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Investors Zero In on China Local Debt Blowup as Top Risk in Asia
Investors Zero In on China Local Debt Blowup as Top Risk in Asia
Investors across Asia earmarked China’s ballooning levels of municipal borrowing as the region’s number one financial risk this
2023-06-02 08:00
China's Country Garden says 'major uncertainties' over bond payments
China's Country Garden says 'major uncertainties' over bond payments
China's troubled property giant Country Garden said Wednesday there were "major uncertainties" over payments on its bonds, with fears swirling about the health of the...
2023-08-16 19:40
Shakira to be given the Video Vanguard Award at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards
Shakira to be given the Video Vanguard Award at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards
Shakira will receive the Video Vanguard Award at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards next month
2023-08-28 20:09
Heat Wave Bakes Large Swathes of Germany and Italy This Week
Heat Wave Bakes Large Swathes of Germany and Italy This Week
Scorching temperatures are blanketing parts of Germany and Italy this week, prompting heat warnings and straining the region’s
2023-07-11 16:02
Joe Biden's long-standing support for Hunter Biden on display following plea deal
Joe Biden's long-standing support for Hunter Biden on display following plea deal
For months, as the Justice Department's investigation into Hunter Biden intensified, his father made little attempt to distance himself from his son.
2023-06-20 22:55
Jeremy Clarkson's Meghan diatribe in The Sun was sexist, rules press regulator
Jeremy Clarkson's Meghan diatribe in The Sun was sexist, rules press regulator
Jeremy Clarkson’s article professing his “hatred” of Meghan Markle in The Sun was sexist, “pejorative and prejudicial” against the Duchess of Sussex, the press regulator has ruled. The Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) said the newspaper broke press standards by running the article, in which Clarkson described how he hated her on a “cellular level”. Ipso ordered The Sun to publish a front-page statement explaining how Clarkson broke anti-discrimination rules, which also ran online. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter However, some people were left dissatisfied with the ruling. Catherine Mayer, co-founder of the Women’s Equality Party, said: “It’s so obvious that Jeremy Clarkson's diatribe against Meghan was sexist that it’s odd Ipso had to investigate to reach that conclusion. She added: “The real issue is how such pieces are commissioned and signed off and why journalism is getting shriller and more abusive.” Domestic abuse campaigner David Challen wrote on Twitter: “The real headline should be @IpsoNews takes 7 months to come to glaringly obvious conclusion. Yet another nail in the coffin of our toothless press regulator.” And Lawrence Davies, chief executive of nonprofit Equal Justice, added: “We won on sexism. Can’t see why it wasn’t racist though.” Clarkson wrote that he disliked Meghan more than the serial killer Rose West and dreamed of the day “when she is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant ‘shame!’ and throw lumps of excrement at her”. The Fawcett Society gender equality charity, which made the initial complaint to Ipso, said the ruling is a “landmark decision” about a “vile and offensive” column. The ruling is the first time a complaint to Ipso about discrimination relating to someone’s sex has been upheld, the regulator said. Clarkson’s article attracted more than 25,000 complaints when it was published in December, and was swiftly pulled from the internet. A spokesperson for The Sun said the company regretted publishing the column, pointing to high female readership at the newspaper, as well as its campaigns on domestic abuse and the cost of being a young mother. Ipso chairman Lord Faulks said the imagery used in the article was “humiliating and degrading” towards Meghan. Among the critics of the article at the time were Clarkson’s daughter, while the Duke of Sussex called it “horrific, hurtful and cruel”. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-01 17:31
California, other states join FTC bid to block Amgen deal
California, other states join FTC bid to block Amgen deal
The states of California, Minnesota and Wisconsin on Thursday joined a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit to stop Amgen's
2023-06-23 04:48
Completion of New Production Building at Murata Manufacturing Vietnam
Completion of New Production Building at Murata Manufacturing Vietnam
KYOTO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 29, 2023--
2023-08-30 10:30
Bond Market Caught Between Fears of US Debt Default, Rate Hikes
Bond Market Caught Between Fears of US Debt Default, Rate Hikes
Bond traders are losing faith that the Federal Reserve is done tightening monetary policy and will ride to
2023-05-21 04:00
Lewis Hamilton crashes out of final practice for Monaco Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton crashes out of final practice for Monaco Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton crashed out of final practice for the Monaco Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion lost control of his Mercedes through the right-hander Mirabeau and ended up in the wall. Hamilton sustained front suspension damage in the low-speed accident with his Mercedes team now facing a race against time to repair his car for qualifying at 4pm local time (3pm UK). “Sorry about that, mate,” said Hamilton on the radio, shortly before trudging away from his broken machine with his hands behind his back. “No worries, we will sort it,” replied Hamilton’s race engineer Peter Bonnington. Hamilton was running in eighth place before he crashed out with just five minutes remaining. Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live
2023-05-27 19:39
Who is Michael Jordan's wife? NBA star enjoys yacht ride with Yvette Prieto and their twin daughters to luxurious Sardinia hotel
Who is Michael Jordan's wife? NBA star enjoys yacht ride with Yvette Prieto and their twin daughters to luxurious Sardinia hotel
Michael Jordan and Yvette Prieto have been spotted having a wonderful summer in Italy, having dinner with icons like Magic Johnson and Samuel L Jackson
2023-07-19 14:27
Did Alzheimer's kill Tony Bennett? Legendary singer openly talked about his long addiction to drugs
Did Alzheimer's kill Tony Bennett? Legendary singer openly talked about his long addiction to drugs
'At first, it seemed like the hip thing to do, but as time went on it got harder and harder to refuse,' said Tony Bennett on his drug usage
2023-07-22 01:55