January 31, 2022

Iran to send large trade delegation to UAE: Iranian media

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Iran will send a large trade delegation to the United Arab Emirates in February, the Tehran Times newspaper reported on Monday, a visit that would come against a backdrop of Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement launching attacks on the UAE. The UAE has long been one of Iran’s main links to the outside world, but the reimposition of sanctions by former U.S. President Donald Trump in 2018 halved bilateral trade to $7 billion in 2019 according to World Bank data. Iran’s ministry of industry will visit the UAE with the economic delegation from February 6, the English-language newspaper reported. “… Continue reading “Iran to send large trade delegation to UAE: Iranian media”

January 31, 2022

Royal Canadian Mint commemorates Black History today and every day with coin featuring the Underground Railroad

OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Underground Railroad, the famous network of safe houses and secret routes that helped enslaved people of African descent escape to freedom in Canada, is the subject of the Royal Canadian Mint’s latest issue in its ongoing Commemorating Black History coin series. Launched in conjunction with the start of Black History Month, this silver collector coin designed by Toronto artist Kwame Delfish, portrays in a unique perspective the human side of the perilous northward migration, which reached its peak in the 1850s and 1860s. This moving new collectible is available as of February 1, 2022.

The Royal Canadian Mint's 2022 $20 Fine Silver Coin Commemorating Black History - The Underground Railroad

“The employees of the Royal Canadian Mint are proud to once again add to the national celebration of Black History Month with a beautiful silver coin that brings the important story of the Underground Railroad to life,” said Marie Lemay, President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint. “By remembering those who undertook the long and risky journey to escape slavery in the 19^th century, as well as their brave and tireless guides, we are reminding ourselves that freedom is one of our most enduring values.”

The reverse design of this 99.99% pure silver coin is an innovative tribute to those who travelled the Underground Railroad. The men, women and children following the Big Dipper constellation to guide their way north to freedom, are illustrated along the coin’s edge to create the sense of circular motion representing their long, continuous journey. The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt, set against a repeating maple leaf pattern.

“This coin is meant to honour and pay homage to the ancestral slaves that escaped to the North in search of freedom,” said artist Kwame Delfish. “Many did not get to complete the journey and faced the same (if not more) hardships than what they left behind. The ones that made it built their legacies and shaped the mosaic that Canada is today. My hope is that their strength and courage is illustrated on this coin, and that I have sung their gospel.”

Limited to a mintage of 5,500, the 2022 $20 Fine Silver Coin Commemorating Black History – The Underground Railroad retails for $99.95. This new collectible may be ordered as of today by contacting the Mint at 1-800-267–1871 in Canada, 1-800-268–6468 in the US, or at www.mint.ca.

Images of this coin are available here.

About the Royal Canadian Mint

The Royal Canadian Mint is the Crown corporation responsible for the minting and distribution of Canada’s circulation coins. The Mint is one of the largest and most versatile mints in the world, offering a wide range of specialized, high quality coinage products and related services on an international scale. For more information on the Mint, its products and services, visit www.mint.ca. Follow the Mint on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Contact: Alex Reeves, Senior Manager, Public Affairs, Telephone: 613-884-6370, reeves@mint.ca

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January 31, 2022

Short Film Debut: TIME IS ETERNAL: starring, co-written and produced by Berite Labelle

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Starring, co-written and produced by Los Angeles-based model and actress Berite Labelle, the short film Time Is Eternal is the debut production for Labelle in collaboration with filmmaker Daniel Lir. Lir co-wrote the script and co-directed the short with his wife and business partner, Bayou Bennett through Dream Team Directors.

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The 15-minute film takes you inside the mind of a renowned female writer in present-day Los Angeles, who is penning her latest novel, which imagines the fictional meeting of two legendary women. Cleopatra VIII, queen of Egypt during the first century B.C., comes face to face with the English writer-women’s rights activist Mary Wollstonecraft, also the mother of Frankenstein author Mary Shelley. A powerful ode to female strength, the film chronicles a soulful discussion between these two trailblazers. Both known as lovers and as warriors for a cause, the fighter and the writer contemplate their differing approaches to leadership, culminating in a shared passion that intertwines eternally.

Labelle deftly champions four roles in her debut film—playing the writer, Cleopatra, Wollstonecraft, and a mermaid, who symbolizes swimming through another dimension in time.

Shot at The Paramour Estate in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, with opulent early twentieth century period décor, the surreal, dreamlike visuals have a fashion focus. Hollywood fashion stylist Wilford Lenov (who has worked with Saweetie, Bebe Rexha and Iggy Azalea) served as costume designer, sourcing mostly vintage pieces. Painter-turned-makeup artist Francie Tomalonis and makeup artist April Garcia respectively created the looks of Cleopatra and Wollstonecraft, while hair stylist Derrika Mayweather crafted custom wigs for Cleopatra and the mermaid.

