| Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea Posted: 20 Jan 2019 08:22 PM PST  BEIJING (AP) — A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves:
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| Florida police run over couple lying in the road to watch lunar eclipse Posted: 21 Jan 2019 02:43 PM PST  A police officer in Florida ran over two people lying on a dark road to watch the lunar eclipse, leading them requring hospital treatment. A statement given to the Palm Beach Post by police said that the two were run over after choosing to lay in the park because its as "extremely dark".
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| Focus sharpens on Mexico fuel theft plan after blast kills 79 Posted: 20 Jan 2019 10:40 AM PST  Fuel thieves punctured the Tula-Tuxpan pipeline a few miles from one of Mexico's main refineries on Friday. Half a dozen people interviewed by Reuters on Saturday said their relatives went to the leaking duct in Tlahuelilpan district in Hidalgo state because they struggled to find fuel elsewhere and were desperate to fill up cars to get to work or run their farms. Late last month, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador launched a program to shut down an illegal fuel distribution network that siphons off about $3 billion worth of fuel annually from state oil firm Pemex.
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| Bomb blasts rock Syria's Damascus and Afrin Posted: 20 Jan 2019 10:24 AM PST  A bomb blast hit Damascus on Sunday, in a rare attack in the Syrian capital that has been largely insulated from violence during nearly eight years of war. The explosion came as another bomb in the northern city of Afrin killed three people and wounded nine others, according to a war monitor, on the first anniversary of a Turkish offensive on the Kurdish-majority region. Also on Sunday Israel said it intercepted a rocket fired from Syria after Damascus accused the Jewish state of carrying out air raids on the south of the country.
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| Snow fallout: Airlines canceled more than 4,800 flights since Friday Posted: 21 Jan 2019 11:20 AM PST  Flight schedules appeared to be on the rebound Monday after a rough weekend. But only after 4,600 mostly storm-related cancellations since Friday.
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| Why Democrats Said No to Trump’s Border Compromise Posted: 20 Jan 2019 04:08 PM PST  Lots of people are wondering just why Democrats rejected President Trump's plan to reopen government agencies even before he announced the plan. The Democrats seem have to been captured by the thinking of radical community organizer Saul Alinsky.
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| 'Black Muslims' to blame for high school students' confrontation with Native American man, mother claims Posted: 20 Jan 2019 08:40 AM PST  The mother of a high school student among the group filmed in confrontation with a Native American man after a rally in Washington DC has blamed "black Muslims" for the encounter. The woman's son was reportedly alongside several wearing Make America Great Again (Maga) hats who were criticised for apparently taunting Nathan Phillips, surrounding him and chanting "build the wall, build the wall". Did you witness the black Muslims yelling profanities and video taping to get something to further your narrative of hatred??
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| France hits Google with 50 million euro data consent fine Posted: 21 Jan 2019 07:57 AM PST  France's data watchdog on Monday announced a fine of 50 million euros ($57 million) for US search giant Google, using the EU's strict General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for the first time. Google was handed the record fine from the CNIL regulator for failing to provide transparent and easily accessible information on its data consent policies, a statement said. The CNIL said Google made it too difficult for users to understand and manage preferences on how their personal information is used, in particular with regards to targeted advertising.
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| The Entry-Level 2019 Porsche Cayenne Deserves Your Attention Posted: 21 Jan 2019 08:10 AM PST  Porsche's base Cayenne will have you seeking out the roads usually reserved for sports cars.
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| Scores of China Experts Urge Xi to Release Jailed Canadians Posted: 21 Jan 2019 02:00 PM PST  The group, including former U.S. Ambassador Gary Locke, ex-Hong Kong Governor Christopher Patten and five former Canadian ambassadors to China, released an open letter to the Chinese leader Tuesday urging the two men's freedom. The letter said that Michael Kovrig, a Canadian diplomat on leave to work with the International Crisis Group in Hong Kong, and Michael Spavor, an entrepreneur who helped organize tourist trips to North Korea, had advocated exchanges that help build ties around the globe.
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| World's oldest man, 113, dies at his home in northern Japan Posted: 20 Jan 2019 06:35 AM PST  TOKYO (AP) — The world's oldest man has died at his home — a hot springs inn — in northern Japan at the age of 113.
