Taylor Swift’s label UMG to pull music from TikTok, accusing the social media app of bullying Entertainment, News / January 31, 2024 January 31, 2024 Universal Music Group, which represents megastars from Taylor Swift to Drake, accused TikTok of not paying “fair value” for its music. Read More
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Thailand: Popular reformist party Move Forward could be dissolved after court loss News / January 31, 2024 January 31, 2024 The courts say Move Forward’s campaign to amend harsh royal insult laws is a threat to Thai governance. Read More
Where Biden v Trump will be won and lost News / January 31, 2024 January 31, 2024 A general election showdown between two adversaries is coming into view. Here’s what to look for. Read More
Irish trade to GB now subject to post-Brexit rules News / January 31, 2024 January 31, 2024 The new controls began on Wednesday as part of a long-delayed UK plan to apply more checks on EU imports. Read More
Myanmar hands over three junta-backed Chinese warlords to Beijing News / January 31, 2024 January 31, 2024 This is the latest twist in the stunning downfall of the military-backed Chinese mafia in Myanmar. Read More
Injured, hungry and alone – the Gazan children orphaned by war News / January 31, 2024 January 31, 2024 Some 19,000 children have been orphaned by the war, or have no adults to look after them, says the UN. Read More
Ukraine’s evacuation ‘angels’ getting out frontline town’s last residents News / January 31, 2024 January 31, 2024 Read More
Melinda Wilson, Who Helped Brian Wilson Battle Mental Illness, Dies at 77 Entertainment, News / January 31, 2024 January 31, 2024 Ms. Wilson’s relationship with her husband, a co-founder of the Beach Boys, was portrayed in the 2014 film “Love & Mercy.” Read More
Universal Music Group threatens to pull song catalog from TikTok in furious open letter Entertainment, News / January 31, 2024 January 31, 2024 UMG said it will remove all songs from TikTok after it accussed the social media platform of trying to ‘bully’ them into ‘a bad deal’ over music rights fees Read More