's likely successor who has been leading the conglomerate's energy unit Berkshire Hathaway Energy. Berkshire acquired MidAmerican Energy in 1999, and Abel became CEO of MidAmerican Energy in 2008, six years before it was renamed Berkshire Hathaway Energy in 2014.

☆ Warren Buffett's stock shopping spree slows down even during market's big pullback. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-08 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Warren Buffett's stock-buying spree slowed down drastically in the second quarter even during the market's big correction, and analysts said the "Oracle of Omaha" could be preserving capital for other uses. Berkshire Hathaway 's net stock purchase fell to $3.8 billion in the second quarter, compared with more than $41 billion in the first quarter, the conglomerate's quarterly reports showed. Berkshire Hathaway Energy? Berkshire now owns 92% of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, with the rest belonging to the family of the late billionaire philanthropist Walter Scott who passed away last September at age 90. The bulk of the losses were within Berkshire's largest positions, including Apple ($34 billion loss on Berkshire's position during the second quarter), Bank of America ($10 billion loss) and American Express ($7 billion loss).

☆ RadioShack's marketing boss says the company has boosted sales since it started posting memes and tweeting at celebrities
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-06 | by ( Rosie Bradbury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ábel Czupor told Input Magazone that web sales have jumped since his tweets started going viral. According to Czupor, the company's Twitter account got 100 million impressions in three days. Chief marketing officer Ábel Czupor told Input that sales have boomed since the company's Twitter account began "shitposting" – internet lingo for posting satirical content to get attention. Companies have increasingly taken nontraditional or provocative approaches to posting on social media in recent years to build their branding. In 2019, a provocative post on the Twitter account of Netflix: "What's something you can say during sex but also when you manage a brand Twitter account?"

☆ Why is Friday the 13th unlucky? The cultural origins of an enduring superstition
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-13 | by ( Christobel Hastings | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

There’s even a name to describe the irrational dread of the date: paraskevidekatriaphobia — a specialized form of triskaidekaphobia, a fear of the number 13. What we do know, though, is that both Friday and the number 13 have been regarded as unlucky in certain cultures throughout history. Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" popularized the erroneous theory this is the original of the Friday the 13th superstition. If we dig deeper, though, we also find evidence that both Fridays and the number 13 have long been regarded as a harbinger of good fortune. “Every time I’ve won an award I’ve been seated in either the 13th seat, the 13th row, the 13th section or row M, which is the 13th letter.

Persons: Judas Iscariot, Jesus, Roberto Serra, ” Charles Panati, Loki, Hodr, Balder, Panati, Jesus Christ, Knights Templar, Dan Brown's, Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel, Solomon, Steve Roud, “, Thomas W, Jason Voorhees, Alamy, Dan Brown’s, you’d, ”, Frigg, Norse, Frigga, ” Panati, Taylor Swift, Larry Busacca, I’ve, it’s Organizations: CNN, Iguana Press, Knights, Hulton, Fertility, MTV Locations: Greece, Italy, Valhalla, Scandinavia, Europe, Britain, Ireland, “

☆ Предсказано исчезновение кофе из-за глобального потепления
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-16 | by ( Super User | ) mybusiness.md time to read: +2 min

В будущем Эфиопия станет производить меньше специальных сортов кофе, которые ценятся любителями во всем мире. Причиной станут изменения климата в результате глобального потепления, что приведет к исчезновению территорий, пригодных для выращивания категории Specialty coffee. По словам Абеля Чемура (Abel Chemura), ведущего автора научной работы, площадь сельскохозяйственных земель, которые пригодны лишь для выращивания кофе среднего качества, будет постепенно увеличиваться в течение следующих 60 лет. Если тенденция бесконтрольного изменения климата сохранится, то районы, которые подходят для высококачественных сортов кофе, ценящихся за фруктовые, цветочные и пряные нотки, начнут сокращаться, пишет lenta.ru. В общей сложности, специалисты рассмотрели влияние 19 климатических факторов (в том числе средняя температура, годовые уровни осадков и смена сезонов) на пять различных типов кофе категории Specialty coffee.

