Sony Takes $1bn Charge On Movie Business
Sony has taken a hefty writedown on the value of its movie business as the unit suffers from falling DVD and home entertainment sales. It has taken a 112bn yen ($1bn; £780m) charge, citing “an...
Category: International
Prosecutors dropped the assault case against the boyfriend of Jocelyn “Catwoman” Wildenstein, Lloyd Klein, for allegedly hurling her to the ground — and now he says they are deeply in love...
New Loans For Greece Depend On IMF Participation
Further financial assistance for Greece depends on the successful completion of a review of its bailout program and the participation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a spokesman for the...
Kenyan Couple Hailed Online For Frugal $1 Wedding
A Kenyan couple unable to afford the expense of a wedding have earned plaudits on social media for pursuing "a budget option $1 ceremony" which they attended wearing casual clothes. Wilson and Ann...
Reds ‘jet’ Mane Out of Africa
Senegal’s star player Sadio Mane might have missed an important penalty against Cameroon leading to the Lions of Teranga being knocked out of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. Nevertheless, his...
‘Payet Didn’t Speak To West Ham Team-Mates For Eight Weeks’
West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan has claimed that Dimitri Payet did not speak to his team-mates for up to eight weeks before his exit from the club. The France international rejoined Marseille...
British Parliament Calls On Trump To Reverse
MPs (members of the Parliament) in Britain's House of Commons voted unanimously after an emergency debate Monday to call on U. S. President Donald Trump to repeal his travel ban on Muslims. As a...
Over 1 Mln People Sign Petition To Halt Trump’s State Visit To Britain
A petition calling on the British government to cancel a planned state visit to Britain by U. S. President Donald Trump has been signed by more than a million people. The petition grows by thousands...
Trump Sacks Defiant Attorney General
Sally Yates, had been appointed under Barack Obama Donald Trump has fired the acting US attorney general, after she questioned the legality of his immigration ban. Sally Yates, who had been appointed...
Obama ‘fundamentally Disagrees’ With Trump’s Immigration Order
Statement from Kevin Lewis, spokesman for former President Obama: President Obama is heartened by the level of engagement taking place in communities around the country. In his final official speech...
Conte Tells Liverpool
Antonio Conte switched Chelsea to a 3-4-3 formation after back-to-back defeats to Liverpool and Arsenal in September left people questioning the Italian manager's future, but the Blues boss believes...
US Acting Attorney General Defies Trump Immigrant Ban
The US acting attorney general has told the justice department not to defend President Trump's immigration order. Sally Yates, who was appointed by Mr Trump's predecessor, Barack Obama, said she was...
Student Alexandre Bissonnette Charged
Canadian police have charged a French-Canadian student over the fatal shooting of six Muslim worshippers at a mosque in Quebec. Alexandre Bissonnette faces six counts of first-degree murder and five...
Ford, Goldman CEOs Criticize Trump Travel Curbs
The chief executives of Goldman Sachs Group and Ford Motor Co joined the criticism of President Donald Trump's order to halt arrivals from several Muslim-majority countries, as equity markets fell...
Benin Anti-Voodoo Sect Members Die of Asphyxiation
Several sect members have been taken to hospital Five members of a Benin religious sect have died of asphyxiation after they were reportedly told to burn incense and charcoal in locked prayer rooms...
Thousands Join Protests Across UK
Thousands of people have joined protests in London and in cities around the UK against a controversial travel ban on seven mainly Muslim countries imposed by US President Donald Trump. The ban bars...
Executive Order On Small Business Regulations
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order designed to cut the number of regulations affecting small businesses. It is just the latest in a flurry of decisions made by President Trump in...
Ivorian Civil Servants Suspend Strike But Vow To Resume If Negotiations With Gov’t Fail
Ivorian civil servants resumed work on Monday after three weeks of downing downing tools. According the RFI news site, union officials said that five of their six demands had been met and were...
Guinean President Conde Takes Over From Deby As AU Chairperson
Guinean President, Alpha Conde, has been elected the new chairperson of the African Union (AU). He takes over from Chadian President Idris Deby who till today was AU leader. African Heads of State...
Morocco Readmited Into the African Union After Three Decades
Morocco has been readmitted into the African Union on Monday since it left in 1984 after the organisation’s recognition of the independence of Western Sahara. The readmission was approved during...