BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, France—After soccer, Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are setting their sights on Formula One. F1 team Alpine has secured a 200 million euro ($218 million) investment from a group of investors that includes the actors. French automotive company Renault Group—Alpine’s parent company—said Monday that the group has acquired a 24 percent stake…
Hollywood Star Ryan Reynolds Among New Investors Backing F1 Team Alpine in $218 Million Deal
A Peek at Italy Over France’s High Peaks
Imagine you and your favorite travel partner dangling in your own private little gondola, gliding silently for 40 minutes as you cross the Mer de Glace (“sea of ice”). You just left the last stop in France. On your right is the pillowy summit of Mont Blanc – Western Europe’s tallest mountain. On your left…
Big Rig Hits, Badly Injures Man Standing Alongside I-8 in Alpine
ALPINE, Calif.—A big rig struck a man standing next to a disabled car alongside Interstate 8 in Alpine early Feb. 17, leaving him severely injured. The 26-year-old Lakeside resident was next to the driver’s side of the broken-down 2002 Cadillac Eldorado on the south side of the freeway near Tavern Road when the eastbound tractor-trailer…
Shiffrin Sets Pace in World Championships Slalom
MERIBEL, France—Mikaela Shiffrin put herself in pole position to reclaim her slalom title at the world championships with a rock-solid run to lead after the first leg on Saturday. The American, who won Thursday’s giant slalom to claim a seventh world championship gold, made no mistakes as she clocked 52.54 seconds to top the time…
The Loneliest Refuge: WWI Alpine Shelter Embedded in Sheer Rock Face of Italy’s Dolomites
An isolated refuge built into a sheer rock face on a mountain peak in the Italian Dolomites is a sight to behold. Accessible only by hiking a perilous path on foot or helicopter, the refuge was once a military supply store and shelter from the elements during World War I and has been recently restored, putting…
Alpine Glacier Chunk Detaches, Killing at Least 6 Hikers
ROME—A large chunk of an Alpine glacier broke loose Sunday afternoon and roared down a mountainside in Italy, sending ice, snow, and rock slamming into hikers on a popular trail on the peak and killing at least six and injuring eight, authorities said. There could be about 10 people missing, Civil Protection official Gianpaolo Bottacin…
Australia’s Highest Suspension Bridge Opens, Expected to Attract 50,000 Visitors per Year
New South Wales will be put on the map again, this time for claiming the title of having the nation’s “highest suspension bridge,” located 1627 metres above sea level in Kosciuszko National Park, which houses Australia’s highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. The bridge is part of the new nine-kilometre track along the Snowy River, completing the…
Insurance Premiums Increase by up to 10-fold for Victoria’s Alpine Businesses
Businesses in the Victoria’s Alpine region—along the state’s mountain ranges in the North East—have seen insurance premiums surge by almost 1000 percent just as businesses begin to recover financially post pandemic. The increase has been due to the Black Summer bushfires, which in 2019-2020 saw more than 1.5 million hectares of land burned in Victoria…
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