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By Giulio Piovaccari and Nick Carey

MILAN (Reuters) -The founding family of Italian luxury shoemaker Tod's is trying to take the company private for the second time in less then two years, this time with the help of L Catterton, a private equity firm backed by France's LVMH.

Tommy Hilfiger threw himself a welcome home party Friday night at Grand Central’s Oyster Bar for a New York Fashion Week bash

Astronauts from Turkiye, Italy and Sweden returned to Earth on Friday, ending a private three-week mission to the International Space Station. The trio were accompanied by a retired NASA astronaut who now works for Axiom Space, the Houston company that arranged the chartered flight. The crew returned in a SpaceX capsule that parachuted into the Atlantic off the Florida coast. Turkiye celebrated Alper Gezeravci's launch from Cape Canaveral last month. A former fighter pilot and captain for Turkish Airlines, he became the first person from his country to fly in space.

THE NEXT TIME you find yourself baffled by some of the airlines listed on an airport departure board, consider this: More than 300 international airlines operate worldwide—even if you always fly the same three or four giants. Though behemoths dominate the industry, some bantamweight contenders stand out as viable alternatives. Their pitch: These (mostly new) boutique airlines, which limit flights to just a few strategic destinations, promise not only savings but a better ride.

Farmers in Italy, Spain and Poland are demonstrating as part of ongoing protests against European Union farming policies and to demand measures to combat production cost hikes, reduced profits and unfair competition from non-EU countries

FRANKFURT (Reuters) — Euro zone wage growth is likely to peak early this year but the path further ahead remains uncertain, a new forecasting tool developed by the European Central Bank showed on Friday.

(Reuters) — Slovakia wants to discuss buying a Patriot missile defence system from the United States as part of longer-term plans to defend its airspace, Defence Minister Robert Kalinak said.

By MacDonald Dzirutwe and Libby George

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Israel vowed Saturday to stop the UN humanitarian aid agency in Gaza from operating after the war, and called for its chief to resign, after the sacking of staff accused of involvement in the October 7 attack. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said Friday it had fired several employees over Israel's accusations, promising a thorough investigation into the claims, which were not specified.

Rohan Bopanna became only the third Indian to win a men’s doubles Grand Slam title, taking the Australian Open crown with partner Matthew Ebden following a commanding win over Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, here on Saturday.In a high-quality game of tennis, second seeded Bopanna and Ebden won 7-6(0) 7-5 in the final that lasted one hour and 39 minutes.Only the iconic Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have won Major titles for India in men’s tennis while trailblazer Sania Mirza did it in women’s tennis.

In December, about 20 people sipped Champagne at Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater as members of New York City Ballet rehearsed the Nutcracker. The attendees toured backstage and chatted with the dancers before decamping to Bad Roman, a glitzy Italian restaurant in Columbus Circle, for dinner.

Rohan Bopanna surpassed the record of Australian tennis champion Ken Rosewall, who won a grand slam at 37. The game was a perfect nail-biting finale where both pairs displayed some world-class skills to dominate each other. Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori were attacking from the first serve but Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden kept their cool and fought back against the early lead to the Italian duo.

tennis players Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden clinched their first Grand Slam title as a team at the Australian Open on Saturday. The duo defeated the Italian pair of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori by 7-6(0) 7-5 in the men's doubles finale. The road to the last mile for Bopanna with his Australian partner Matthew Ebden was after prevailing in a tense semifinal against Tomas Machac and Zhang Zhizhen. Earlier this week, the Indo-Australian pair faced strong opposition in third set in the semifinals, but their Super Tie Breakers experience helped them win with a 6-3 3-6 7-6 (10-7) scoreline. Bopanna has made it to the US Open final twice (in 2013 and 2023), but he has never won a major championship.

A scandal over an Italian influencer's Christmas-cake involvement that authorities alleged misled consumers has inspired a government crackdown

business class passengers, catering to the rising demand. After two sluggish years due to the pandemic, airlines have not only seen a rousing revival in corporate travel, boosting occupancy in the business class, but also a new class of leisure travellers willing to spend more for extra legroom and other perks. Deepak Rajawat, chief commercial officer of Vistara, said the debate over whether the pandemic would drive a shift towards work-from-home and reduce business-related travel has been put to rest. «There has been a phenomenal increase in the percentage that we carry in the front end,» he said, referring to business class flyers. Air India, under its new owner Tata group, is seeking to position itself as a world class airline and target more higher-paying customers.