Category Archives: CP_World
NewsAlert: Thai immigration police chief says Saudi woman fleeing alleged family abuse to leave Friday night for Canada
BANGKOK - Thai immigration police chief says Saudi woman fleeing alleged family abuse to leave Friday night for Canada. More coming. The Associated Press
Jan 11, 2019
Rare bronze penny sells for more than $200K at auction
BOSTON - A rare 1943 bronze Lincoln penny has sold for more than $200,000 at a Florida auction. Heritage Auctions says more than 30 people bid on the rare coin Thursday night. Only 10 to 15 of these p...
Jan 11, 2019
Italian fashion houses get refashioned for future growth
MILAN - To stay on trend, Italian fashion houses are refashioning themselves for future growth. Luxury label Ermenegildo Zegna, which opens fall and winter menswear previews at Milan Fashion Week on F...
Jan 11, 2019
IOC marketing chair from Japan investigated for corruption
PARIS - In the latest blow to the International Olympic Committee’s efforts to rid itself of scandal, marketing head Tsunekazu Takeda is being investigated for corruption related to the 2020 Tok...
Jan 11, 2019
Juventus coach says Ronaldo 'calm' as rape case goes forward
TURIN, Italy - Cristiano Ronaldo is “very calm” amid the latest developments in a case of alleged rape involving an American woman, Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said Friday. Ronaldo...
Jan 11, 2019
Ex-Nissan chair Ghosn indicted for alleged breach of trust
TOKYO - Nissan’s ex-chairman Carlos Ghosn was charged Friday with breach of trust, according to the Tokyo District Court, making the star executive’s release unlikely for months to come. G...
Jan 11, 2019
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum's director to step down
SANTA FE, N.M. - Georgia O’Keeffe Museum’s director is stepping down. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the board of trustees of the Santa Fe museum announced this week that Robert Kret wil...
Jan 11, 2019
AP Interview: Catalan leader says 'No' to Spain govt budget
BARCELONA, Spain - The Spanish government’s bid to pass a national budget is doomed unless it bends to the demands of Catalonia’s separatists for a referendum on secession, the leader of t...
Jan 11, 2019
Motown Museum unveils artifacts to mark 60th anniversary
DETROIT - Pieces of Motown’s origin story that haven’t been seen by the public will go on display in Detroit as part of the label’s 60th anniversary celebration. The Motown Museum sa...
Jan 11, 2019
Feuding French rappers seek to take dispute to boxing ring
BRUSSELS - Two French rappers who fought a running battle inside a Paris airport with their entourages over the summer are seeking to take their dispute into a boxing ring in Belgium. Booba, one of Fr...
Jan 11, 2019