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Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Meghan Markle's Often-Worn Pendant Carries a Hidden Meaning, Jewelry Designer Says
Like her sister-in-law Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle often wears jewelry loaded with symbolism. Such is the case for a pendant by Sophie Lis that the Duchess of Sussex has worn on numerous occasions, including to the Invictus Games in 2022 and on season 1 of Netflix's With Love, Meghan. In a new interview, Lis speaks more about Meghan's relationship with the brand, including poignant earrings Meghan wore on her last day as a working royal in March it comes to Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle, endless stories are told through their accessories—from earrings to bracelets to necklaces. Such was the case when Meghan chose Sophie Lis' Love Pendant—a piece she first wore in 2020 and has worn several times since, including while arranging flowers on Netflix's With Love, Meghan and at the Invictus Games in 2022. Speaking to Page Six, Lis said the pendant symbolizes 'ever-growing love': 'It was particularly special when Meghan first got photographed wearing that piece, as we gave 10 percent from each sale to a dog charity I support called Wild at Heart, based in Notting Hill,' said Lis, who is based in London. (Meghan would no doubt approve—she's a well-known dog lover herself.) The diamond and ruby pendant was inspired by 19th century French poet Rosemonde Gérard's 'The Eternal Song' and reads '+ qu'hier' and '— que demain,' meaning, 'I love you more today than yesterday but less than tomorrow.' Meghan has worn other pieces from Lis' collection, including wearing a pair of her hoop earrings for her final day as a working royal in March 2020. 'Meghan was a fan of us right from the beginning,' Lis said. 'She became aware of our brand just before she moved to the U.S., but there was no gifting—she definitely bought her pieces.' Lis added that the Duchess of Sussex has 'always been a great supporter, and I'm very grateful for her raising awareness of the brand, especially as the storytelling behind each piece is meaningful.' Of the Fallen Star Earrings Meghan chose to wear on her last day as a working royal five years ago, Lis said that the set is 'meant to offer guidance and direction. It's such a nice thought to follow the star.' Page Six reported that royal cousin Princess Eugenie also owns a pair of the hoop earrings, as does Meghan's longtime friend Abigail Spencer, who appeared on With Love, Meghan's first season. 'My jewelry has always been inspired by things beyond our understanding—the beauty of our world and infinite possibility of the unknown,' Lis said. Read the original article on InStyle
Global News
22-05-2025
- Business
- Global News
‘Sign' of the times: Surprising new indicator of B.C.'s sluggish real estate market
Call it a sign of the times? 'There are so many listings right now in the Metro Vancouver area that there's not enough signposts,' Kaitlyn Herbst, realtor with MRKT Real Estate Group said. 'The company is actually offering, if we take down the signpost, if it's already sold property and give them their signpost back so that they can use it for a new client, they will give us money back on our next signpost.' Herbst said in April there were more than 15,000 listings in the Greater Vancouver area. 'That's a lot of signs,' she said. 'I mean, condos don't always have signs and stuff, but buyers, they're just not showing up. They're a little bit uncertain with everything that's going on and kind of taking a little more time to look.' Story continues below advertisement 2:07 Metro Vancouver condos sitting empty amid housing crisis Real estate experts say it has been an interesting start to the year in Greater Vancouver. 'What we expected to happen was the market to be a little more active than what we've seen so far,' Andrew Lis, director of economics and data analytics at Greater Vancouver Realtors, told Global News. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'Our forecast called for some growth in sales for the year, but sales have come in pretty slow since the beginning of the year.' Lis said it could partially be due to the uncertainty brought about by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs, the political uncertainty around the Canadian election and the federal government's overall housing strategy plan. 'So it could be a number of factors keeping buyers on the sidelines, but things have been sort of quiet on the buy side,' Lis said. Story continues below advertisement 'On the sell side, we have a lot of people coming to market with their property. So we're actually at a point right now where we have some of the highest levels of inventory we've seen in almost over a decade. So a really interesting time right now for the market.' Lis said that sales are down about 24 per cent year-over-year. 'They're hanging below our 10-year seasonal averages, you know, around 20, 30 per cent. They've kind of been around those levels for some time.' Lis said that the market started to pick up late last year but has been slower in the first part of 2025. 'On the inventory side, however, what we've seen is a pretty significant increase in inventory levels in our region,' he added. 'Our inventory level in the Greater Vancouver region that we track at our board has surpassed the 16,000 mark, which we have not seen in over about a decade.' 4:55 New cabinet role puts former Vancouver mayor back in the spotlight Lis said that for buyers, it's a good thing as there is finally some choice across the board — condos, detached houses and townhouses. Story continues below advertisement However, they have seen more sales of detached homes than attached or apartments. 'Generally, price trends have been fairly flat over the past few months and even actually over the last couple of years,' Lis said. 'There's some very small minor ups and downs — a per cent here, up, down a per cent there — but generally the price trend has been flat and that's been pretty much true across all product types.' Herbst said she has never seen a market like this. 'When a couple years ago there was no subjects, you were buying places, sight unseen,' she said. 'I had clients buy homes I had never actually seen. Subject free, all that. Now we've got, 'Okay, we'll come back and see you a second time'.' Herbst said there are even sellers adding incentives to lure in prospective buyers. 'There is one home (in Langley) that is for sale that the realtor is offering a Disney Cruise to the buyers of this family home. A four-person Disney cruise,' she said. 'It's not cheap, but it's a way to make it stand out. It's a way to get those families through the door. And there's a lot of options for those buyers. So it's comparing apples to apples, but this one I get to go on a trip with my family.'
