News Headlines - 07 November 2017

▽Disney ends blackout of LA Times after boycott from media outlets | The Guardian

The studio last week banned the LA Times from access to its screenings and talent, citing “biased and inaccurate” coverage – only to trigger a boycott on Monday by several media outlets in solidarity.
But on Tuesday Disney said it had ended its ban.

▽Sacked Labour minister Carl Sargeant found dead - BBC News

An ex-Welsh Labour minister who faced a party investigation into allegations about his personal conduct has taken his own life, it is understood... He was suspended from Labour after the first minister learned of a number of alleged incidents involving women.

▽South Korea invites wartime 'comfort woman' to state banquet for Trump | The Japan Times

South Korea announced Tuesday that a wartime ‘comfort woman,’ who has spoken widely of her suffering due to being forced to work in a wartime Japanese military brothel, had been invited to attend a state banquet for U.S. President Donald Trump.

▽'Black Widow' sentenced to death for several murders - Japan Today

A Japanese court on Tuesday sentenced to death a one-time millionairess dubbed the "Black Widow", who tricked elderly lovers into drinking cyanide and pocketed millions in insurance payouts and inheritance.

▽Twitter to Roll Out 280-Character Tweets Worldwide - The New York Times

Microblogging website Twitter Inc, known for its iconic 140-character tweets, said on Tuesday it would roll out 280-character tweets to users across the world... User posting in languages including Japanese, Korean and Chinese, which do not face the issue of "cramming", will continue to have a limit of 140 characters, Twitter said.