Month: July 2020

The frontrunner in Brazil’s election ducked out the final TV debate as polls placed the far-Right shock populist in an all-time high lead ahead of the vote. As Brazilians goes to the polls today in the most polarised presidential race in its history, Jair Bolsonaro was on Saturday night 14 points ahead of his nearest rival […]

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A Bollywood superstar has shut down production of his latest film over claims of sexual harassment against two members of the cast and crew, as MeToo sweeps India’s movie industry. Akshay Kumar said he refused to work with anyone accused of sexual harassment until claims against them were investigated. Minutes later, the director of the movie Housefull […]

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Tokyo’s iconic fish market may have closed its doors and relocated to a new building earlier this month. However, a group of fishmongers and protesters are defying demolition orders and refusing to leave. A number of fish traders are reportedly continuing to sell their produce inside the now-shuttered Tsukiji market, located in central Tokyo, despite […]

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President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he plans to sign an order next week that could lead to the large-scale detention of migrants crossing the southern border and bar anyone caught crossing illegally from claiming asylum – two legally dubious proposals that mark his latest election-season barrage against illegal immigration. Mr Trump also said he had told the […]

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