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Directors should 'control' tech, not fear it: Scorsese
Directors should 'control' tech, not fear it: Scorsese
Technology
by  AFP

US cinema legend Martin Scorsese said Tuesday directors should harness technology to serve their "voice" rather than fearing it will kill their industry. Scorsese said with entertainment technology now changing "so exhaustively and rapidly", "the only thing they (filmmakers) could really hold onto is the individual voice".

Dutch court upholds $50-bn payment award in Yukos case
Dutch court upholds $50-bn payment award in Yukos case
Economy
by  AFP

A Dutch court quashed an appeal by Russia in a record $50-billion case Tuesday, paving the way for a payment to former shareholders of dismantled oil giant Yukos. Russia took the decision to the Dutch courts, with Supreme Court judges eventually in 2021 shunting the case back to a lower ranking appeals court on procedural grounds, for another round of hearings.

The Body Shop to shut nearly half of UK shops
The Body Shop to shut nearly half of UK shops
Economy
by  AFP

The UK arm of The Body Shop cosmetics group will shut nearly half its 198 outlets, adminstrators brought in to save parts of the distressed company said Tuesday. The Body Shop employs about 1,500 people across its UK stores but the administrators did not specify how many positions would be lost.