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Photos: Guests attend the Roger Vivier Presentation Spring/Summer 2019 during Paris Fashion Week on September 27, 2018, in Paris, France. Photographer Francois Durand. Copyright © 2018 Getty Images. Images provided by Roger Vivier.
Photo: (L to R) Gherardo Felloni and Ines de la Fressange attend the Roger Vivier Presentation Spring/Summer 2019 during Paris Fashion Week on September 27, 2018, in Paris, France. Photographer Francois Durand. Copyright © 2018 Getty Images. Image provided by Roger Vivier.
Photo: Olivia Palermo attends the Roger Vivier Presentation Spring/Summer 2019 during Paris Fashion Week on September 27, 2018, in Paris, France. Photographer Francois Durand. Copyright © 2018 Getty Images. Image provided by Roger Vivier.
Photo: Gherardo Felloni and a guest attend the Roger Vivier Presentation Spring/Summer 2019 during Paris Fashion Week on September 27, 2018, in Paris, France. Photographer Francois Durand. Copyright © 2018 Getty Images. Image provided by Roger Vivier.
Source: Paris Fashion Week: Roger Vivier
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Photo: Airbus Fly Your Ideas 2015 runners-up Team Retrolley from University of São Paulo Brazil. From left: Fausto Mascia, Academic mentor University of Sao Paolo, Denise Ikuno, Lucas Otsuka, Tadeu Omae, Maki Shintate, Lucas Neumann.
The next generation of innovators can now submit their proposals tackling one of the six challenges set out by Airbus for its sixth global Fly Your Ideas competition (Electrification, Data Services, Cyber Security, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence and Mixed Reality).
The biennial competition is a celebration of creativity and innovation to solve real industry challenges. Open to university teams from across the world, including all disciplines from engineering and information technology to marketing and design, the competition is an opportunity for students to unleash their pioneering spirit, working at the cutting edge of digital technology alongside industry experts. UNESCO granted patronage to Fly Your Ideas in 2012.
“Fly Your Ideas is an inspirational endeavor for students around the world and UNESCO is proud to be a part of this initiative,” said Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO. “The new challenges will allow students to think outside the box and come up with sustainable solutions for global problems beyond aerospace - exactly what the world needs from our future generations!”
The submission phase would end on 16 November 2018. A team of Airbus specialists from across the business will review and evaluate all submitted ideas. The live final of Fly Your Ideas will be held in 2019, where students will have the opportunity to showcase their ideas to an audience of industry experts.
Airbus is seeking ideas that could change aerospace in the decades to come and create a safer, cleaner and better-connected world. The competition is an opportunity for students to build valuable employment skills including teamwork, project management, and presentation skills and to apply their classroom learning to real-world challenges.
Sources: AIRBUS and UNESCO
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Photos: For its new summer 2018 campaign, de GRISOGONO exalts women wearing its jewelry, describing them as “Sunny, free-spirited, self-confident women who set the tone for a delightfully cheerful summer.” Images provided by & Copyright © de GRISOGONO.
Source: de GRISOGONO.
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Photos: The Longines Prize for Elegance awarded to Aleksandra Soldatova at the 36th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Sofia. Images provided by & copyright © Longines.
Saint-Imier (Switzerland) / Sofia (Bulgaria) - 15 September 2018 - As the long-term partner of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), Longines is also the Official Partner and Official Timekeeper of the 36th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships 2018 in Sofia, Bulgaria. In this context, the Swiss watch brand presented tonight its Longines Prize for Elegance to Russia’s Aleksandra Soldatova, who distinguished herself for the outstanding grace and charisma she displayed throughout the all-around final.
Source: Longines
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Photos: Tissot is now the Official Timekeeper of the Tour de Suisse (an annual cycling race in Switzerland). Images provided by & Copyright © Tissot Ltd.
Cycling is one of the sports that Tissot has been most involved in for the past 50 years. The brand was Official Timekeeper of the Tour de France from 1988 to 1992 and still is since 2016. Tissot got further involved in 1995 by joining forces with the UCI International Cycling Union. Since then, Tissot has been the Official Timekeeper of road, trail, and BMX cycling world championships, cycling world cup, and the Mountain Bike.
Tissot is now the Official Timekeeper of the Tour de Suisse (an annual cycling race in Switzerland).
Tissot is celebrating its partnership with Tour de Suisse by launching a new watch: T-Race Cycling Special Edition Tour de Suisse.