Persons: Abel Chemura, Абель Чемур Organizations: Постдамский институт изучения климатические изменения Locations: Эфиопия, Земля

☆ Netflix va restaura filmul „Napoléon”, de Abel Gance, în parteneriat cu Cinemateca Franceză
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-16 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: 1 min

„Cinemateca Franceză s-a angajat la o clauză de confidenţialitate cu privire la donaţii, de care Netflix nu face excepţie", a precizat pentru AFP directorul de comunicare al acestei instituţii, Jean-Christophe Mikhaïloff. Dar simbolic, această susţinere a restaurării unui monument al patrimoniului cinematografiei franceze este importantă pentru companie: Netflix, ca şi Cinemateca, înţelege să susţină "conservarea patrimoniului cinematografic francez şi internaţional", potrivit unui comunicat comun. Parteneriatul cu Cinemateca Franceză va include şi organizarea de proiecţii, conferinţe, masterclass-uri. "Napoléon", 1927, scris, produs şi regizat de Abel Gance, spune povestea primilor ani ai împăratului. În distribuţie: Albert Dieudonné, Vladimir Roudenko, Edmond Van Daële.

Persons: Jean - Christophe Mikhaïloff, Napoléon, Abel Gance, Albert Dieudonné, Vladimir Roudenko, Van Daële Locations: conferinţe

☆ În Occident nu există corupție? Să fim serioși!
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-02 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +31 min

Dar există și corupție. 2016 în mass-media se discuta pe larg «Panama guest», fiind publicate date despre o companie juridică offshore «Mossack Fonseca». 150 mii de dolari, a fost numită ambasador în Elveția, iar Jane Stetson, care a acumulat 2 mln.430 mii de dolari – ambasador în Franța. Timoti Brous a adunat peste 500 mii de dolari și a obținut funcția de ambasador în Olanda. Ea crea subcontractori imaginari și autorități portuare false pentru a prosti FMM și a le obliga să plătească pentru servicii inexistente ».

Persons: Andrei Manoilo, Macron, Donald Trump, David, David Cameron, Cameron, ., Robert Saviano, Eu, Franței Claude Guehan, Michel Gaudin, Franței Nicolas Sarkozy, Sarkozy, Jacgues Chirac, Muammar Gaddafi, Nicolas Sarkozy, Gaddafi, . Sarkozy, Pascal Dahl, Cecilia Malmstrom, Petr Necas Yan, Robert Oulds, Giovanni Kesler, OLAF, Klaus Welle, Friedrich Schneider, Universitatea Iohannes Kepler, Jean Claude Juncker, Waschingtonul, George Buch, Barak Obama, Clinton, Obama, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Goldman, Bill, Hillary, SUA Bill Clinton, George Țunis, Azit, Jane Stetson, Timoti Brous, Colleen Bell, Obama . Ea, Denis Bauer, Kennedy Caroline, Kennedy, Michelle Obama, John Barox, Louisiana Edwin Edwards, Texas Abel Limas, Tom Delay, Dick Cheney, Ken Buck, Buck, Rand Paul, Sam, Elisabeth Warren, Leonard Glenn Francis, Glenn, Francis, Ea, С . Organizations: Uniunea Europeană, londonezi, Wall Street, Uniunii Europene, Agenția, corupți, NATO, Europene, European, Universitatea Iohannes, IKEA, Amazon, Pepsi, Universitatea Indiana, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, UBS, Fiscal, canadiană, Universitatea Princeton ., Forbes, SUA, Partidului republican Locations: Occident, Europa, America, Moldova, SUA, Franța, Statelor Unite, Kuweit, Pentagon, Panama, Islandei, Regatul Unit, Grecia, Nigeria, Italiei, Britanie, Britanii, Anglia, Londra, New York, Britaniei, Regatului Unit, Franței, Libia, Marsilia, UE, Cehia, Bruges, Austria, RFG, Luxemburgului, americană, Alaska, Mississippi, Washington, Rusia, Norvegia, Elveția, Olanda, Ungaria, Belgia, Japonia, Crystal, Texas, muribund Detroit, Kveim, Maryland, Louisiana, Irak, Congres, republican, Massachusetts, Senat, Asia

