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Sir Jim Ratcliffe confirms the status of his bid to buy Man Utd from the Glazers.

By Arpan Chaturvedi and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI Google has accused India's antitrust body of ordering changes to

By Hadeel Al Sayegh DUBAI U.S.-based Verition Fund Management is opening an office in Dubai, joining a raft

Beyonce had chosen not to attend Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's wedding but did invite Kim to her 41st birthday

DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran said on Thursday it had a court order to seize a tanker in Gulf waters a day

Colleen Ballinger has faced renewed backlash after old footage reemerges appearing to show her performing in blackface to a Beyonce song. Ballinger is also known for her online persona Miranda Sings who became popular in the 2010s by sharing satirical clips of her singing. Recently, she has faced accusations of grooming minors and was criticised by former fans for turning an apology into a “joke” after posting a video singing and playing the ukulele while referencing the situation Now, the 36-year-old has faced significant backlash for appearing to perform in blackface in a video posted on her YouTube five years ago which remains up as an unlisted clip. In the video, she can be seen wearing a black leotard and is flanked by two male backing dancers as she does an awkward performance of Beyonce’s Single Ladies with what appears to be a black substance painted on her face. A clip from the video was shared on Twitter by British social media influencer Paige Christie, who wrote: “I’m gonna need someone to explain the black on her face…” Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter The clip left viewers shocked, particularly after Christie did some investigating and found the video had been uploaded as recently as 2018. One person responded: “WHAT?! How has she only now been cancelled pls and the people laughing. I feel sick.” It’s not the first time Ballinger has been accused of racism and racial stereotyping and in 2020, the singer apologised in which she pretended to be Latina. In a video, she said, “It is not funny, and it is completely hurtful”. She continued: “I am so ashamed and embarrassed that I ever thought this was OK. I was a sheltered teenager who was stupid and ignorant and clearly extremely culturally insensitive… Racial stereotypes are not funny, they’re not a joke, and they should never be joked about.” 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.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is weighing options for its active ingredients business, including a possible sale, people with

LONDON (Reuters) -A deal for Britain to rejoin the European Union's Horizon scientific research scheme has been negotiated and is

Australian retailers are in for a sombre period this fiscal year as high interest rates squeeze household budgets,

Kourtney Kardashian accused Kim Kardashian of using her wedding to Travis Barker as a means to make money by partnering with Dolce & Gabbana

From Tubridy to flip-flops, what is the latest with undisclosed payments at the broadcaster?

By Krystal Hu Venture capital funding globally almost halved in the first six months of 2023, data from