Firms pull ads from Japanese network over sex scandal linked to its staff
Dozens of major Japanese companies have pulled their commercials from broadcaster Fuji Television amid allegations company officials tried to cover up a sex scandal involving one of the country’s most famous TV hosts
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Japanese TV network to open independent probe into alleged sexual misconduct by host
Japan's Fuji Television said it will open an investigation into a high-profile sex scandal linked to one of the country's top celebritiesABC News - 3d -
AfD rejects involvement of Chinese firms in ports, digital networks
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Quaker group pulls NYT ad over paper’s refusal to let it call Israel’s Gaza bombing ‘genocide’
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U.S. Steel CEO appeals to Trump after Biden blocks deal with Japanese firm
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Jeans brand True Religion acquired by PE firm, American Eagle-linked investment firm
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This space stock is up on new orders for its satellite networking technology
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Keir Starmer attacks those ‘spreading lies’ over child sex grooming gangs after comments from Elon Musk – UK politics live
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Comcast to launch Universal Ads in bid to win smaller advertisers over from tech
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Chinese cyber firm linked to botnet attack sanctioned in US
The federal government hit Chinese cyber group Integrity Technology Group with new sanctions on Friday, citing alleged computer intrusion incidents against those in the U.S. At the direction of the ...The Hill - Jan. 3
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Moroccan truck drivers kidnapped in Burkina Faso have been released
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South Korea's Yoon defends martial law decree in first public appearance since arrest
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