New ‘Lord of the Rings’ films in the works at Warner Bros
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STOCK PHOTO | Image by Pau Llopart Cervello from Pixabay LOS ANGELES – The Warner Bros movie studio is developing new installments in the…
India urges focus on ‘most vulnerable’ at G20 meeting, avoids mention of war
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BENGALURU – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged global financial leaders to focus on the world’s “most vulnerable citizens” as he inaugurated a G20 meeting on Friday, the first…
Goldman Sachs CEO, after missteps, to take center stage at investor day
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REUTERS NEW YORK – Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s Chief Executive David Solomon faces a reality check from investors on Tuesday as he presents plans to reach key financial goals….
Ex-producer Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years on LA rape conviction
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LOS ANGELES – Harvey Weinstein, the onetime Hollywood titan who came to epitomize a culture of pervasive sexual misconduct by powerful men that ignited the…
In Bangladesh, new school textbook features transgender people
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STOCK PHOTO | Image by Pexels from Pixabay DHAKA – Wearing bright saris and heavy make-up, many of Bangladesh’s transgenders, or hijras, spend their…
War in Ukraine drags into second year, Russia isolated in UN vote
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Army soldier figurines are displayed in front of the Ukrainian and Russian flag colors background in this illustration taken, Feb. 13, 2022….
White supremacists behind over 80% of extremism-related US murders in 2022
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STOCK PHOTO | Image by Rudy and Peter Skitterians from Pixabay WASHINGTON – Mass shootings in the United States accounted for most extremism-related fatalities last year…
Canadian privacy regulators launch joint investigation into TikTok
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SOLEN FEYISSA-UNSPLASH OTTAWA – Canada is launching a joint federal and provincial investigation into short-video app TikTok over concerns about the Chinese-owned platform’s collection, use and disclosure of personal information, the Privacy Commissioner…
China’s BYD in talks with Philippines for EV plant
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The Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia are competing to host an electric-vehicle assembly plant for BYD Co., the world’s second-largest maker of EVs,…
JPMorgan should reveal more about CEO Dimon’s role in Epstein accounts -US Virgin Islands
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REUTERS NEW YORK – JPMorgan Chase & Co. should disclose more about Chief Executive Jamie Dimon’s role in business decisions related to Jeffrey Epstein, the US Virgin Islands said in its lawsuit accusing the bank of aiding…