News Headlines - 19 November 2018
▽Nissan Renault chief Carlos Ghosn faces arrest in Japan | The Guardian
Carlos Ghosn, the chairman of Nissan and chief executive of Renault, faces arrest in Japan and will be sacked by the car manufacturers for alleged financial violations.
Renault’s market value dived by €2bn (￡1.78bn) to €17bn after the report, with shares falling by 11%. The value of Nissan securities listed in Germany fell by 12%.
The police were called when Chinese officials attempted to "barge" into the office of Papua New Guinea's foreign minister, it emerged on Sunday (Nov 18), as APEC summit tensions boiled over.
The Chinese delegates "tried to barge into" Rimbink Pato's Port Moresby office Saturday, in an eleventh-hour bid to influence a summit draft communique, but were denied entry, three sources with knowledge of the situation told AFP.
▽Peru ex-president Garcia asked for asylum in Uruguay: foreign ministry | Reuters
Former Peruvian President Alan Garcia entered the Uruguayan embassy and applied for asylum, hours after being banned from leaving the country while under investigation for corruption, the Peruvian foreign ministry said on Sunday.
Mickey Mouse drew crowds of visitors to an attraction at Tokyo Disneyland on Sunday, the 90th anniversary of the character’s debut, forcing the operator to ask some to wait for 11 hours for entry... Many visitors flocked to the Mickey’s House and Meet Mickey attraction at the theme park in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, apparently to celebrate the character’s screen debut on Nov. 18, 1928.
▽Hear John Williams’ New ‘Star Wars’ Theme for Disney’s ‘Galaxy’s Edge’ – Rolling Stone
John Williams, the Oscar-winning composer behind Star Wars‘ classic scores and themes, has created a new work in association with the Star Wars-themed attractions currently in construction at Disney parks.
Williams’ new themes will feature in Disney’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge attraction, a themed land dedicated to the film series that will open at both Disneyland in Anaheim, California, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida in 2019...
