tratata (tratata)

A portrait of Sir Winston Churchill hung on the walls of the famed Fairmont Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, Canada, for years — but in 2022 it was discovered the iconic photo had been replaced with a copy. More than two years later, Ottawa Police have found the photograph in Italy and said the buyer is planning to hand it back over to Canada during a ceremony in Rome. A hotel worker discovered something was amiss with the portrait, named "The Roaring Lion," in August 2022. He noticed the frame of the print did not match the others, the Smithsonian reported, so the hotel called photographer Yousuf Karsh's manager. The manager said he took one look at the signature on the replacement photo and knew it was a copy. "We are deeply saddened by this brazen act," Geneviève Dumas, the Chateau Laurier's general manager, said in a news release at the time. "The hotel is incredibly proud to house this stunning Karsh collection, which was securely installed in 1998."

• 0 replies
• 0 recasts
• 0 reactions

China will "gradually raise" its retirement age for the first time since the 1950s, as the country confronts an ageing population and a dwindling pension budget. The top legislative body on Friday approved proposals to raise the statutory retirement age from 50 to 55 for women in blue-collar jobs, and from 55 to 58 for females in white-collar jobs. Men will see an increase from 60 to 63. China's current retirement ages are among the lowest in the world.According to the plan passed on Friday, the change will set in from 1 January 2025, with the respective retirement ages raised every few months over the next 15 years, said Chinese state media. Retiring before the statutory age will not be allowed, state news agency Xinhua reported, although people can extend their retirement by no more than three years.

• 0 replies
• 0 recasts
• 0 reactions

For Ethan Katz and Savannah Roberts, the evening of June 15 was already stressful. They had gone to a Pittsburgh hospital seeking treatment for Ari, one of their six-week-old twin sons, who had a bloody and mysterious injury to his genitals. Their longtime friend, Nicole Elizabeth Virzi, was visiting from San Diego. She was watching the other twin, Leon, in their apartment. Later that night, they received a harrowing call at the hospital from Virzi. She told them Leon had fallen out of his bassinet and struck his head on the floor. By dawn, Leon was pronounced dead at a Pittsburgh hospital. A young family was shattered. And as more details emerged about his final moments, investigators started questioning Virzi’s story.

• 0 replies
• 0 recasts
• 0 reactions

BREAKING NEWS… Paus Fransiskus tiba di Indonesia… Pemimpin Tertinggi Gereja Katolik sedunia dan Kepala Negara Vatikan Paus Fransiskus akan melaksanakan perjalanan apostolik sekaligus kunjungan kenegaraan ke Indonesia. Rangkaian kegiatan dijadwalkan berlangsung selama 3-6 September 2024.

• 0 replies
• 0 recasts
• 0 reactions