Daimler AG has warned some 800,000 owners of its luxury Mercedes-Benz cars of a defect that could lead to a fire, but admitted it currently has no parts with which to repair the fault. The news was first reported by the German tabloid Bild and then by Reuters on Tuesday, …
Read More »Man spent millions in Covid relief payments on luxury cars & private jets
Scott Jackson Davis, 46, was granted $3.3 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans after he claimed he needed the money to pay for the “significant payroll” of three businesses. An investigation revealed, however, that the companies “had few if any employees and little to no payroll.” Authorities also discovered …
Read More »Luxury hotel boots famous chef who sought to turn restaurant vegan
In a statement on Friday, Claridge’s announced that it had “mutually agreed” to separate with Daniel Humm, the chef and owner at its award-winning, Michelin-star restaurant Davies and Brook. “We completely respect and understand the culinary direction of a fully plant-based menu that Daniel has decided to embrace and champion …
Read More »‘We no longer have luxury of half-measures’: French hospital union chief calls for mandatory vaccination of everyone
“We no longer have the luxury of taking half-measures,” Frederic Valletoux, the head of the Hospital Federation of France (FHF) and the mayor of Fontainebleau, told Le Journal du Dimanche newspaper. “Everywhere, the indicators are going up again. The context of the epidemic shows us the limits of intermediate measures.” …
Read More »Luxury brand Moët reportedly halts exports to Russia after Putin signs law banning foreign fizz from using ‘champagne’ on label
Moscow business daily RBK published on Friday a letter from LVMH, the colossal Paris-based conglomerate that owns spirits brand Hennessy and winemaker Moët & Chandon, founded in the Champagne region of France in 1743. In the statement, the company warns Russian clients it will temporary suspend all deliveries of the …
Read More »4 killed after car bomb rocks luxury hotel in Pakistan’s Balochistan hosting Chinese ambassador
The explosion swept through the hotel parking lot on Wednesday. According to a preliminary investigation, the blast was caused by a bomb that was planted on a car left outside the four-star deluxe hotel. Footage from the scene showed flames ravaging the scorched remains of several vehicles as sirens blared. …
Read More »US suspends tariffs on French luxury goods over tax on Silicon Valley tech giants
The 25 percent levy, targeting French goods such as handbags, cosmetics, and soap, was set to become effective on Wednesday. However, the US Trade Representative’s office made a last-minute U-turn, announcing on Thursday the punitive measure wouldn’t be enforced. The top trade negotiator explained that the suspension comes “in the …
Read More »Poverty Soviet luxury
Last time when I watch Soviet films, pay attention to the details that had left me indifferent. It is clear. On the one hand, when watching the film many times, the story becomes boring, so the eye is looking for something new. On the other, there is already something professional. …
Read More »“Luxury” in the style of the USSR. Don’t do it.
So, friends — today will be a post on “expensive and prestigious” things of the Soviet Union. I think all of you still have friends who believe all the post stuff a sign of a good and wealthy life — not noticing that these things have long ceased to be. …
Read More »The luxury of watching TV in your mother tongue is just one click away
Specialists believe: cable TV will be very soon completely replaced by Internet TV. The reasons are numerous, and will be mentioned below. In any case, customers once again are opting for a more efficient and multifunctional solution. Especially when it comes to Poles living abroad who could really use access …
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