Daily Archives: April 6, 2018

Wenger praises composed Ramsey

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger praised midfielder Aaron Ramsey’s composure after the Welshman scored twice in the London side’s 4-1 home win over CSKA Moscow in their Europa League quarterfinal first leg on Thursday. Ramsey and France striker Alexandre Lacazette each scored twice in a blistering first half for the Gunners, who are the top scorers in the competition this season ...

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Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata dies at 82

Japanese anime director Isao Takahata, co-founder of the famed Studio Ghibli, has died at the age of 82. Mr Takahata was nominated for an Oscar in 2014 for The Tale of the Princess Kaguya but is best known for his film Grave of the Fireflies. He founded Studio Ghibli with iconic director Hayao Miyazaki in 1985. It has produced several ...

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Brazil judge tells Lula to turn himself in on Friday

A Brazilian judge has ordered that the former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva turn himself in to police by late afternoon on Friday to begin serving a 12-year sentence for corruption. On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled against Lula’s plea to remain free while he appealed against his conviction. Lula claims the charges are politically motivated, and designed to ...

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Trump threatens further $100bn in tariffs against China

US President Donald Trump has instructed officials to consider a further $100bn (£71.3bn) of tariffs against China, in an escalation of a tense trade stand-off. These would be in addition to the $50bn worth of US tariffs already proposed on hundreds of Chinese imports. The proposal comes after China retaliated to that by threatening tariffs on 106 key US products. ...

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