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Rétro: ils nous ont quittés en 2014

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Cette année encore a été marquée par la disparition de nombreuses personnalités. Qu’elles soient issues du monde de la chanson, du cinéma, de l’art ou de la politique, toutes ont marqué l’histoire contemporaine de leur empreinte. Gala rend un dernier hommage aux disparus de l’année 2014. Cette année a vu s’éteindre de grandes stars du […]

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'Karate Kid' and 'Cobra Kai' Star Robert Garrison Dead at 59

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Actor Robert Garrison, best known for his role as Tommy in the classic Karate Kid films, has passed, TMZ reports. “Garrison’s sister-in-law tells TMZ … he died Friday morning at a hospital in West Virginia. She says his passing wasn’t sudden — he had been in the hospital for over a month dealing with kidney and liver issues, and […]

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Mattel Debuts Career of the Year Doll: ‘Judge Barbie’

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The Mattel toy company has recently introduced its 2019 Barbie Career of the Year doll, the Barbie Judge Doll. “We learned that only 33% of sitting U.S. state judges are female,” said Lisa McKnight, global head of Barbie, about the company’s decision to design the doll. “Barbie has had over 200 careers. We like to say, […]

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Spotify picks antitrust fight with Apple

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Spotify has a new plan to combat Apple in Brussels. The Swedish music streaming service said on Wednesday that it has complained to the European Commission’s antitrust enforcers that Apple unfairly favors its own music services over rivals. One of its main criticisms is that Apple can command a 30 percent tax on companies such […]

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Von der Leyen breaks silence, faces skepticism from MEPs

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Ursula von der Leyen’s drive to get the European Parliament behind her nomination for the top job in Brussels hit a wall of skepticism on Wednesday, including calls to delay her ratification vote, currently scheduled for next week. The German defense minister met with Socialists and liberal MEPs — the two largest groups after her own conservative […]

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EU accelerates moves to block China’s market access

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron (L) after a meeting of EU leaders in Berlin, in 2017 | Sean Gallup via Gety Images EU accelerates moves to block China’s market access European countries want ‘reciprocity’ in big projects from power lines to metros. By Jakob Hanke and Jacopo Barigazzi 3/18/19, 9:29 […]