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| Total lunar eclipse woos sky watchers Posted: 20 Jan 2019 11:18 PM PST  An unusual set of celestial circumstances came together over Sunday night and the wee hours of Monday for sky watchers in Europe, Africa and the Americas, where the moon was fully obscured before lighting up again with a faint red glow. The eclipse lasted about three hours: during the first hour the full moon was gradually swallowed up by the shadow of the Earth, then an hour of total eclipse where it was not invisible but instead appeared tinted in hues of red, orange and pink, followed finally by its full reemergence, bright and shining. Other monikers include a "Wolf Moon," a traditional way of coining an eclipse in the month of January, and a "Blood Moon" because of its rusty, red color.
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| Model who alleged Russian meddling in US election tells Moscow court she will not publish Deripaska recordings Posted: 21 Jan 2019 02:23 AM PST  Anastasia Vashukevich, the model who recorded a former employer of Paul Manafort allegedly discussing US relations with a Russian deputy prime minister during the 2016 election, has promised in a Moscow court not to release any further recordings. Ms Vashukevich previously claimed to have evidence of Russian interference in the US election from a fling with Oleg Deripaska, the metals magnate to whom Donald Trump's campaign manager Manafort reportedly promised private briefings, something Deripaska always denied. Video she uploaded to Instagram showed Mr Deripaska speaking on a yacht in 2016 with Sergei Prikhodko, a deputy prime minister and long-time aide to Vladimir Putin. In a separate audio recording, Mr Deripaska is heard discussing Russia's "bad relations with America". The pair talked about the "issue with America," Ms Vashukevich had claimed. After her Instagram posts were discovered in February 2018, Ms Vashukevich was arrested while leading a sex training seminar in Thailand, and Mr Deripaska successfully sued Ms Vashukevich for violating his right to privacy with her photographs and recordings. A Russian court ordered her to delete the posts and pay him £5,800 in emotional damages. She and her partner from the sex training received a suspended sentence for soliciting and conspiracy last week and deported to Belarus, their native country. On her way there, they were arrested in a Moscow airport on Thursday. They face prostitution charges carrying up to six years in prison. After being led by bailiffs into a glass defendant's cage on Saturday, Ms Vashukevich asked Mr Deripaska's forgiveness and promised no more revelations. Ms Vashukevich was deported by Thailand and arrested at Moscow airport Credit: Vasily Maximov/AFP "There won't be any more audio recordings about Oleg Deripaska," she told journalists from a glass defendant's cage. "I won't compromise him anymore, so he can relax, really, I've had enough." She claimed that she was now subject to "fabricated" criminal cases in Thailand, Russia and Belarus. Ms Vashukevich declined to comment when asked by The Telegraph if the prostitution charges against her were related to claims of Russian election interference. The court delayed a hearing on her confinement until Tuesday after investigators said they didn't have enough evidence to make their arguments. Mr Deripaska has denied interference and said he never received an offer of private briefings. He is under US sanctions, but sanctions against some of his companies are set to be lifted this week despite controversy in congress. Mr Deripaska is seen speaking to Mr Prikhodko in footage posted by Ms Vashukevich Credit: Instagram The meeting on the yacht took place in August 2016 off the coast of Norway, according to an investigation by opposition activist Alexei Navalny. A private jet linked to Mr Deripaska had flown between New York and Moscow and then to Norway in the previous days, Mr Navalny found. Manafort, who has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges and agreed to cooperate with Robert Mueller's investigation into election interference, told a Russian acquaintance he could offer private briefings to Mr Deripaska the month before, according to emails seen by The Atlantic and other publications. Russia ordered YouTube to take down Mr Navalny's video investigation, but it is still available and has more than 8 million views. While in jail in Thailand, Ms Vashukevich claimed to have more than 16 hours of audio recordings and photographs providing evidence of Russian interference in the US election. She promised to provide the evidence if the United States gave her asylum. Miss Vashukevich in detention in Thailand Credit: JORGE SILVA/REUTERS Ms Vashukevich told CNN she witnessed Mr Deripaska meeting three Americans in 2016 and 2017 and said "they had a plan for the election". She said she had photographs of one of the Americans with Mr Deripaska, but refused to name any of the men. CNN also reported FBI agents had unsuccessfully tried to see her in Thailand.
