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Elon Musk doesnt understand Swedens unions. If he did, hed work with them | German Bender

If the Tesla CEO studied the Nordic labour model like he studies car batteries, hed see that collective bargaining can suit employers too Elon Musk, the notoriously anti-union CEO of the electric car giant Tesla, finds himself on the ropes in his dispute with Swedish workers. After more than two months of strikes the

Franca Fendi, inheritor of Italian fashion house, dies aged 87 | Fashion

Fendi and her sisters took luxury brand to new creative heights by bringing in Karl Lagerfeld in 1960s Franca Fendi, one of the five sisters who inherited a small Roman leather goods workshop and together transformed it into a luxury fashion house, has died in Rome on Monday. She was 87.

Infinite Ground by Martin MacInnes review a Borgesian maybe-murder mystery

Towards the end of this impressive and finely textured debut, there isa chapter entitled What Happened to Carlos Suspicions, Rumours, Links. This is the only named chapter and it lists a series of variations related to the disappearance of the novels missing person 29-year-old Carlos. These range from Carlos not being Carlos, to

Is booze at breakfast the best way to start the day? | Beer

Barack Obama enjoyed a breakfast beer at the G7 summit and a London bar is now serving morning wine. From bloody mary to brandy, an early tipple is a fine European tradition The sight of Barack Obama downing a pint at his pre-G7 summit Alpine breakfast on Sunday was surprising and cheering in equal measure.

Katy Jurado | Movies | The Guardian

Katy Jurado, who has died at the age of 78, was one of the Latina actors who hit Hollywood long before the contemporary generation, for whom, along with the likes of Dolores del Rio, she helped pave the way. Unlike Del Rio or Maria Felix, she was not a classic beauty, but her enormous eyes