☆ Peru: Trei morţi în cursul manifestaţiilor împotriva noului preşedinte
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-15 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Instalarea la preşedinţie a lui Merino (centru-dreapta), fost preşedinte al legislativului, a generat manifestaţii de protest la Lima şi în alte oraşe.Sâmbătă, mii de manifestanţi, în general foarte tineri, au ieşit din nou în stradă în a şasea zi consecutiv în mai multe oraşe pentru a cere demisia lui Merino, respingând ceea ce susţin că a fost o lovitură de stat parlamentară. Tinerii au arborat pancarte cu mesaje ca "Merino, nu eşti preşedintele meu", "Merino impostor" şi "Peru s-a trezit", scrie agerpres.ro. Şapte din 18 miniştri ai lui Merino şi-au anunţat demisia sâmbătă, după reprimarea protestelor, inclusiv cel al sănătăţii, Abel Salinas, potrivit presei locale.În schimb, premierul conservator Antero Flores Araoz (78 de ani) a exclus ca şeful statului să se retragă la presiunea străzii. "Nu prevede să se retragă întrucât milioane de peruani îl susţin. Din păcate, aceştia stau acasă şi nu i-aş invita să iasă", a spus premierul

Persons: Manuel Merino, Jorge Munoz, Carlos Castillo, Martin Vizcarra, Abel Salinas, Antero Flores Organizations: Congresului, Luis Valdez Locations: Lima, Peru, Luis, anunţat

☆ 18.06.1990 - Actualitatea Românească: Atacul minerilor și suspendarea apariției „României Libere”
▼ + stars: | 1990-06-18 | by ( Emil Hurezeanu | Nestor Ratesh | ) moldova.europalibera.org time to read: +17 min

Petre Mihai Băcanu: „Sunt un colecţionar de fapte diverse. M-am gândit, că este pentru prima dată când ziarul România Liberă îşi încetează activitatea. Petre Mihai Băcanu: „N-am putut să intru în legătură cu redacţia. Petre Mihai Băcanu: „Ziarul România Liberă este privatizat, el funcţionează pe principiul unei societăţi. Ameninţarea îi priveşte deopotrivă şi pe tipografii, care vor îndrăzni să publice România Liberă.

Persons: Emil Hurezeanu, Nestor, Vl, Petre Mihai, Nestor Ratesh, Vladimir, Petre, Octavial Paler, Ana Blandiana, Cornea, Iliescu, redacţia, Petre Mihai Băcanu, Guvernul, Ameninţarea, Ion Iliescu, Jean, Pierre Abel, Abel, Antoine Bossard, Replierea, Gabriel Andriescu, Radu Manolescu, Darius Rochebin ., Michel Panchaud, Le, Pierre Meyer, Meyer, preşedintele Iliescu, Victoria, Lech Wałęsa, Solidaritatea, Vladimir Krasnoselski, Petre Roman, Noroc Organizations: România Liberă, elvețiană, Academiei, Guvernului, România, Europa Liberă, Amar, Suisse, Statul, Afaceri Locations: România, Vladimir Krasnoselski, Geneva, Montreal, Canada, americane, Bucureşti, înţeleg, ţară, României, democraţie, Sibiu, occidentali, Elveţia, Europa, de Genève, Genève, românească, Le, Piaţa, conferinţa, Bucreşti, Berna, Italia, Europei Răsăritene

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