News Headlines - 07 November 2019
▽Toyota first-half profit hits record ¥1.27 trillion on sales in Asia and Europe | The Japan Times
Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday its group net profit in the April-September half rose 2.6 percent from a year earlier to a record ¥1.27 trillion ($11 billion), helped by robust vehicle sales particularly in Japan, China and Europe.
▽Buenos Aires Times | Alberto Fernández discusses IMF debt with Trump adviser
A lberto Fernández met with a key advisor to US President Donald Trump during his trip to Mexico this week, with Argentina's multi-billion-dollar debt with the IMF on the agenda.
The renegotiation of the country's debt with the International Monetary Fund is one of the most important challenges that will need to be resolved by the incoming government headed by Alberto Fernández starting December 10.
A former Congolese rebel leader nicknamed "the Terminator" has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Bosco Ntaganda was found guilty of 13 counts of war crimes and five counts of crimes against humanity in July. The long list of offenses, committed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2002 and 2003, included murder, rape, sexual slavery, enlisting child soldiers, persecution, forcible transfer and deportation, pillage and intentionally directing attacks against civilians.
▽Cyclist who flipped off US president wins local election | AFP.com
Juli Briskman, whose one-handed salute was captured in an AFP photograph that went viral, beat the Republican incumbent to a seat on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors in state elections that saw Trump's Republican party suffer a series of stinging defeats.
The single mother of two teens lost her job as a marketing analyst for a United States government and military subcontractor after the snapshot of her gesture spread across media and the internet in 2017, bringing her insults and threats.
But getting fired also opened "a lot of doors", the 52-year-old told AFP during her campaign, including accepting an invitation to run for local office on the Democratic ticket.
▽Self-taught violin maker from North Macedonia wins international fame - Reuters
Svetozar Bogdanovski built his first violin 35 years ago for his son Kostadin, then aged seven, who had expressed interest in taking lessons.
Today Bogdanovski’s violins are priced at 60,000 euros ($67,000) apiece and are sold worldwide, while Kostadin is an internationally acclaimed violinist. His younger sister Frosina is also a professional violinist.