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| Winter storm to hit U.S. northeast with up to two feet of snow Posted: 19 Jan 2019 07:35 PM PST ![Winter storm to hit U.S. northeast with up to two feet of snow]( "Winter storm to hit U.S. northeast with up to two feet of snow") The Weather Service issued winter storm warnings or advisories for a swath of the eastern United States that is home to 100 million people, said meteorologist Rich Otto of the U.S. Weather Prediction Center. The storm system, which was moving from west to east and was strengthened by arctic air from Canada, hit many parts of the Midwest on Friday, according to the National Weather Service. In Chicago, where some neighborhoods received 8 inches (20 cm) of snow, a third of flights were canceled at the city's two main airports, said Mark Duell, vice president of operations for tracking firm FlightAware.
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| Rudy Giuliani says he is '100% certain' Trump did not tell Cohen to lie to Congress Posted: 20 Jan 2019 02:57 PM PST  The president's attorney also said the Trump may have discussed a Trump Tower Moscow project with Cohen up until the 2016 election.
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| Kentucky Teens Wearing 'MAGA' Hats Taunt Indigenous Peoples March Participants in Viral Video Posted: 20 Jan 2019 12:02 PM PST  A video of Kentucky Catholic high school students wearing 'MAGA' hats and yelling over Native American marchers has gone viral after people called the teenagers' behavior disrespectful.
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| Government shutdown: US federal workers turn to pawn shops for cash as stalemate goes on Posted: 20 Jan 2019 09:43 AM PST  US federal workers who are not getting paid during the longest government shutdown in the country's history are increasingly turning to pawnbrokers for short-term loans, according to shop owners. The turnout is small – a few people per day – pawnbrokers said, but many expect the numbers to increase amid the stalemate. About 800,000 federal workers have missed a paycheck during the nearly month-long shutdown.
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| Meet the Women Who Protested the Women’s March Posted: 21 Jan 2019 09:28 AM PST  Women from various political and ideological backgrounds challenged the 2019 Women's March by marching in protest and organizing alternative rallies near the Washington, D.C. event on Saturday. The third annual Women's March took place in Freedom Plaza, a more confined space than in years past, suggesting that organizers anticipated smaller crowds after facing allegations of anti-Semitism and defending Nation of Islam's anti-Semitic leader Louis Farrakhan. Following the development of those controversies, conservative group Independent Women's Forum (IWF) organized a rally across the street in the name of "all women" at the same time as the Women's March.
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| The Latest: 12 killed in Taliban attack in east Afghanistan Posted: 20 Jan 2019 10:01 PM PST ![The Latest: 12 killed in Taliban attack in east Afghanistan]( "The Latest: 12 killed in Taliban attack in east Afghanistan") KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Latest on developments in Afghanistan (all times local):
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| China's population growth slows despite two-child policy Posted: 21 Jan 2019 02:06 AM PST  China's population grew at a slower rate last year despite the abolition of the one-child policy, official data showed Monday, raising fears an ageing society will pile further pressure on an already slowing economy. China's government raised the limit to two children in 2016 to rejuvenate the world's most populous country, which has nearly 1.4 billion people, and experts say it may remove the cap next year. "Decades-long social and economic transformations have prepared an entirely new generation in China, for whom marriage and childbearing no longer have the importance as they once did for their parents generation," said Wang Feng, a sociology professor at University of California, Irving.
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| Flash freeze of melting snowstorm seen icing over U.S. Northeast Posted: 20 Jan 2019 05:26 PM PST  Plunging temperatures after a wet winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of the U.S. Northeast were expected to flash freeze much of the region on Sunday and make travel dicey during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday. "Any water that remains on the road will freeze into a sheet of ice and make conditions quite hazardous," said Rich Otto, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS). Sub-zero temperatures tied to gusting winds prompted the NWS to issue wind chill advisories and warnings for more than 10 states, from North Dakota and other parts of the central United States to East Coast metropolitan centers including Washington, New York and Boston.