Hindustan Times
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
British commentator says colonised countries had no ‘money, creativity', gets schooled for racist rant
British political commentator Carole Malone and a presenter on a news discussion went on a racist rant recently, declaring that colonisation was beneficial and that colonised countries lacked "creativity, money and people in positions of power". The heated debate on Britain's colonial legacy took place on GB News, in which Malone and Jonathan Lis, another political commentator, shared their opposing views on colonisation. A viral clip that shows part of the show has Malone saying, "We now have a generation that believes everything about colonisation was wrong. It wasn't. There were some terrible things and there were some good things to come out of it. And that is about properly acknowledging your past." GB News presenter Bev Turner backs her up, saying Britain introduced "education, sanitation, transportation" to the countries it colonised. "There is so much that we brought to communities," the news anchor said. Jonathan Liss pushes back, pointing out that the so-called positive outcomes of colonisation does not compensate for all the wrongs done to the countries which were invaded by the British empire. "The empire was wrong. It was wrong. Full stop. The things that Britain might have done do not compensate for it," he said. "It was profoundly a racist set of basically invasion of other people, where we subjugated people to our rule and made them work for us." Bev Turner, a seasoned TV and radio host, goes on to ask Lis how the youth of today's Britain would feel about their country's colonial legacy. "We hear much more of that than we do about the benefits of that period of time," she says. When Lis tells her there were no benefits of colonisation, Carole Malone interrupts him with a shocking statement. "Those countries did not have money. They did not have the creativity. They did not have people in positions of power," she said. Lis immediately pushes back, calling her remarks outrageous. "Of course, they had creativity. They just didn't live like Britain did. It doesn't make it worse. It just makes it different." Malone hits back and asks, "So it's okay to live without education. And it's okay to live without transportation system, is it?" Her fellow panelist says the colonised countries did have education and language. "It just wasn't our education system. They had language, it just wasn't our language," he said. (Also Read: Karoline Leavitt claims Kashmiri waiter in Doha credited Trump for India-Pak ceasefire: 'He told me…')
Daily Maverick
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Maverick
Venezuela minister says opposition negotiated members' exit from Argentine residence
Venezuela's interior minister on Wednesday said the exit of Venezuelan opposition members from Argentina's diplomatic residence in Caracas was negotiated, after the opposition said the operation took the government by surprise. Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello did not provide details, but said the individuals had left the Argentine ambassador's residence via a 'negotiation.' 'In the end, they ended up negotiating… everything was negotiated. They can say whatever they want now, they can put on whatever show they want — it's the absolute truth,' said Cabello. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that five opposition staffers, who had been living in the residence since March 2024 after warrants were issued for their arrest, had made it to U.S. soil. Cabello on Wednesday said four individuals had left the residence. Earlier on Wednesday, Venezuela's main opposition coalition said that the 'international rescue' operation had taken President Nicolas Maduro by surprise. 'This operation is a testimony to the dedication of many people, who, to the surprise of the regime of Nicolas Maduro, managed to break the chains of oppression,' the opposition coalition said in a statement shared on X. Maduro has been in Russia this week, where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and signed a strategic partnership. The opposition coalition said the five staffers would share reflections about their experience 'in the coming days.' Reuters was unable to independently confirm their current location. While in the Argentine residence, the five had regularly used social media to share videos of state security forces outside the building, where the electricity and water were repeatedly cut, sometimes for weeks at a time. The statement from the opposition thanked U.S. President Donald Trump, Rubio and Argentine President Javier Milei for their role in the operation. It did not give further details. The Argentine residence in Caracas has been under Brazilian custody since Buenos Aires cut relations with Maduro's government over the 2024 election, which the opposition and its backers say was won by Edmundo Gonzalez, now living in Spain. Brazil was not involved in any operation to remove the staffers from the residence, a Brazilian diplomatic source said on Wednesday. Brazil's government said in a statement that it had repeatedly tried to obtain safe passage for the staffers, however. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado hailed the operation late on Tuesday and called for the release of 900 other politicians and activists detained last year. Two sources told Reuters on Wednesday that Machado's elderly mother – 85-year-old Corina Parisca de Machado – had also left Venezuela. Cabello said on Wednesday that Parisca de Machado had left on Monday via Bogota, Colombia. Since the election, Machado, who is in hiding in Venezuela, has regularly complained of security forces gathering outside her mother's home. (Reporting by Reuters, additional reporting by Lisandra Paraguassu in Brasilia; Editing by Rosalba O'Brien and Lincoln Feast.)
