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Sean Penn Filming Jamal Khashoggi Documentary in Turkey
Left-wing actor Sean Penn has started production and filming a documentary about the murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkish state media reported on Wednesday. Turkey’s Anadolu Agency reported that Penn arrived at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul with a film crew of around ten people to film footage outside the embassy. He also shot scenes outside the residence of the Saudi consul, who fled the country after the killing. Click Here: COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES 2019 Khashoggi, who lived in the United States and worked as a columnist for the Washington Post, disappeared in October after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The Saudi government admitted to having killed him at the consulate, though they claimed the death…
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F1 back in profit after two years of losses
The Formula One Group has reported a profit of $17 million for 2019, according to financial results posted by Liberty Media which bought the commercial rights to the sport for $4.4 billion at the end of 2016. F1’s overall income rose from $1,827 million in 2018 to $2,022 million last year. The positive news follows losses in 2017 and 2018 of $37 million and $68 million respectively, which Liberty put down to increased investment in areas such as expanding its digital media presence. Click Here: brisbane lions guernsey 2019 That means a decline in the income paid out to the ten teams can be reversed. Between them, teams earned $966…
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Margrethe Vestager vs Google (round 3)
European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager | John Thys/AFP via Getty Images Margrethe Vestager vs Google (round 3) Doubts grow over whether Vestager’s latest assault is a bold strike or a sign of weakness. By Nicholas Hirst 7/14/16, 8:20 PM CET Updated 5/13/18, 8:46 PM CET Europe’s competition czar Margrethe Vestager has fired off another salvo in her antitrust battle with Google. On Thursday she hit the internet titan with a third set of charges, this time targeting its advertising business. The European Commission also issued fresh accusations against Google Shopping, bolstering its 2015 case against the firm’s search engine. That leaves Google battling antitrust complaints on three fronts: search, mobile and advertising.…
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Jim Carrey Predicts Trump's 'Reign Will Soon Be Over'
Left-wing actor Jim Carrey has posted another piece of his political artwork attacking President Donald Trump, this time with an Elvis-inspired cartoon predicting that Trump will soon be gone. With a caption reading, “His reign will soon be over. Woe to the loyal subjects of this counterfeit king,” the Dumb & Dumber star’s cartoon features the president dressed in an Elvis Presley jumpsuit and singing the lyrics to The King’s hit song, “Suspicious Mind.” In the drawing, Elvis-Trump is singing, “They’re caught in a trap. They can’t walk out. Because they love me too much, baby.” The president’s microphone cord is also wrapped around a pack of Republicans and cabinet…
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Margrethe Vestager wraps up financial benchmark probe with €485 million in fines
European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager | Yuri Gripas/AFP via Getty Images | Yuri Gripas/AFP via Getty Images Margrethe Vestager wraps up financial benchmark probe with €485 million in fines Commissioner said obscene conversations between traders broke antitrust law. By Nicholas Hirst 12/7/16, 2:23 PM CET Updated 5/13/18, 8:45 PM CET The European Commission hit three banks Wednesday with fines totaling €485 million for manipulating financial benchmarks, wrapping up a long-running global probe that has already cost the sector some €1.5 billion in EU penalties and billions more globally. JPMorgan Chase, the largest trader of euro interest rate derivatives, forked over the biggest share, paying €337 million, while Crédit Agricole’s…
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Nolte: Director J.J. Abrams Promises 'Rise of Skywalker' Will Be Gay
Good news, everyone… Director J.J. Abrams has promised the alphabet people that The Rise of Skywalker is gunna be gay. What a relief. Like millions of Star Wars fans, when I was sitting back hating The Last Jedi, I remember thinking to myself, You know what would make this so much better? Some homosexuality. And now we get to sit through Rise of Skywalker enjoying the subtext of all some man-on-man action between Poe and Finn. Gee, imagine how much better the original trilogy would have been had we been treated to some hyper-drive sex between Han and Luke. And since we now know Lando Calrissian is pansexual (I don’t…
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European farmers’ SOS (Save Our Subsidies)
A farm in Zamora, Spain. The pressure is mounting for a genuinely streamlined agricultural policy in the EU's next budget review | Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images European farmers’ SOS (Save Our Subsidies) The EU’s most powerful agricultural lobbies brace for a battle to save their treasured CAP payments. By Simon Marks 12/18/16, 5:00 PM CET Updated 4/20/18, 12:00 PM CET Europe’s farmers are digging in for the fight of their lives next year. Battle lines will be drawn in January when a wide-ranging consultation begins on how to reform the Common Agricultural Policy — the lavish subsidy scheme that pays out 38 percent of the EU budget to farmers. For…
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Seoul Fashion Week cancelled because of coronavirus
After Giorgio Armani cancelled his Milan Fashion Week show due to the threat of coronavirus, Seoul Fashion Week has cancelled itself all together. The news was reported by Business of Fashion. Seoul Fashion Week, which was scheduled to run from March 17 to 21, but has been called off after a surge in cases of coronavirus this past weekend in South Korea. Seoul currently has the second largest number of outbreaks after Mainland China counting over 1000 infections. The Korea Herald reported that 175 buyers were invited to last season of Seoul Fashion Week, of which 30 were from outside of South Korea. Shanghai Fashion Week and Beijing Fashion Week…
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'That's how it was planned!' – Busquets frustrated at Barcelona's lack of squad depth
The Spaniard was left bemoaning the Blaugrana’s short-sighted approach behind the scenes in the wake of another sub-par performance Barcelona’s squad planning as been called into question by Sergio Busquets, who voiced his concerns over the lack of options for head coach Quique Setien after a 1-1 draw against Napoli. Barca escaped Stadio San Paolo with a positive result on Tuesday night despite being second best for large portions of the game. The Spanish champions failed to muster a single shot on goal in the first half, with Napoli taking the lead on the half-hour mark via a superb Dries Mertens strike. More teams The home side had chances to…
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Kanye West Asked Artists to Abstain from Premarital Sex While Making 'Jesus Is King'
Rap superstar Kanye West revealed he asked artists working on his latest album, “Jesus is King” to refrain from premarital sex as part of his public turn to faith and Christianity. West made the revelation while discussing the album’s production in an interview with Zane Lowe for his Apple Music Beats 1 show. “Some people drown themselves in drugs, and I drown myself in my addiction: sex,” West said, explaining he turned to pornography at a young age and became a sex addict following his mother’s death in 2007. “There were times where I was asking people not to have premarital sex while they were working on the album,” he…