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…
Japan: Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori apologises for sexism row
The head of the Tokyo Olympics organising committee has apologised for making “inappropriate” remarks about women, after calls for his resignation. Yoshiro Mori, 83, retracted the comments but said he…