Turkey renames embassy road after US rights leader
Ankara: City authorities in Turkey’s capital Ankara have renamed the street where the new US embassy is being built “Malcolm X Avenue” after the US civil rights leader, state media reported. The move coincides with a period of fraught relations between Turkey and the US and comes after other politically charged name changes to streets in Ankara. In February, the city renamed the street outside the current US Embassy “Olive Branch”, which is what Turkey called one of its military campaigns in Syria. Ankara is at odds with Washington over its backing of forces led by the Kurdish YPG militia, which Turkey views as a terrorist group. reuters
Karaoke office: Japan Inc shifts to unusual workspaces
tokyo: From tiny one-person cubicles in underground stations to camping tents under towering skyscrapers and even karaoke clubs: in workaholic Japan, salarymen are never short of a place to work. Unusual work venues are popping up all over Japan as firms try to move from chaining their employees to their desks towards offering staff more freedom in their working practices and as the gig economy spreads even to this temple of corporate culture. These temporary “outdoor offices” created by Snow Peak Business Solutions are also available in riverside parks in Tokyo suburbs and are proving a hit with firms keen to get staff out of the stuffy office. AFP
Stop playing ‘Purple Rain’ at rallies: Prince estate
Los Angeles: The Prince estate has requested President Donald Trump to stop using “Purple Rain” at his rallies. At recent pre-election day rallies, like the one Trump held in Mississippi last week, the playlist at the event has featured Prince’s “Purple Rain”. “The Prince estate has never given permission to President Trump or the White House to use Prince's songs and have requested that they cease all use immediately,” the statement issued to Entertainment Weekly read. The Prince estate is the latest in a long line of artistes who have asked Trump to quit using their music at rallies. The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Tom Petty, Aerosmith and more have all demanded that Trump stop employing their songs, a request that dates back to Trump’s campaigning. PTI