Reuters
31-03-2025
- Business
- Reuters
The Li's brinkmanship with Beijing will be messy
HONG KONG, March 31 (Reuters Breakingviews) - China senses a betrayal by the Li family's plans to shed global assets as part of their effort to deal their way out of a value trap. Beijing's anger is evident through a series of critical editorials in the media against the Hong Kong family's flagship conglomerate, $21 billion CK Hutchison ( opens new tab. But that brinkmanship between the two sides could easily spill into an active and messy conflict. Shares of CK Hutchison fell as much as 5% on Monday following a Reuters report saying that the company would delay the Panama part of a proposed $23 billion deal to sell its overseas ports business to a BlackRock-led consortium. The group's flagship has since erased half the 33% stock market gain it made on announcing the deal last month. But things could get much worse. The Li family have halved CK Hutchison's exposure to the mainland since a 2015 restructuring that incorporated it in the Cayman Islands but the company still held about $14 billion worth of assets in China, or 9% of the total, as of December. Meanwhile, sister firm, the $14 billion CK Asset ( opens new tab, derives up to 43% of its earnings from Hong Kong and the mainland. These remaining interlocking interests in retail, utilities and property provide Beijing with ample pressure points. Approvals for a series of deals could stall, for example. Beijing has already pledged an antitrust review of the ports sale. CK Hutchison is eyeing a potential spinoff of its global telecommunication assets in London, Reuters reported on Friday, citing sources. That deal could be worth $19 billion. The Hong Kong initial public offering of FWD, a pan-Asian insurer worth some $9 billion, controlled by Li's younger son, requires Beijing's greenlight too. Elsewhere, the Hong Kong government can look into anticompetition issues in the electricity or property sector. That would ostensibly tackle the issue that has vexed locals for decades: Yet such a move will hit not just the Li's but also rival companies and tycoons in Beijing's good books, such as $10 billion Hongkong Land ( opens new tab, majority-owned by a subsidiary of Jardine Matheson ( opens new tab. It also would disrupt business for state companies: China State Construction Engineering Corp ( opens new tab, for instance, remains one of CK Asset's top suppliers. If Beijing ramps up pressure on the Lis, it will undercut its message that it is open for business but China has shown that it's willing to endure reputational setbacks to keep its business leaders on a tight leash. This was evident in its assault on Jack Ma and a wider crackdown on China's tech sector. The rest of the Li's journey away from Hong Kong will be stormy. CONTEXT NEWS CK Hutchison will not sign a deal this week to sell its two port operations near the Panama Canal to a BlackRock-led consortium, Reuters reported on March 28, citing two people with direct knowledge of the matter. China's market regulator has said earlier it will carry out an antitrust review on the port deal. Separately, CK Hutchison has started preparations to spin off its global telecommunication assets in London, Reuters reported on March 28, citing two people with knowledge of the matter. The business could be valued between up to 15 billion pounds ($19 billion), one of the people said. In response to the report, the company issued a statement on March 31 saying it had not made any decision to proceed with any transaction related to its global telecom business. For more insights like these, click here, opens new tab to try Breakingviews for free. Breakingviews Reuters Breakingviews is the world's leading source of agenda-setting financial insight. As the Reuters brand for financial commentary, we dissect the big business and economic stories as they break around the world every day. A global team of about 30 correspondents in New York, London, Hong Kong and other major cities provides expert analysis in real time. Sign up for a free trial of our full service at and follow us on Twitter @Breakingviews and at All opinions expressed are those of the authors.