Since October 2021, Labelle has covered four international editions of Vogue, Glamour and Harper’s Bazaar as well as Bold magazine. She is currently pursuing an Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) degree in Acting for Film at the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles.

Dream Team Directors has collaborated with talent such as Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Mackie, Juliette Lewis, Lea Michele, Coldplay, Paris Hilton and Bella Hadid, plus brands including Adidas, Smashbox Cosmetics, Atlantic Records and Chrome Hearts. Their 2019 short film, Tombstone Pillow, has drawn widespread acclaim and won 33 awards.

Viewing links and imagery are available by request to consider coverage.
Berite Labelle is available for interview.
Please contact management, Tracy Paul & Company: tracy@tracypaul.com

The trailer link: https://vimeo.com/647101977/93b38e9197

Crédit photos: CHRISTOPHER SCOTT
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January 31, 2022

‫رقم قياسي غير مسبوق… 2 مليار مشاهدة في يوم واحد لحملات BOSS وHUGO التسويقية

متزنجن، ألمانيا، 31 يناير 2022 / PRNewswire / — في يوم 26 يناير، أطلقت شركة HUGO BOSS بنجاح علامتها التجارية الشاملة المحدّثة، وذلك بعد تطبيقها لإستراتيجيتها الجديدة للنمو وإطلاقها لحملتين عالميتين متزامنتين بمشاركة العديد من النجوم البارزين لتسويق علامتيها التجاريتين BOSS و HUGO . وقد حققت إعلانات الحملتين أرقامًا قياسية غير مسبوقة؛ حيث بلغ عدد مشاهدات إعلانات الحملتين معًا 1,9 مليار مشاهدة، وعدد التفاعلات معها عبر وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي 75 مليون تفاعل في يوم واحد.

وقد شارك في الحملة التسويقية العالمية لعلامة BOSS التجارية (# BeYourOwnBOSS ) أشهر عارضات الأزياء في العالم، مثل كيندال جينر، وهيلي بيبر، وجوان سمولز، إضافة إلى مغني الراب الصاعد ونجم تطبيق تيك توك “خابي لام”، والملاكم المحترف “أنتوني جوشوا”، وبطل التنس الإيطالي “ماتيو بوريتيني”، والعداءة “أليسا شميدت”، والمطرب والممثل “لي مين هو”؛ والذي حققت دعايته للحملة أعلى معدّل تفاعل على وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي في جميع أنحاء العالم.

وقد أُطلقت فعاليات الحملة عبر جميع قنوات التسويق الخاصّة بالشركة في الموعد المقرّر لإطلاقها، من خلال نشر تفاعلات رقمية رائعة على العديد من وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي؛ حيث قام أكثر من 200 شخص موهوب بنشر صور لهم على Instagram و Weibo و Red و WeChat وهم يرتدون رداء BOSS المميّز؛ وهو ما أحدث تفاعلًا هائلًا عبر وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي في جميع أنحاء العالم.

وقد أطلقت الحملة التسويقية العالمية لعلامة HUGO التجارية (# HowDoYouHUGO ) -والتي شارك فيها كل من عارضة الأزياء “أدوت أكيش”، ومغني الراب “بيغ ماثيو”، ومغني الراب “سانت جين” والراقصة “مادي زيغلر”- عبر جميع قنوات التسويق الخاصّة بالشركة في جميع أنحاء العالم، وبشكل رئيسي عبر تطبيق “تيك توك”؛ حيث حققت رقصة تحدٍ (صمّمها مغني الراب “بيغ ماثيو”، وصانع المحتوى على تطبيق تيك توك “فيك وايت”، وروّج لها 60 صانع محتوى على هذه المنصة الاجتماعية) تفاعلًا كبيرًا مع الحملة. وبالإضافة إلى ذلك، تم إنشاء محتوى متنوع ومتميز للرقص والموسيقى لجذب تفاعلات مع هذه الحملة، وهو ما أدّى إلى زيادة متابعيها في اليوم الأول لإطلاقها بنسبة 30%.

وبالإضافة إلى ذلك، كان لنجاح الحملتين تأثير كبير على المتجر الإلكتروني الرئيسي للشركة ( hugoboss.com) ؛ حيث تضاعف عدد زياراته عالميًا محققًا بذلك رقمًا قياسيًا جديدًا، كما أوشك مخزونه من رداء BOSS المميّز على النفاد؛ والذي كان المنتج الأكثر مبيعًا في تاريخ الشركة.