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| Erdogan: Turkey is ready to take over Syria's Manbij Posted: 20 Jan 2019 01:32 PM PST  Turkey is ready to take over security in Syria's Manbij, President Tayyip Erdogan told U.S. President Donald Trump in a telephone call on Sunday, the Turkish presidency said in a statement. Erdogan said an attack that left four Americans dead last week in Manbij was an act of provocation aimed at affecting Trump's decision last month to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria. The attack occurred nearly a month after Trump confounded his own national security team with the surprise decision on Dec. 19 to withdraw all 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria, declaring Islamic State had been defeated there.
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| Video shows Florida toddler walking towards police with hands up during her father's arrest Posted: 21 Jan 2019 10:02 AM PST  TPD said the toddler unexpectedly got out the pickup truck and imitated her parents, who were suspects, walking toward officers with her hands raised.
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| Greeks Marching as Storm Grows Over Tsipras's Macedonia Deal Posted: 20 Jan 2019 05:55 AM PST  Protesters, some wearing traditional army suits, chanted slogans like "Macedonia is Greek," and asking the government to hold a referendum for the issue, while police used tear gas to keep demonstrators away from parliament. Under the so-called Prespes agreement, Greece's neighbor will change its name to Republic of North Macedonia in exchange for the Greeks ending opposition to its bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union. Many Greeks say Macedonia should only be used to refer to their country's northern region of that name -- the birthplace of Alexander -- and see any use as an attempt to steal their cultural heritage.
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| ‘Fox & Friends’ mistakenly airs Ruth Bader Ginsburg obituary graphic Posted: 21 Jan 2019 02:05 PM PST  The hosts of 'Fox & Friends' apologised on Monday after airing a graphic suggesting that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. "We need to apologise," co-host Steve Doocey said later on the program. "A technical error in the control room triggered a graphic of RBG with a date on it.
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| How to get a free dozen from Krispy Kreme this week Posted: 20 Jan 2019 10:51 AM PST  Until Jan. 27, Krispy Kreme is offering a free dozen of original glazed donuts with any dozen purchase.
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| 'We Are All Stakeholders of Our Global Future': Klaus Schwab, Founder of the World Economic Forum, Talks Change and Progress Posted: 20 Jan 2019 09:57 AM PST  "Big issues in the world cannot be solved by governments alone"
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| UN envoy in Yemen for talks on Hodeida truce Posted: 21 Jan 2019 12:46 PM PST  The UN envoy for Yemen landed in rebel-held Sanaa Monday for talks aimed at shoring up a truce between rebels and a government alliance in the port city of Hodeida. Diplomat Martin Griffiths landed in the capital at around 10:30 am local time (1330 GMT), an official at Sanaa airport told AFP on condition of anonymity. A UN source confirmed the news, saying Griffiths was in Yemen to "work on the rapid implementation of the Hodeida agreement".
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| United Airlines passengers stranded over 15 hours at frigid Canadian military base Posted: 21 Jan 2019 05:29 AM PST  United Flight 179 passengers leaving New Jersey were stranded for nearly a day in Canada and then sent back to Newark Liberty International Airport.
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| Tornados inflict damage in Alabama town, Florida Panhandle Posted: 20 Jan 2019 12:31 PM PST ![Tornados inflict damage in Alabama town, Florida Panhandle]( "Tornados inflict damage in Alabama town, Florida Panhandle") WETUMPKA, Ala. (AP) — Homes, businesses, government offices and churches were among the buildings badly damaged or demolished when tornadoes struck central Alabama over the weekend.
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| Giuliani backtracks on comments Trump sought Moscow deal throughout 2016 Posted: 21 Jan 2019 01:21 PM PST ![Giuliani backtracks on comments Trump sought Moscow deal throughout 2016]( "Giuliani backtracks on comments Trump sought Moscow deal throughout 2016") U.S. President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani backtracked on Monday from earlier comments that Trump pursued a business deal to erect a tower bearing his name in Moscow throughout 2016, saying his statements "were hypothetical and not based on conversations I had with the President." Giuliani told NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday that Trump may have continued to pursue the project and had discussions about it with his former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, until as late as October or November 2016, when Trump was closing in on his election victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton. Giuliani went a step further with the New York Times, where he quoted Trump saying the Trump Tower Moscow discussions were "going on from the day I announced to the day I won." The Moscow deal ultimately did not materialize, but Giuliani's remarks suggest that Trump's discussions about the project with Cohen may have dragged on until the election, raising new questions for congressional investigators looking into possible ties between the president and Russia.
