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Japanese Canadians across the country are meeting to discuss how an apology by the British Columbia government could be backed by meaningful action for those subjected to racist attitudes and practices during World War II.
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By AFP
Doha -
Qatar Airways' outspoken boss Akbar al-Baker on Wednesday issued "heartfelt apologies" for saying that a woman could not do his job because it was too challenging.
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Dawson City -
A mummified toe that's the key ingredient in a strange cocktail served at a hotel bar in Dawson City, Yukon was taken by a thief last weekend, creating such a stir that the contrite thief who made off with it mailed the toe back, along with an apology.
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By AFP
Taipei -
Wearing traditional dress from feather headdresses to loincloths, members of Taiwan's indigenous community met President Tsai Ing-wen Monday as she made a landmark apology for centuries of suffering including the loss of ancestral lands.
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By AFP
London -
Former British prime minister Tony Blair voiced "sorrow, regret and apology" after a damning report on the Iraq war Wednesday, but said he did not mislead parliament and did not regret toppling Saddam Hussein.
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By AFP
Melbourne -
An Australian state on Tuesday formally apologised for "shameful" historical laws that saw people jailed for being gay, admitting the "state-sanctioned homophobia" ruined lives.
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By AFP
Melbourne -
An Australian state on Tuesday formally apologised for "shameful" historical laws that saw people jailed for being gay, admitting the "state-sanctioned homophobia" ruined lives.
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By AFP
Melbourne -
An Australian state on Tuesday formally apologised for "shameful" historical laws that saw people jailed for being gay, admitting the "state-sanctioned homophobia" ruined lives.
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By AFP
Ankara -
Kurdish PKK rebels while claiming responsibility Saturday for a car bombing in southeast Turkey this week apologised for having killed civilians and especially three children in the attack.
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Computer manufacturer Dell has issued an apology to customers amid concerns that the company has bundled intrusive software with its laptops. The allegations are similar to those directed at Lenovo after the Superfish adware scare earlier this year.
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Boston -
Surviving marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev apologized to the people of Boston yesterday for his role in the 2013 attack that left four dead, hundreds maimed and shocked an entire nation.
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By AFP
Paris -
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Friday that top US diplomat John Kerry had "apologised" for not attending a massive rally in Paris after a spate of Islamist attacks, alongside other world leaders.
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Los Angeles -
On January 6, it was reported that in his own tweet about skywriting, actor Shia LaBeouf copied an apology rapper Gucci Mane posted on Twitter last year.
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Mugger Michael Goodman apologizes for a crime he committed more than 30 years ago, after finding his victim on Facebook.
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Pyongyang -
Merrill E. Newman, an 85-year-old U.S. citizen, has been detained in North Korea for more than a month, has delivered an “apology,” for allegedly killing troops and civilians during the Korean War.
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The Kristall Sauna Wellness Park hotel has issued an apology for promoting a "Romantic Kristallnacht evening" for November 9, the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht, Night of Broken Glass, when Nazis destroyed Jewish homes and businesses.
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Los Angeles -
Billionaire media mogul Oprah Winfrey says she's "sorry" a media frenzy emerged after saying she experienced racism at a luxury store in Switzerland when an clerk refused to show her a handbag, saying it was "too expensive."
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Twenty-five years ago this week, the Japanese-American community celebrated a revolutionary victory relating to its own struggles for equality.
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During the second period of Game 4 between the San Jose Sharks and the L.A. Kings, the Twitter account @LAKings published a joke about sexual assault. It was written by guest live-tweeter Kevin Ryder, an L.A. radio host.
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South Korean car maker Hyundai apologized to viewers Thursday for its commercial featuring a man attempting to kill himself with the exhaust fumes from his new car.
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Ford and its ad agency WPP Group have issued an apology for a Ford Figo ad that shows the former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi flashing the v-sign over three voluptuous, bound and gagged women in the spacious hatchback trunk of his new Ford Figo.
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Los Angeles -
"The Onion" made a rare apology Monday to 9-year-old best actress Oscar nominee, Quvenzhane Wallis, for the "senseless, humorless comment," the satirical publication published Sunday night on its Twitter account.
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Miami -
Last week, YMCMB rapper Lil Wayne, cursed out the top 3 players on the Miami Heat's roster; LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh, even going as far as to say he slept with Bosh's wife, Adrienne.
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Austin -
On the day of his taped interview with Oprah Winfrey to seek absolution for his sins, Lance Armstrong delivered a “tearful” apology to the staff at the Livestrong, his cancer awareness charity.
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Late Tuesday Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom reacted to public outcry over the mobile photo service's proposal to update its legal terms. Systrom promised users Instagram had no plans to sell their photos.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron has issued an apology to the family of murdered Belfast lawyer Pat Finucane Wednesday and has agreed that there was "collusion" between police officers, soldiers, and his killers.
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Los Angeles -
The son of The Hollywood Reporter founder, Billy Wilkerson has issued a formal apology for what he referred to as the "Hollywood Holocaust."
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London -
It's not often you get to hear a politician say "sorry", and it's even rarer to hear them apologize tunefully, and then have the apology released as a single.
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Ottawa -
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney issued an apology for the decision to exclude a woman that appeared to be of Asian descent, according to focus group participants. Carney called the move a mistake and the design process would be reviewed.
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Twitters Chloe Sladden's apology to Guy Adams Twitter
Tiger Woods recently apologized for his extra-marital relations YouTube screenshot/MSNBC
McDonald's Japan makes another apology, this time for foreign objects in food. YouTube
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