Harvey Weinstein has been hit with new criminal charges in New York, a prosecutor has said in court, as the Manhattan district attorney’s office prepares to retry the former movie mogul following the reversal of his rape conviction. Jurors in Manhattan found Weinstein, 72, guilty on rape charges in 2020 but the New York Court … Read more
WASHINGTON — A California biotechnology company that helps doctors detect genetic causes for cancer is among those that could be cut out of the U.S. market over ties to China, underscoring the possible tradeoffs between health innovation and a largely bipartisan push in Congress to counter Beijing’s global influence. The competition between the world’s superpowers … Read more
LONDON — An animal rights group trying to get real fur out of the bearskin caps worn by King’s Guards at Buckingham Palace took aim Thursday at the cost of the ceremonial garb. The price of the caps soared 30% in a year to more than 2,000 pounds ($2,600) apiece for the hats made of … Read more
Actor and producer Chad McQueen has died at the age of 63, his family confirmed on Thursday. The son of legendary actor Steve McQueen was best known for his role as Dutch in The Karate Kid movie series, and has been remembered as a loving father with a passion for racing. “His remarkable journey as … Read more
Republican nominee Donald Trump says he will not participate in another presidential debate against Kamala Harris ahead of the US election, after several polls showed his Democratic rival won their debate earlier this week. “THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!” the former president wrote on social media site Truth Social. Trump had participated in a … Read more
A tech billionaire has performed the first private spacewalk hundreds of kilometres above Earth, a high-risk endeavour reserved for professional astronauts – until now. Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman teamed up with SpaceX to test the company’s new spacesuits on his chartered flight. The daring spacewalk on Thursday also included SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis going out … Read more
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will hold high-level meetings with US President Joe Biden in Wilmington, Delaware, just weeks out from the presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, and with global security deteriorating due to conflicts in Europe and the Middle East – and growing tension in the Indo Pacific. Albanese and Biden will … Read more
LONDON — Britain’s much-loved but overstretched health system is in critical condition and must “reform or die,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Thursday, claiming that years of neglect and botched restructuring had made the United Kingdom an increasingly unhealthy nation. Starmer promised a 10-year plan to fix the state-funded National Health Service, which in recent … Read more
The FBI will investigate the death of a boy who fell head-first over a balcony railing on a luxury cruise ship on Sunday. The 12-year-old was playing with friends he had made on the cruise, which was travelling to Galveston in Texas, when he toppled over the railing of his family’s 14th-floor room. He fell … Read more
JOHANNESBURG — Thethiwe Mahlangu woke early on a chilly morning and walked through her busy South African township, where minibuses hooted to pick up commuters and smoke from sidewalk breakfast stalls hung in the air. Her eyes had been troubling her. But instead of going to her nearby health clinic, Mahlangu was headed to the … Read more