Source: TISSOT
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Photos: Models walk the runway during the show by the brand ‘Twenty-Seven Names’ during New Zealand Fashion Week 2018 on August 28, 2018, in Auckland, New Zealand. Photos © Phil Walter/Getty Images. Images provided by New Zealand Fashion Week (NZFW).
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Photo: Anja Rubik wears a dress by YSL photographed by Mario Sorrenti for PORTER. Image provided by PORTER.
LONDON — For its Summer Escape issue, women’s luxury fashion magazine PORTER is partnering with Parley for the Oceans, a global collaboration network. PORTER, along with acclaimed photographer Mario Sorrenti, and cover star Anja Rubik, is highlighting the plastic crisis facing the oceans.
For a second year, the title dedicates an entire issue to exploring the beauty and fragility of the oceans. In a 63-page portfolio shot by Sorrenti on Parley’s island in the Maldives, Sorrenti’s excellent fashion photography illustrates the reality and impact of plastic pollution upon the seas.
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Photo: Pavan Shetty, Director of Porsche India, with Porsche 911 GT2 RS. Image provided by Porsche.
Photos: Porsche 911 GT2 RS. Images provided by Porsche.
Mumbai — Porsche’s ultimate driving machine, the 911 GT2 RS, is now available in India. An exclusive event in the Porsche Centre Mumbai showroom celebrated the arrival of this unique model, which is the road-approved sports car record holder on the famous Nürburgring Nordschleife with a lap time of 6 minutes and 47.3 seconds.
Pavan Shetty, Director of Porsche India, said: “This is a great day for sports car fans in India. The 911 GT2 RS is the concentration of Porsche’s motorsport expertise into one high-performance model that also masters everyday driving. Despite its superior racing dynamics, this top 911 model is as predictable and reliable to handle as any other Porsche. We see an increasing demand for true sports cars in India, and with vehicles like the 911 GT2 RS, we are confident Porsche is well placed to meet that demand and offer a truly unique driving experience on the road and the racetrack.”
The new Porsche 911 GT2 RS is now available at all Porsche Centres across India.
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Photo: Airbus, a global leader in aeronautics, has delivered the first of a total of six H145 helicopters to the Swiss Air-Rescue, Rega. These will replace Rega’s existing fleet of EC145 helicopters, which will be phased out by mid-2019.
The H145 is the market leader for police and rescue missions with a combined fleet of over 200 helicopters worldwide, which have jointly accumulated more than 100,000 flight hours. The agile H145 is particularly well suited for special intensive care transports because of its spacious cabin and a maximum take-off weight of 3.7 tons.
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Photos: Sailing scenes during the AUDI E-Tron cup in Kiel, Germany. June 20, 2018. Photos by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images for AUDI. © 2018 Getty Images. Images provided by AUDI.
Audi sponsored Kieler Woche (Kiel Week), a famous sailing regatta, from 16th to 24th June, by presenting the Audi e-Tron Cup. Leading personalities from sports and show business competed against each other and tested their skills on the water.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Lacoste have announced the launch of the first exclusive Olympic Heritage lifestyle apparel collection, developed by Lacoste.
Lacoste, the Crocodile brand, is present in 120 countries and offers a wide range of products — apparel, leather goods, fragrances, footwear, eyewear, home wear, watches, and more.
According to IOC, the Olympic Heritage collection is an essential element of the new IOC Global Licensing Strategy, developed in line with Olympic Agenda 2020.
Lacoste’s new men’s clothing and accessories line will feature limited edition collections that will reflect the graphic legacy of legendary Olympic Games and would highlight the 50th anniversaries of the Olympic Winter Games Grenoble 1968, and the Olympic Games Mexico City 1968.
The IOC and Lacoste collaboration will continue until 2020, with a collection developed each season, which will initially be sold, starting this summer, in 10 countries: Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Spain and the UK.
Building on Olympic Agenda 2020 and launched in 2014, the IOC Global Licensing Strategy aims to create a tangible connection to the Olympic Games and Olympism through merchandising programmes that are aligned with the Olympic image and enhance brand value and goodwill. The objective is to strengthen and promote the Olympic brand, not only during the Olympic Games but between Games as well.
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Photos: Lamborghini Huracán Performante Spyder. Images provided by & copyright © Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.
Automobili Lamborghini recently presented the Lamborghini Huracán Performante Spyder.
The Huracán Performante Spyder incorporates all the latest developments in the Huracán nameplate and provides enhanced emotion of driving a convertible, said Stefano Domenicali, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Automobili Lamborghini. He was introducing this new sports car model.
With its unique engine and the permanent four-wheel drive, Performante Spyder accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (0 to 62 mph) in 3.1 seconds and 0 to 200 km/h (0 to124 mph) in 9.3 seconds with a top speed of 325 km/h.
