Image copyright Getty Images Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn has been indicted by prosecutors in Japan on a fresh charge of aggravated breach of trust. It is the fourth charge brought against Mr Ghosn and relates to the alleged misuse of company funds. The 65-year-old is in detention in Tokyo and his lawyers are expected […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Beyonce’s new documentary features quotes and audio from black leaders and intellectuals Beyoncé’s Netflix documentary Homecoming is much more than a film about the first black woman to headline the Coachella music festival. It is a celebration of black American culture with education, specifically Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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Potheads have for decades celebrated their love of marijuana on April 20, but the once counter-culture celebration that was all about getting stoned now is so mainstream Corporate America is starting to embrace it. No, Hallmark doesnt yet have a card to mark 420. But many other businesses are using April 20, or 4/20, to
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Asian stock markets were mostly lower while oil prices surged for a second day Monday following reports Washington wants to block Iranian exports. Tokyos benchmark edged up while Shanghai, Seoul and India retreated. Hong Kong and Sydney were closed for the holiday. On Wall Street, the benchmark Standard & Poors 500 index ended a shortened
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Shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer said delaying Brexit to 31 October was “a good thing”. However, he added that “the real question for the prime minister is what is she going to use this time for because we can’t carry on going on as we are at the moment”. He said cross-party talks were
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On a spring evening in eastern Pennsylvania, upon a bluff overlooking the Lehigh Valley, a carnival of baseball and pork products is at hand. From loudspeakers, swine-like sounds reverberate. Vendors roam the stands in clothing festooned with outsized strips of bacon. And yes, there is also a baseball game going on — featuring players wearing
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Sri Lankan authorities flicked the off switch on most social media after on churches and hotels killed hundreds of people, a dramatic reaction that reflects accumulated distrust in the capability of American internet companies to control harmful content. The block on social media including Facebook and its WhatsApp and Instagram services was announced by the
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I’m a terrible packer. By that, I don’t mean I’m a last-minute packer or that I consistently pack the wrong things. I mean that I loathe the entire process of packing for air travel and international trips. I obsessively check the weather at my destination to make sure I’ve planned weather-appropriate outfits and have waterproof
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It’s been a year and a half since Paulette Wilson was sent to a detention centre and threatened with deportation to Jamaica. She came to the UK as a child, working for more than 30 years here, and was one of thousands of people affected by the Windrush scandal which made headlines in 2018. The
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CHICAGO (Reuters) – American Airlines Group Inc said on Sunday it is extending Boeing Co 737 MAX cancellations through Aug. 19, leading to about 115 daily canceled flights, or 1.5 percent of its daily summer flying schedule. In a letter to employees and customers, Chief Executive Doug Parker and President Robert Isom said they believe
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