News Headlines - 10 November 2019
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako waved and smiled from an open car in a motorcade marking his enthronement on Sunday before hundreds of thousands of delighted well-wishers who cheered, waved small flags and took photos from both sides of packed pavements... Naruhito succeeded his father Akihito on May 1 following his abdication, and formally ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in a palace ceremony last month.
▽2nd defendant flees while under escort by Osaka prosecutors：The Asahi Shimbun
In the second such incident in under two weeks, a man facing drug charges escaped from a vehicle while he was being taken to a detention facility in Osaka Prefecture, prosecutors said Nov. 9.
The Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office said prosecutors and prefectural police are searching for the defendant, Ryotaro Oue.
▽Iran discovers new oil field with 50 billion barrels of crude | DW
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday said a new oil field was discovered in the Khuzestan province.
He said the new field has more than 50 billion barrels of crude oil, which would boost the country's proven reserves by a third... The field could become Iran's second-largest oil field, behind Ahvaz with 65 billion barrels of crude.
▽United Kingdom might not exist in a decade, half of UK citizens think: poll - Reuters
The United Kingdom might not exist in its current form in a decade’s time, half of its citizens believe, an Ipsos MORI poll found... As the United Kingdom heads towards its latest Brexit deadline of Jan. 31, there are growing demands for an independence referendum in Scotland and for a vote on Northern Ireland unifying with the Republic of Ireland.
▽Madonna sued by fans for being hours late to her concert | Fox Business
Fans of Madonna are suing the “Material Girl” over the increasingly late start times for her Madame X Tour, according to legal documents obtained by TMZ.
Both Madonna and events promoter Live Nation were named in a class-action lawsuit filed by Nate Hollander after the Florida ticketholder claimed he lost money when the pop icon pushed back the start time of her concerts from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
The lawsuit alleges Madonna has had issues with punctuality during her current ongoing tour, routinely making concertgoers wait two hours longer initially scheduled.