The Huracán Performante Spyder is a super sports car for driving on the road as well as on the track, the company explained.
The visible carbon fiber running throughout its aluminum body produces its lightweight character, contributing to a weight reduction of 35 kg over the original Huracán Spyder.
The Huracán Performante Spyder, with the roof open or closed, is a driver’s car in challenging dynamic situations as well as in thrilling lifestyle experiences, Lamborghini elaborated.
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#Lamborghini Huracan Performante Spyder. CAPTURE IT IF YOU CAN. https://t.co/PV5kCjCZbj
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#Lamborghini Huracán RWD Spyder: Breathtaking Technology. https://t.co/HRRP4v0H7e
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Photos: de GRISOGONO presents new High Jewellery creations — Allegra, Millefoglie, Gaïa, Doppia, and Melody of Colours — which, according to it, reflect the power of the links between every woman and her loves and her desires. Images provided by & copyright © de GRISOGONO.
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Photos: As Official Partner and Timekeeper of the XXI Commonwealth Games, Longines has launched the official watch of the event — Conquest V.H.P. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. This special edition watch is meant as a tribute to this multi-sport event where athletes from 70 Commonwealth nations and territories will gather.
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Congratulations Chanu Saikhom Mirabai (IND) who achieved three new Commonwealth Games Records in the Women's Weightlifting (48kg). #LonginesRecordBreaker #GC2018 pic.twitter.com/QoxecKU184
— Longines Watch Co. (@Longines) April 9, 2018
Congratulations to Shayna Jack, Bronte Campbell, Emma McKeon and Cate Campbell on achieving a new #WorldRecord in the Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay at the @GC2018. #LonginesRecordBreaker pic.twitter.com/5RIR2ofBuE
— Longines Watch Co. (@Longines) April 6, 2018
Another action packed day of #GC2018tabletennis has wrapped up at #GC2018. Presenting Partner Track and Field @Longines pic.twitter.com/cweAFWtrmQ
— Gold Coast 2018 (@GC2018) April 13, 2018
It's GOLD for Amy Kwan Dict Weng of @ocm_mom in the #GC2018gymnastics individual ribbon final! #SHARETHEDREAM pic.twitter.com/UlMnfEyoxe
— Gold Coast 2018 (@GC2018) April 13, 2018
What a race! @TeamEngland's Annie Last claims gold in the women's cross country mountain bike! 🎉🥇 #GC2018 #GC2018cyclingmountainbike #SHARETHEDREAM pic.twitter.com/Ru6P5sykIR
— Gold Coast 2018 (@GC2018) April 12, 2018
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The Ferrari 488 Pista is powered by the most powerful V8 engine in the Ferrari marque’s history and is the company’s special series sports car with the highest level yet of technological transfer from racing. In fact the name Pista, meaning ‘track’ in Italian, was chosen specifically to testify to Ferrari’s unparalleled heritage in motor sports.
Technically, the Ferrari 488 Pista encompasses all of the experience built up on the world’s circuits by the 488 Challenge and the 488 GTE. For over 25 years, Ferrari has been organising the most prestigious of all one-make championships, the Ferrari Challenge, in which over 100 drivers split into three continental series do battle at the wheel.
Ferrari 488 Pista’s vehicle dynamics have been designed for unique driving feedback and to make the car’s full potential available to all drivers, professional or otherwise.
The Ferrari 488 Pista. https://t.co/ZFjcbre5qP
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Barcelona, Spain - February 27, 2018 - At Mobile World Congress today, Mastercard announced that Flipkart will be the first merchant in the Asia Pacific region to launch ‘Mastercard Digital Enablement Services (MDES) for Merchants’. The service will enable the card issuing banks to replace Mastercard credit, debit and prepaid card primary account numbers with secure digital tokens. These tokens will allow the merchants to offer enhanced security and customer experience. This announcement not only strengthens Mastercard and Flipkart’s partnership, but also exemplifies both organizations’ efforts to decrease fraud on e-commerce channels.
Storing card information in apps and online is popular among merchants and consumers to reduce checkout friction, enable subscription-based services and recurring payments. However, the security of transactions is extremely important. MDES provides an extra layer of security. In case of token compromise, MDES blocks the transaction, thus eliminating any chance of a fraud. If a device is lost or physical card is compromised, the link in MDES between the tokens and the card/device can be broken - and reissued for the new token or the card- without troubling the consumer.
