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PreventionWeb
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February 23, 2024
Themes - Any - Advocacy & Media Capacity Development Children and Youth Civil Society/NGOs Climate Change Community-based DRR Critical Infrastructure Cultural Heritage Disaster Risk Management Early Warning Economics of DRR Education & School...
Rick Hilton, of the Hilton Hotel chain with his family (from left) son Barron, wife Kathy, daughters Nicky and Paris attending the Chopard 150th anniversary party at the Palm Beach hotel and casino, during the 63rd Cannes Film Festival
People - New York
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Paris Hilton is sharing her story in her book, Paris: The Memoir. In the memoir, released on March 14, 2023, the heiress opened up about the highs and lows of growing up in the spotlight. The great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, the founder of...
Paulina Porizkova, 58, shows off hip replacement surgery scars in racy selfie as she reveals she had bikini line incisions stitched up by a plastic surgeon
Daily Mail
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February 2, 2024
Paulina Porizkova has revealed the scars from her recent bilateral hip replacement surgery in a racy new Instagram selfie - one week after undergoing the 'long overdue' operation. The legendary supermodel, 58, posed in her bathroom mirror wearing...
The World's Most Controversial Shoe Finally Got Its Toe in the Door
Highsnobiety
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September 24, 2024
Toe shoes. Instant revulsion. And, believe it or not, style points to match. Toe shoes are one of the unholy garments, along with fedoras and cargo shorts, that activate an instinctual fight or flight response. It's like staring at the sun: You...
UNLEASH
PreventionWeb
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January 10, 2024
Themes - Any - Advocacy & Media Capacity Development Children and Youth Civil Society/NGOs Climate Change Community-based DRR Critical Infrastructure Cultural Heritage Disaster Risk Management Early Warning Economics of DRR Education & School...
Paulina Porizkova, 58, undergoes bilateral hip replacement surgery after one last bikini-clad vacation with her 'old hips'
Daily Mail
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January 26, 2024
Paulina Porizkova announced that she underwent 'long overdue' bilateral hip replacement surgery on Thursday after wearing out 'all' her cartilage due to congenital hip dysplasia. 'The three doctors I've visited all recoiled when they saw my...
BNN Breaking
PreventionWeb
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January 2, 2024
Themes - Any - Advocacy & Media Capacity Development Children and Youth Civil Society/NGOs Climate Change Community-based DRR Critical Infrastructure Cultural Heritage Disaster Risk Management Early Warning Economics of DRR Education & School...
Tremors of 4.3 Magnitude Earthquake felt across St Kitts and Nevis
WIC News
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January 18, 2024
Tremors of a mild earthquake of 4.3 magnitude were reportedly felt in St Kitts and Nevis on Tuesday Morning at around 08:50 AM Northwest of Basseterre. As per the reports, a quake of 155km at latitude 18.60N and longitude 63.24W at a depth of 10...
US Congressional Resolution Calls for Annulling the Monroe Doctrine and Ending Sanctions
Pressenza
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January 19, 2024
Now, 200 years after President James Monroe first promulgated his dictate giving the Yankees dominion of the rest of the hemisphere, a congressional resolution calls for annulling the Monroe Doctrine and replacing it with a “new good neighbor”...
Slept Through New York Fashion Week? Nicolaia Rips Shares the Best Looks, Saltiest Gossip, and Tenderest Moments
Cultured
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Nicolaia preparing for Sandy Liang. All images courtesy of Nicolaia Rips.Thursday: On Instagram, a friend shares that meme of a can that says—and I paraphrase here—“Some of you would go to an opening of a can, and thank the can.” I would, and I...
Explora Journeys celebrates naming ceremony of new luxury ship
Trade Arabia
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Explora II, the second ship in the fleet of the luxury lifestyle ocean travel brand of the MSC Group, Explora Journeys, has been officially named in the Italian port of Civitavecchia, near the country’s capital, Rome. With a vision to redefine...
Earth Today | Beaches in peril
The Gleaner
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June 30, 2022
SCIENTISTS HAVE projected an upwards of 53 per cent loss of sandy beaches in the Caribbean by 2100 due to climate-related sea level rise, which could, in turn, deal a significant financial blow to the region’s tourism industry. “By 2100, we...
Explora Journeys Officially Names EXPLORA II
Cruise Addicts - Georgia
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September 17, 2024
EXPLORA II, the second ship in the fleet of the luxury lifestyle ocean travel brand of the MSC Group, Explora Journeys, has been officially named in the Italian port of Civitavecchia, near Rome, the country’s capital. Explora II With a vision to...
The future of energy must be designed
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Earthquake rattles Caribbean islands
Loop News
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A magnitude 5.4 earthquake was recorded early this morning in the Caribbean. The UWI Seismic Research Center (UWI SRC) said it occurred around 3:02 am at a depth of 36 km. According to the Automatic Earthquake Location from the UWI Seismic...
Ten superyachts to buy in time for Christmas
The Times
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When you own a superyacht, you can forget about Christmas in the British drizzle because the place to be is St Barts — last year more than 130 superyachts packed into the anchorage off Gustavia. If your dream is to be invited for lunch on David...
On St. Barts, Roman Abramovich has renovated a soccer stadium and helped rebuild after a hurricane. As sanctions mount against the Russian oligarch, islanders say 'they don't want it to end.'
Business Insider
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April 17, 2022
Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich owns a $90 million mansion on the Caribbean island of Saint Barthélemy. Known as St. Barts, the island economy runs on tourism from ultra-rich visitors like Abramovich. Since facing UK and EU sanctions, locals...
EXPLORA I Arrives in Miami for Her Maiden Call Ahead of The Caribbean Season
Miami Living
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November 18, 2023
PortMiami welcomed EXPLORA I for her maiden call marking the ship’s debut in South Florida. The ship is the first of a fleet of six for the luxury ocean travel brand of the MSC Group. “We take immense pride in introducing our remarkable new ship,...
The Caribbean’s Best Kept Secret Is A 5-Star Private Island You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Corn Nation - Nebraska
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October 17, 2023
Most people who have visited the Caribbean are familiar with the island of St. Barthélemy (a.k.a. “St. Barts”) in the French West Indies. Even though it’s not technically “private”, the cost of getting there and the price tag to stay there...
MSC Group’s Newest Ship Debuts in South Florida
Cruise Hive
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November 6, 2023
On Saturday, November 4, 2023, EXPLORA I, the inaugural 63,900-gross-ton ship from MSC Group’s Explora Journeys division, was unveiled in South Florida at PortMiami. The vessel, set to embark on its upcoming Caribbean season, is the first of six...