تُعدّ كلتا الحملتين من أنجح الحملات التسويقية في تاريخ شركة HUGO BOSS ؛ ويظهر ذلك من خلال المؤشرات الرئيسية التالية لأداء الحملتين في اليوم الأول من إطلاقهما:

· 1,9 مليار مشاهدة لإعلانات الحملتين

· 75 مليون تفاعل على حسابات الشركة على جميع مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي

· زيادة معدّل التفاعل عبر حساب BOSS على إنستغرام بنسبة 84%

· 367 مليون مشاهدة لرقصة التحدي الخاصّة بحملة # HowDoYouHUGO على تطبيق “تيك توك”

· زيادة عدد متابعي حساب HUGO على تطبيق “تيك توك” بنسبة 30%

ومن خلال إطلاقها لحملاتها التسويقية عبر وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي للمرة الأولى، قدّمت شركة HUGO BOSS هوية جديدة واستثنائية لعلامتيها التجاريتين الرائدتين، وعززت مكانتها الرائدة عبر جميع القنوات الرقمية التسويقية، ووصلت إلى مجموعات مستهدفة جديدة من فئة الشباب من جيل الألفية والجيل الأصغر الذي يليه؛ وهو ما يُعدّ الإنجاز الأكبر والأهم في إطار سعي الشركة لتحقيق إستراتيجيتها الجديدة للنمو ( CLAIM 5 ) وتعزيز علامتها التجارية الشاملة وتحويل عملائها إلى معجبين.

يمكن تنزيل صور عالية دقة للحملة عبر الرابط التالي:

https://galleries.launchmetrics.com/p/hugoboss-production/showrooms/61f3cd50912b69000922f578

إذا كان لديك أيّ استفسارات عن المجموعة، فيُرجى مراسلتها عبر البريد الإلكتروني: press(at)hugoboss.com .

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January 31, 2022

CTH Group and Atlas Technology Appoint Maggie Sun as Chief Financial Officer in Global Hiring Blitz

SINGAPORE, Jan. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — CTH Group, a leading company in the blockchain and digital asset ecosystem, and its sister company, Atlas Technology Management Pte. Ltd (Atlas), one of the world’s largest companies in application specific computing, announced today the appointment of Maggie Sun as Chief Financial Officer for both entities.

CTH founder and CEO, Raymond Yuan said: “I’m very pleased to welcome Maggie at this pivotal period for our companies. We are bracing for rapid global expansion, and we will benefit tremendously from her extensive knowledge and track record to elevate our financial practices. Maggie’s capital market experience will also allow us to weigh private and public fundraising options to fuel our ambitious growth.”

In addition to the day-to-day management of Atlas’s financial reporting and strategic direction, Sun will oversee the financial operations including strategy, performance reporting, capital markets activities and investor relations across the Group’s venture capital firm Fundamental Labs and digital asset focused asset manager, IDEG.

“I’m excited to take on the positions as CFO for CTH and Atlas which are in the critical stage of expanding their global footprint in the blockchain and digital assets ecosystem. Blockchain technology is driving extraordinary innovation and value creation in our daily lives, and I’m thrilled to be contributing to its growth. Atlas has the potential to be one of the global leaders in its field and I welcome the opportunity to share its story with the capital markets,” said Maggie Sun.

Sun is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of global experience in finance operations and capital markets advisory spanning New York to Silicon Valley and Asia. Before joining CTH, she was a Partner in the Operating Group of SoftBank Investment Advisors (“Vision Fund”). Prior to that, she was a Partner at Ernst & Young and PwC.

Atlas saw unprecedented growth in 2021 and has aggressive hiring targets to achieve its expansion ambitions in 2022. Yuan added, “The blockchain sectors are growing, and talent is in high demand. In addition to enhancing our senior leadership team, we continue to hire across all our companies. Fundamental Labs and IDEG are garnering significant interest from high performers wishing to leave traditional finance, meanwhile Atlas continues to attract high caliber talent around the world.”

About CTH Group

The CTH Group is a leading company in the blockchain and digital asset ecosystem. Following a distinctive strategy, we have a triangular business structure including venture capital investment, high-performance computing, and digital asset focused asset management. We bring value-added insights, operate distributed computing networks, and connect mainstream capital with the new asset class. Founded in 2016, our company has footprints across multiple countries and regions, covering the major innovation centers in the blockchain ecosystem.

About Atlas

Atlas is a Singapore headquartered technology group offering a broad range of value-added services including high-performance computing, application specific computing, hosting and cloud services, hardware distribution, and associated consulting services.

The company’s main revenue stream comes from maintaining and supplying computing capacity across blockchain networks. Currently, Atlas operates high-performance computing facilities in North America and Central Asia, with plans to expand operations in northern Europe and/or South America. Atlas is one of the largest companies in application specific computing (ASIC).

For media inquiries please contact: Ian Stirling (ian.stirling@atlasmining.com)

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