WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A lavishly detailed 445-page report by Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr released by the U.S. House of Representatives in 1998 concluded that President Bill Clinton “committed acts that may constitute grounds for an impeachment” and paved the way for an unsuccessful attempt in Congress to remove him from office. FILE PHOTO: Special Counsel…
Image copyright AFP Image caption Michelle Bachelet made inequality the theme of her speech to the Human Rights Council The UN human rights chief has warned of the threat posed by growing global inequality over income, wealth and access to resources and justice."In recent months we have seen people across the world take to the…
Enlarge / Deputies of the 13th National People's Congress listen to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's speech during the opening of the Two Sessions at The Great Hall of People on March 5, 2019 in Beijing, China. As the National People's Congress gathers in Beijing for the beginning of China's "Two Sessions" political season, state media…
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Some radio stations in Canada and the Netherlands stopped playing Michael Jackson’s music and fans bombarded Oprah Winfrey with hateful messages after the broadcast of a documentary about alleged child abuse by the late singer. FILE PHOTO: U.S. popstar Michael Jackson performs during his "HIStory World Tour" concert in Vienna, July…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption HIV was no longer detected in the patient's body after the transplant A UK patient's HIV has become "undetectable" following a stem cell transplant - in only the second case of its kind, doctors report in Nature.The London patient, who was being treated for cancer, has now been in…
GoogleGoogle has temporarily disabled Android TV photo sharing after reports of a brutal bug popped up on Twitter. Through the Google Home app, Android TV has a "linked accounts" feature that lets several people (like, say, you and your spouse) share photos from multiple Google Photos accounts to the TV. Apparently something went horribly wrong…
(Reuters) - Newmont Mining Corp rejected rival Barrick Gold Corp’s $18 billion buyout offer on Monday, but proposed a joint venture in Nevada instead, a deal worth billions that would create a major operator in the largest U.S. gold-producing region. Visitors pass the Newmont Mining Corporation booth during the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTornado damage in Alabama At least 23 people have been killed as tornadoes struck Lee County in eastern Alabama, authorities say.County Sheriff Jay Jones said there had been "catastrophic" damage and there were fears more bodies would be found. Dozens are thought to have been hurt.Rescue efforts…
Enlarge / Micah (Anthony Mackie) and Sam (Margaret Qualley) are two of the last people on a toxic Earth in the Netflix original movie IO. Much of the human race has decamped to a distant colony, leaving behind an uninhabitable Earth, in IO, Netflix's modest follow-up to its post-apocalyptic thriller, Bird Box. Directed by Jonathan…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Rand Paul said he would vote in favor of a resolution to end President Donald Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border emergency declaration, according to a media report, likely giving Democrats the votes to pass the measure in the Senate. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) speaks to reporters outside a…