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| AFP to cut 95 jobs, CEO says, scaling back initial 125 target Posted: 21 Jan 2019 05:40 PM PST  Agence France-Presse will cut 95 jobs over the next five years, 30 fewer than announced in October, without affecting targeted savings, CEO Fabrice Fries said Monday. Presenting a revised version of his "transformation plan" to employee representatives, Fries said the company would still save 14 million euros ($15.9 million) on wage costs and five million euros on other expenses by 2023. To achieve this, management will convert 15 of the current 175 expatriate postings into local jobs and realise savings through replacing senior employees with younger ones.
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| US diocese sorry after students mock elderly Native American Posted: 19 Jan 2019 11:13 PM PST  A US diocese has apologized and vowed to take action after videos emerged showing boys from a Catholic private school mocking an elderly Native American man at a rally in the capital Washington, triggering widespread criticism. The incident occurred on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Friday when the annual anti-abortion March for Life coincided with a rally by indigenous communities calling for their rights to be respected. In footage captured on multiple phone camera videos that swept social media on Saturday, a student from Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky wearing a Make America Great Again hat is seen smirking as he stands extremely close to Nathan Phillips, a Native American Vietnam war veteran, who beats a traditional drum while chanting.
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| Woman fabricates attempted kidnapping story to Long Island police to cover up how baby was injured Posted: 19 Jan 2019 07:35 PM PST  Police on Long Island said a woman fabricated a story about an attempted kidnapping in order to cover up how her 1-year-old son was injured.
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| Trump confuses weather with climate change again: 'Wouldn’t be bad to have a little good old fashioned Global Warming right now!' Posted: 20 Jan 2019 05:46 AM PST  Donald Trump has again confused weather with climate change, suggesting the US would benefit from "a little of that good old fashioned Global Warming right now" amid forecasts of snow and cold conditions. Large parts of the Country are suffering from tremendous amounts of snow and near record setting cold. In November, Mr Trump conflated seasonal weather with climate change, suggesting chilly conditions meant global warming wasn't real.
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| Congo opposition leader declares himself president as court upholds election result Posted: 20 Jan 2019 05:54 AM PST  Congo's political standoff deepend on Sunday after the top court backed the contested presidential election victory of Felix Tshisekedi, then his main rival rejected the ruling, called for protests and declared himself leader. As Mr Tshisekedi's supporters celebrated the ruling in the streets of Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, runner-up Martin Fayulu said the decision had opened the way to a "constitutional coup d'etat", raising fears of more violence. Rwandan President Paul Kagame - the chair of the African Union which has said it has "serious concerns" about the vote and called for the results to be delayed - was due to arrive in Kinshasa with an AU delegation to discuss the crisis on Monday. Last month's delayed election was meant to mark the first democratic transfer of power in the vast central African country, where conflicts have regularly destabilised the region. Felix Tshisekedi, leader of Congolese main opposition party, the UDPS Credit: BAZ RATNER But monitors pointed to major flaws in the poll. Unrest over the vote has already killed 34 people, wounded 59 and led to 241 "arbitrary arrests" in the past week, according to the U.N. human rights office. In the early hours of Sunday, the Constitutional Court ruled that a legal challenge to the result filed by Fayulu was inadmissible. "Felix Tshisekedi will become the fifth president of the republic," government spokesman Lambert Mende said as he welcomed the judgement. Mr Fayulu issued statements dismissing the ruling. "The constitutional court has just confirmed that it serves a dictatorial regime ... by validating false results, (and enabling) a constitutional coup d'etat," he said in one. "I am now considering myself as the sole legitimate President of the Democratic Republic of Congo," he added in another statement. He called for people to mount peaceful demonstrations - though the streets of the capital were calm on Sunday afternoon. Mr Fayulu says Mr Tshisekedi and outgoing President Joseph Kabila made a deal to cheat him out of a more than 60-percent win - an accusation they both dismiss. The provisional results, announced on Jan. 10, showed Mr Tshisekedi