News Headlines - 17 November 2020
▽Peru Chooses 3rd President in a Week Amid Street Protests - The New York Times
Peru’s legislature on Monday selected the country’s third president in a week, seeking to stanch growing street protests over lawmakers’ decision to remove a popular president from office last week.
Addressing the nation, the country’s newest leader, Francisco Sagasti promised to help the country move away from bitterness and “toward a moment of happiness, of hope.”
But the decision to name Mr. Sagasti, an engineer, academic and first-time legislator, as the country’s new president was not expected to immediately quell popular anger at the country’s lawmakers.
▽HK$10m bounty on 4 suspects who attacked Tycoon Qian Fenglei | The Standard
Mainland billionaire Qian Fenglei said on social media that he will give a reward of HK$10 million to anyone who can provide information to help authorities in Hong Kong to find out who was behind the attack on him and his assistant this Saturday.
In a statement he published on “Sing Tao Daily” today, he said he will be offering a total of HK$10 million to anyone who could provide information on the four suspects of the attack.
Qian, 44, and his assistant, Fang Yuan, 48, were attacked as they left The Dynasty Club, a private clubhouse in Wan Chai frequented by prominent figures, in the early hours on Saturday.
▽Panasonic appoints company veteran Kusumi as CEO, replacing Tsuga | Reuters
Japan’s Panasonic Corp has appointed its head of automotive business Yuki Kusumi as the company’s next chief executive officer, replacing Kazuhiro Tsuga, who was the architect of a partnership with Tesla Inc.
The 55-year-old will take the reins on April 1, Panasonic said on Friday, after a three-decade career at the company which has seen Kusumi lead the automotive component business and the TV operations, much like his predecessor. Tsuga, 63, will become chairman.
A mixture of new and seasoned artists are among the 42 acts set to perform at the 71st "Kohaku Uta Gassen" (red and white song battle) on New Year's Eve, public broadcaster NHK announced on Nov. 16... This year's event will be held without an audience as part of attempts to avoid infections from the coronavirus. It will be the first time for the show's history to go out without live spectators since the very first Kohaku Uta Gassen was broadcast on radio in 1951.
The iconic Poohsticks bridge made famous by the Winnie-the-Pooh books has been 'closed indefinitely' after being damaged by a fallen tree.
Poohsticks Bridge in Ashdown Forest, East Sussex, was first built in 1907 and provides the setting for the beloved children's novels.
The wooden bridge was officially declared closed on Monday after the wooden railing was ripped from the side of the bridge and the uprooted tree was left lying across the river.
The bridge is visited by thousands of tourists each year after it was made famous in A. A. Milne's famous Winnie-the-Pooh children's stories.