For better customer experience, it gives cardholders the choice and peace of mind to make secure digital payments from a variety of connected devices through a tap, touch, or click. Moreover, the customer does not need to update the tokens stored with various merchants when a card number or its expiration date changes.
“Flipkart has been at the forefront of payment innovations that have led and accelerated the adoption of e-commerce in India. Through the implementation of the Mastercard Digital Enablement Services, we are happy to introduce our customers to a simple, convenient and secure payment method, create a safe ecosystem and provide superior experiences for them,” said Ranjith Boyanapalli, Vice President of Product at Flipkart.
“We are delighted to partner with Flipkart, the pioneer of India’s e-commerce Industry, to roll out the industry-leading MDES for merchants. Our research indicates that security of payment and convenience are some of the key factors considered during online shopping by consumers. Mastercard tokenization will eliminate a significant ‘hassle factor’ for consumers and offer enhanced security,” said James Anderson, Executive Vice President, Digital Payment Products at Mastercard.
The Flipkart Group is India’s largest e-commerce marketplace and includes group companies Flipkart, Myntra, Jabong and PhonePe.
Propelled by rising smartphone penetration, the launch of 4G networks and increasing consumer wealth, the Indian e-commerce industry has been on an upward growth trajectory and is expected to surpass the U.S. to become the second largest e-commerce market in the world by 2034.
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Photo: Model and Fashion Influencer Xenia Tchoumi attends the IWC ‘For the Love of Cinema’ Gala Dinner on 30 September, 2017 during Zurich Film Festival in Zurich, Switzerland. Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images for IWC. Image provided by IWC Schaffhausen.
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New Delhi, September 22, 2017: The list of countries where Renault’s successful SUV is marketed has been extended to include India. Captur was designed and developed by an international technical team which was tasked with proposing a versatile vehicle featuring a bespoke styling/equipment-specification package for the Indian market. Captur production is already under way in Chennai plant.
Over the last five years, Renault has taken significant measures to promote its growth in India through the way it is structured locally, its sales network and its model range. Thanks to this work, it has emerged as one of the fastest-growing automobile brands in India and Renault Captur’s launch marks a new phase in this strong product strategy.
Within few years, Renault’s footing in India has gained significant ground in just a short period of time to become the country’s number one European brand. The launch of Renault Captur will be backed by an expansion of the network’s coverage. In May 2011, the number of Renault sales outlets stood at just 14. The figure now exceeds 300 and is poised to rise further before the end of 2017.
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ATLANTA - July 26, 2017 - According to The Coca-Cola Company, since its 2005 introduction, Coca-Cola Zero has refreshed hundreds of millions of fans across America with its real Coca-Cola taste and zero calories. From its U.S. introduction into the Coca-Cola trademark brand portfolio to its global expansion, the brand is sold in nearly 160 countries around the world.
Now, through in-house innovation and extensive market testing, Coca-Cola Zero is getting a new name, new look and even more delicious taste, said the company. The no-calorie fan favorite will deliver an even better-tasting recipe and now be called “Coca-Cola Zero Sugar”.
“More than 10 years ago, we launched Coca-Cola Zero with a revolutionary recipe that gave fans real Coca-Cola taste without the sugar and calories. The brand grew strongly after its launch and gained millions of loyal fans over time, but we recognized an opportunity to give the brand another boost and to encourage more Coca-Cola fans to try a great-tasting zero-sugar product,” said Stuart Kronauge, business unit president, USA Operations and senior vice president, Marketing, Coca-Cola North America.
“We’ve used our in-house innovation capabilities to make the great taste of Coke Zero even better and a lot like a Coke. To achieve this, we optimized the unique blend of flavors that gave Coke Zero its real Coca-Cola taste in the new and improved Coca-Cola Zero Sugar recipe. It’s delicious, refreshing and our best-tasting zero-sugar Coca-Cola yet,” Kronauge continued.
As the company continues to create new beverages and evolve its recipes, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar represents the company’s latest zero-sugar product innovation. It joins a roster of nearly 250 other delicious no- and low-calorie beverages offered in the U.S.
This U.S. launch builds on the success and popularity of Coca-Cola Zero Sugar already seen in Great Britain, Mexico and more than 25 other markets around the world, the company said.
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Photo: A model poses during the leather jacket brand FN presentation under the motto “Celebrate the Summer of Love” on July 4, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. Image provided by FN. Photo © 2017 Matthias Nareyek/Getty Images.
Photo: Model Hana Nitsche is seen at the leather jacket brand FN presentation under the motto “Celebrate the Summer of Love” on July 4, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. Image provided by FN. Photo © 2017 Matthias Nareyek/Getty Images.
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