winning with a slim margin over Fayulu. In a speech, Mr Tshisekedi welcomed the victory and said he would seek to mend divisions in the country. "This is the end of one fight and the start of another in which I will enlist all the Congolese people: a fight for well-being, for a Congo that wins," he said. The Southern African Development Community (SADC), a bloc which includes South Africa and Angola, congratulated Tshisekedi and called for a peaceful transfer of power. "SADC calls upon all Congolese to accept the outcome, and consolidate democracy and maintain a peaceful and stable environment following the landmark elections," it said. On Thursday, SADC eased pressure on Congolese authorities by backing off earlier calls for a recount. Independent monitors flagged major problems with the election, including faulty voting machines and polling stations where many were unable to vote. The Catholic Church, which had a 40,000-strong team of observers, denounced the provisional result. A tally from the church reviewed by Reuters from about 70 percent of polling stations suggested a victory of 62 percent for Mr Fayulu, a former Exxon Mobil country manager. MrTshisekedi and Mr Ramazani were virtually neck-and-neck second place with 16.93 percent and 16.88 percent, respectively. Congo - which was ruled by kleptocratic dictator Mobutu Sese Seko for 32 years before tumbling into chaos and war in the late 1990s - is a vital source of copper and other metals, including cobalt.
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| Families in Afghanistan's north seek shelter as Taliban ups pressure Posted: 20 Jan 2019 01:01 AM PST ![Families in Afghanistan's north seek shelter as Taliban ups pressure]( "Families in Afghanistan's north seek shelter as Taliban ups pressure") By Abdul Matin Sahak MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Dozens of families displaced from their homes in the northern province of Sar-e Pul by Taliban pressure have arrived in the provincial capital, as the insurgents have tightened their grip around the city, residents and officials said. Taliban fighters have been threatening oil fields around the city of Sar-e Pul as they have stepped up operations with the apparent aim of strengthening their position during peace talks with U.S. officials. ...
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| Two dead from heart attacks as strong quake jolts Chile Posted: 19 Jan 2019 10:36 PM PST  A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit north-central Chile on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, with police reporting the deaths of two people from heart attacks. The quake struck at a depth of 53 kilometers (33 miles) with an epicenter some 15 km southwest of Coquimbo, USGS said. An elderly man and an elderly woman from Coquimbo suffered cardiac arrests as a result of the quake, police said, while there were several landslides reported on national highways.
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| British Airway is giving one of its Boeing 747s a 1960s-era paint scheme Posted: 21 Jan 2019 08:14 AM PST  British Airways will paint one of its Boeing 747's in a retro scheme that dates to the 1960s as part of an effort to commemorate its 100th birthday.
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| Macron Seeks a Dose of Charlemagne to Renew Merkel Partnership Posted: 20 Jan 2019 06:03 AM PST  While Germany was always hesitant to embrace Macron's plans, chances for a more cooperative stance were dealt a serious blow after Ralph Brinkhaus outmaneuvered an ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel in September to become head of her party's parliamentary group. The 50-year-old finance expert has since championed fiscal restraint in plans to strengthen the euro area and set red lines on issues including European defense and foreign policy.
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| China shares lifted by stimulus hopes, optimism on trade Posted: 21 Jan 2019 12:35 AM PST  Shares closed moderately higher in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Shenzhen on Monday as a report of weaker economic growth in 2018 raised hopes for more government stimulus.
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| Ghosn awaits fate after vowing to stay in Japan if bailed Posted: 21 Jan 2019 01:53 AM PST  Carlos Ghosn awaits his fate as a Tokyo court prepares to rule on his bail request after the ousted Nissan boss vowed to remain in Japan if released and offered to provide more collateral. "As the court considers my bail application, I want to emphasise that I will reside in Japan and respect any and all bail conditions the Court concludes are warranted," Ghosn said in a statement released by his US-based representatives. A spokeswoman for Ghosn, Devon Spurgeon, said his family had already rented an apartment in Tokyo where he promised to reside while awaiting trial.
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