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Nissan board to vote on Ghosn's dismissal

The fate of Nissan's disgraced Carlos Ghosn as chairman of the Japanese car giant is set to be decided Thursday when board members meet to vote on his dismissal, days after the tycoon's arrest for fi...

Nov 22, 2018
World Business
UAE court sentences British student to life for spying

A United Arab Emirates court sentenced British student Matthew Hedges to life in jail on spying charges on Wednesday, prompting a "shocked" Britain to warn of repercussions for relations with its lon...

Nov 22, 2018
World News
[Graphic News] World wine output rises 13% after disastrous year

Global wine production rose 13 percent this year after a catastrophic 2017 marked by heat waves, early frost and hailstorms, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) said. The OIV est...

Nov 21, 2018
World
Dead whale had 115 plastic cups, 2 flip-flops in its stomach

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A dead whale that washed ashore in eastern Indonesia had a large lump of plastic waste in its stomach, including drinking cups, bottles and flip-flops, a park official said ...

Nov 21, 2018
World News
Renault board: Ghosn to remain CEO while detained in Japan

PARIS (AP) — Carlos Ghosn will remain chairman and CEO of Renault despite being detained in Japan on allegations he misused assets of partner Nissan Motor Co. and under-reported millions of dollars i...

Nov 21, 2018
World Business
S. Korean tourist hit by train on Swiss mountain railway, dies

Swiss police say a South Korean tourist has died after being hit by a train on a mountain railway. Police in Schwyz canton (state) said the accident happened in thick fog Monday afternoon on the Rig...

Nov 20, 2018
World News
UN Command holds ceremony marking return of remains of US soldier

The United Nations Command on Tuesday held a solemn ceremony marking the return of the remains of a US soldier who died during the 1950-53 Korean War, renewing its pledge to "leave no one behind." U...

Nov 20, 2018
World News
[Graphic News] India to see highest GDP growth rate in Asia

The Asian Development Bank projected that India would see the highest gross domestic product growth rate in Asia in 2018 at 7.3 percent, though this is lower than the nation's growth rate of 6.7 per...

Nov 20, 2018
World Business
Instagram ousting fake followers from accounts

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- Instagram on Monday said it is booting fake followers, likes, and comments generated by applications tailored to make accounts appear more popular than they actually are. The ...

Nov 20, 2018
World News
Report: Ivanka Trump used personal email for government work

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and a top White House adviser, sent hundreds of emails about government business from a personal email account last year, The Washington Post...

Nov 20, 2018
World News
‘I want to thank me,’ rapper Snoop Dogg on getting Hollywood star

LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Rap great Snoop Dogg thanked himself on Monday as he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame just days before the 25th anniversary of his debut album “Doggystyle.” “I want...

Nov 20, 2018
World News
Flagging Victoria’s Secret announces new lingerie CEO

NEW YORK (AFP) -- US lingerie giant Victoria’s Secret announced Monday that it had appointed fashion executive John Mehas as new lingerie CEO, hoping to boost its ailing fortunes. Mehas will take ov...

Nov 20, 2018
World Business
Olympic curling champion booted for ‘drunken’ antics

LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Olympic gold medallist Ryan Fry was among a group of four curlers thrown out of a tournament in Canada for “extreme drunkenness,” reports said Monday. Fry, who won gold for Cana...

Nov 20, 2018
World News
Limiting screen time for your kid? It’s harder than it looks

CHICAGO (AP) -- It is Saturday morning, and 10-year-old Henry Hailey is up at the crack of dawn. Still in PJs, his microphone-equipped headphones glowing blue in the dim basement, he fixates on the p...

Nov 20, 2018
World News
Gunman opens fire at Chicago hospital, wounds at least 4

CHICAGO (AP) -- A gunman opened fire Monday at a Chicago hospital, wounding at least four people, including a police officer and a hospital employee, authorities said. A police spokesman said the gu...

Nov 20, 2018
World News

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