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  Pedro Pascal v Pedro Piscal: actor in legal battle with Chilean spirit brand

  Summary: Pedro Piscal pisco is latest Chilean brand to resemble a Hollywood name – and others have fought off the lawsuits The actor Pedro Pascal is waging a legal battle against a Chilean pisco merchant who has chosen a cheeky name for his brand of the country’s national spirit: Pedro Piscal. Background David Herrera registered the brand name with a Chilean commercial regulator in 2023 and began selling his pisco in off-licences and restaurants.

  Fatima Noor · 4/16/2026

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  Ant smuggler sentenced to a year in jail by Kenyan court

  Summary: More than 2,200 ants were found in Zhang Kequn’s luggage at Nairobi airport, with baggage destined for China A Chinese national has been sentenced to a year in prison and fined by a Nairobi court for attempting to smuggle thousands of ants out of Kenya, a lucrative trade in east Africa that was exposed last year. Background The insects are mostly destined for China, the US and Europe, where they become pets and can be worth about $100 each.

  Amira Hassan · 4/16/2026