China’s state-owned broadcaster has had its licence to broadcast in the UK revoked by media watchdog Ofcom. Ofcom said the company that owns the UK licence for China Global Television…
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Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: No Singing or chanting
Singing or chanting will be discouraged at the re-arranged Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in a bid to safeguard against the spread of coronavirus. Instead, those attending the Olympics – due…
Reparations: McKinsey to pay $573m for opioid epidemic
McKinsey has agreed to pay $573m (£419m) to resolve claims it faced across the US related to its role fuelling America’s opioid epidemic. The consulting firm was under investigation for…
Covid Chaos: Royal Dutch Shell suffers major loss as Covid dries up demand
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell sank to a net loss of $21.7bn (£16bn) last year after the coronavirus pandemic caused demand to slump. The announcement comes after two of its…
The Elon Factor: Dogecoin takes off after tip by Elon Musk
Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency which started off as a joke, has jumped in value by 50% after inventor Elon Musk dubbed it “the people’s crypto”. Cryptocurrencies such as Dogecoin and Bitcoin…
Reparations: $7bn compensation for Vale dam disaster victims
Communities hit by a dam disaster in Brazil two years ago which killed 270 people will get a $7bn (£5bn) payout. The Brumadinho dam contained waste from an iron ore…
Controversy: Sia apologises to autism community for controversial film Music
Australian pop star Sia has apologised for casting a neurotypical actor as a nonverbal autistic girl in her film Music, and for scenes depicting the use of restraints on autistic…
ICC: Dominic Ongwen convicted of war crimes for Uganda’s LRA rebels
Ex-Ugandan rebel commander Dominic Ongwen has been convicted of war crimes at the International Criminal Court. Ongwen, a feared commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), is the first member…
Evermore: Taylor Swift sued by Theme park over album title
Taylor Swift is being sued by a US theme park called Evermore, which says the star’s latest album has infringed its trademark by using the same name. The theme park’s…
Racism: US country star Morgan Wallen dropped by his record label over racial slur
US country star Morgan Wallen has been dropped by his record label, after a video emerged of him using a racial slur. Nashville’s Big Loud Records said it had “made…