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Pilots detained as Turkey opens probe on ex-Nissan chief Ghosn's Japan escape via Istanbul – reports Turkish authorities are determined to find out how former Nissan and Renault chief Carlos Ghosn managed to jump bail in Japan, where he is charged with embezzlement, and flee through Istanbul airport, Turkish media said. Seven people, including four pilots, have been detained after the Interior Ministry launched a probe into the allegations that the fugitive ex-CEO made it from Osaka to Beirut, Lebanon through Istanbul, Turkish media said on Thursday. A former chairman and CEO of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, Ghosn is charged in Japan with embezzling the company's assets and lying to shareholders about the size of his salary. He fled the country ...

'The first time I've seen him smile in 18 months': Mesut Ozil hailed as Arteta's Arsenal beat Solksjaer's Manchester United Mikel Arteta claimed his first win as Arsenal manager on Wednesday evening as his refocused Gunners breezed past Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Manchester United, heaping further pressure on the Old Trafford boss in the process. First-half strikes from big-money import Nicolas Pepe and Sokratis Papastathopoulos were enough to secure three points for an Arsenal team who very much needed a shot in the arm following the disastrous start to their campaign which cost former coach Unai Emery his job last month. And, in this part of London, there are few things as fulfilling as a win against Manchester United. Also...

'Riverboat Ron' a Redskin: Former Carolina Panthers boss Ron Rivera named new Washington head coach Struggling Washington Redskins have moved swiftly to address their senior coaching positions ahead of the 2020 season by hiring former Carolina Panthers boss Ron Rivera. Rivera, who spent the last nine seasons with the Panthers, including a season that took the team all the way to Super Bowl 50, was the NFL's Coach of the Year winner in both 2013 and 2015. But his Panthers side struggled over the past two years, due in no small part to the injury woes suffered by talismanic quarterback Cam Newton. It eventually led to his dismissal from the team after a disappointing 5-11 season that saw the Panthers finish rock bottom of the NFC South division. ...

China-UK stock trade scheme 'suspended' over Britain's stance on Hong Kong protests A financial scheme linking investors in London and Shanghai, and launched last year, has reportedly been put on pause by Beijing in response to what is perceived as British meddling in the ongoing Hong Kong protests. The Shanghai-London Stock Connect allows certain companies listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange to issue depositary receipts on the other bourse. This offers international investors a backdoor access to the Chinese financial market, solidifying London's role as a financial capital, which was shaken by Brexit. And Chinese traders get a chance to deal in stocks of international companies through Shanghai. The connect was launch...

Taiwan’s chief of general staff killed in helicopter crash – military Taiwanese Chief of the General Staff Shen Yi-ming was among the eight people who were killed when an army chopper attempted an emergency landing in the mountains, a senior military official said. Shen's death was announced by Air Force Commander-in-Chief General Hsiung Hou-chi. Shen had earlier been declared missing after an UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter, carrying 13 senior military officials, crash-landed at Tonghou Creek in the nation's mountainous Wulai District on Thursday. The chopper took off from Songshan Air Base outside Taipei around 7:54am local time and was heading for another base in Yilan District, where Shen was planning to participate in an inspection ahead of the Chin...

Russia to launch stock exchange for sanctioned companies Companies targeted by Western sanctions will have an opportunity to list their bonds, as Russia plans to create a special stock exchange in 2020 to bolster its national capital markets. The launch was initially scheduled for December but was then postponed to January, according to Russia's Deputy Finance Minister Alexey Moiseev. The official explained that the ministry needed more time to finish the platform. Read more Sanctions? Russia has the best-peforming stock market in the world At least two companies have already announced that they would like to trade on the stock exchange, Moiseev said, though he did not elaborate further. It was previously repo...

‘No one suspected his disguise’: Elon Musk weighs in on Nissan chief’s miraculous escape from Japan as speculation swirls With circumstances of disgraced Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn’s daring escape from Japan ahead of a trial shrouded in mystery, Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave his own take, suggesting Ghosn dressed up as a giant Japanese plush toy. Numerous theories, some more bizarre than others, have emerged as to how Ghosn – set to stand trial in Japan for under-reporting his income and pinning personal financial losses on Nissan – pulled off his Houdini-esque vanishing act. While Ghosn, who is now in Lebanon, is in no hurry to spill the beans about how he managed to escape almost round-the-clock surveillance, one account reported by Lebanese television...

‘Fear of the unknown’: Mystery drones seen hovering over Colorado & Nebraska leave residents spooked Enigmatic drones spotted flying in the skies over Colorado and Nebraska are making citizens quite uneasy, but local and federal authorities so far have no answers, launching probes into who or what is behind the unmarked craft. Some 16 of the drones have been seen across northeast Colorado in recent weeks, sheriff's departments in two Colorado counties have confirmed. Though the aircraft have not violated any federal guidelines for flying, Yuma County Sheriff Todd Combs said they’ve nonetheless left residents “very nervous and anxious.” “People do not like the unknown as it upsets the balance of our lives,” Combs wrote in a lengthy Facebook post on...