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Amazon sales of ‘non-essentials’ hit by French court ruling

Online supplier to appeal against staff virus safety plan in France which sought to limit orders to food and medicine Amazon must stop selling non-essential items or face a fine of 1m a day until it can come up with a safety plan to protect the health of its employees, a French court has ruled. The ruling, which has already been suspended pending appeal, required the company to only accept orders for groceries, toiletries and medical products as part of the wider lockdown imposed in France. The company was sued…

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Killer of Bangladesh independence leader arrested after 45 years on run

Ex-military captain one of dozens sentenced to death for murder of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Police in Bangladesh have arrested a fugitive killer of the countrys independence leader, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, nearly 45 years after the brutal assassination, the countrys home minister has said. Abdul Majed, a former military captain, was arrested in the capital, Dhaka, Asaduzzaman Khan said, adding that the arrest was the biggest gift for Bangladesh this year. Majed publicly declared his involvement after the killing, and had reportedly been hiding in India for many years. It was…

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Comedian/Activist Legally Changes Name to Hugo Boss to Take on Fashion House

When the comedian, formerly known as Joe Lycett, heard that fashion house Hugo Boss was sending cease and desist letters to charities and small businesses who were using the word ‘BOSS’ in their name, he turned his outrage into action. It’s clear that @HUGOBOSS HATES people using their name. Unfortunately for them this week I legally changed my name by deed poll and I am now officially known as Hugo Boss. All future statements from me are not from Joe Lycett but from Hugo Boss. Enjoy. (2/2) pic.twitter.com/IlDoCrfmaO — Hugo…

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Suffrage review: epic retelling of US women’s long battle for the vote

A century after the 19th amendment, Ellen Carol DuBois makes the familiar new and sheds light on a fight against injustice It was a decidedly anticlimactic end to a life-changing campaign. The document was sent by train to Washington in the middle of the night. A government employee met the train and rushed it to the secretary of state, Bainbridge Colby, who signed the Proclamation of Ratification at dawn, three days after Tennessee became the 36th state to vote for womens suffrage. There were no photographers to record the moment,…

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