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CNA
22-05-2025
- Business
- CNA
Japanese tycoon Yanai buys Uniqlo building in Milan for $339 million, source says
MILAN :The family office of Japanese billionaire Tadashi Yanai, founder and chief executive of Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing , has agreed to buy a building in Milan for about 300 million euros ($339 million), a source close to the matter said on Thursday. Yanai, Japan's richest man, is buying the building from U.S. property firm Hines, the source added. Hines declined to comment. Yanai could not immediately be reached for comment. Hines bought the building in 2016 and renovated it. Located near Milan's main Duomo square, the building stands across from the city's Starbucks Reserve Roastery in the elegant Piazza Cordusio. Ynai was advised by JLL. The real estate and investment management services firm confirmed it worked as an adviser for a family office involved in the transaction, without giving further details. The sale was first reported by Green Street News, which said that Yanai had recently bought also a Uniqlo-occupied building in Amsterdam and another one in London. ($1 = 0.8855 euros)
The Hindu
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Mini World opens in Visakhapatnam with 12 global landmark replicas
A trip around the globe may be an expensive dream, but at the newly-launched Mini World at Vishwanadh Sports Club, Port Stadium, visitors can step into the heart of Italy, experience the grandeur of ancient Rome, or marvel at the fantasy of Singapore's Far Far Away Castle, by simply taking a walk. Spread across a separate section of the Port Stadium, Mini World is a permanent display of 12 human-scale models of world-famous monuments. The experience features iconic structures such as the Florence Cathedral (Duomo), the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Rome's Colosseum, London's Tower Bridge, and the whimsical Far Far Away Castle from Universal Studios Singapore. Each model is built to near-accurate proportions, providing visitors with an opportunity to engage closely with global architectural marvels. Crafted from fibre, the project took nine months to complete, with a dedicated team of 55 skilled artists from Kolkata who created the structures. The entire installation came at a cost of ₹1.8 crore, with each structure priced at around ₹8 lakh. The priced jewel, however, is the Florence Cathedral, one of the greatest masterpieces of Gothic art and the first Italian Renaissance. 'This intricate piece alone cost approximately ₹15 lakh due to its elaborate design and detailing,' says Narendra Kumar of Vishwanadh Sports Club. Presently, the finishing touches are being fine-tuned by a team of architecture students from GITAM University. 'We have worked on it for two weeks, tried different textures and mixtures of colour combinations to bring out the intricate ornamentation details of Florence Cathedral,' says AR Jyothi Marri, assistant professor at GITAM University. 'It was challenging to get matching colours and surface finishing. We ran multiple tests and used different layering techniques. Photographic references helped us understand the facade, dome and the symmetrical patterns that make the Duomo so iconic.' Each structure at Mini World is brightly illuminated in the evenings. Accompanying each monument is an information board that offers historical context and interesting trivia. A new package deal is also in the works, one that includes personalised photo prints for families of four, to capture memories amid these global replicas. The Mini World is open from 10am to 9pm, with an entry fee of ₹199 per person.
CBS News
12-05-2025
- CBS News
Convicted killer falls to death from Milan's famed Duomo cathedral after allegedly stabbing man, reports say
A convicted murderer permitted to work outside prison threw himself from Milan's famed Duomo cathedral on Sunday, killing himself, after allegedly stabbing a colleague, local news reports said. ANSA news agency and other outlets reported said the Italian man, whom they identified as Emanuele De Maria, 35, fell "dozens of meters" after reportedly throwing himself from the Gothic cathedral into the square below. The area surrounding the Duomo, Milan's most famed landmark, is usually teeming with people but news reports did not cite any injuries among passersby. Television images showed police blocking off the area surrounding one of the sides of the cathedral. Authorities identified De Maria — who went on television last year to describe his life — from an ID in his pocket and his tattoos, according to several reports, including Milan's Corriere della Sera daily. One witness, a bar owner named Emanuele Sanità, told the outlet that De Maria landed right next to a boy who was holding a stuffed animal. "He fell next to him. He was in shock. He sat there for twenty minutes without speaking," Sanità said. De Maria had been serving a 14-year sentence after being convicted for the 2016 murder of a woman, according to reports. He was arrested in Germany in 2018 after hiding as a fugitive in the Netherlands, Milano Today reported. But for nearly two years he had been working part-time at a hotel near Milan's central train station. Police had been searching for him since Friday, when he allegedly stabbed a work colleague. The condition of that man, identified as a 50-year-old Italian-Egyptian, was improving Sunday after emergency surgery on his neck and chest, Milano Today reported.
Daily Mail
11-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Convicted killer on prison release stabs colleague before jumping to his death off cathedral in front of horrified tourists
A convicted murderer on prison release stabbed a colleague before jumping to his death from a Milan cathedral in front of horrified tourists. The Italian man, believed to be Emanuele De Maria, 35, threw himself from the famed Duomo di Milano cathedral on Sunday after allegedly stabbing a colleague, local news reports said. News reports said he climbed the terraces of the building before falling 'dozens of metres' from the Gothic cathedral into the square below. De Maria reportedly fell just after 2pm as horrified onlookers watched in shock. According to Il Mattino and Ansa, De Maria leapt 'without hesitation' from the cathedral's north walkway and died instantly. The area surrounding the Duomo, Milan's most famed landmark, is usually teeming with people but news reports did not cite any injuries among passersby. Television images showed police blocking off the area surrounding one of the sides of the cathedral. Authorities identified De Maria - who went on television last year to describe his life - from an ID in his pocket and his tattoos, according to several reports, including Milan's Corriere della Sera daily. Officers cordoned off the scene as forensic teams examined the body. Tourists were ushered away and the cathedral terraces were immediately shut down. De Maria, originally from Naples. had been serving a 14-year sentence after being convicted for the 2016 murder of a 23-year-old woman in Castel Volturno, according to reports. But for nearly two years he had been working part-time at a four-star hotel near Milan's central train station under a work-release programme from Bollate prison. His shocking death came just a day after he allegedly stabbed coworker Hani Fouad Abdelghaffar Nasr five times outside the hotel around 6.20am on Saturday. De Maria had been on the run for less than 48 hours after the hotel stabbing, sparking a manhunt involving State Police and Carabinieri. Meanwhile, officers were also searching for another missing hotel worker, 50-year-old Chamila Wijesuriya, who hadn't been seen since Friday. She told her husband she was heading to the gym - but was later captured on CCTV entering the metro with De Maria. Her phone was found dumped in a bin at a subway stop. On Sunday, her body was found in a pond in Parco Nord, located in the northern part of the Italian city. Investigators are working to retrace his final movements and determine the full timeline of events.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Yahoo
Prisoner on work leave throws himself from Milan Duomo, dies: news reports
A convicted murderer permitted to work outside prison threw himself from Milan's famed Duomo cathedral on Sunday, killing himself, after allegedly stabbing a colleague, local news reports said. News reports said the Italian man, whom they identified as Emanuele De Maria, 35, fell "dozens of metres" after reportedly throwing himself from the Gothic cathedral into the square below. The area surrounding the Duomo, Milan's most famed landmark, is usually teeming with people but news reports did not cite any injuries among passersby. Television images showed police blocking off the area surrounding one of the sides of the cathedral. Authorities identified De Maria -- who went on television last year to describe his life -- from an ID in his pocket and his tattoos, according to several reports, including Milan's Corriere della Sera daily. De Maria had been serving a 14-year sentence after being convicted for the 2016 murder of a woman, according to reports. But for nearly two years he had been working part-time at a hotel near Milan's central train station. Police had been searching for him since Friday, when he allegedly stabbed a work colleague. ams/yad
