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Prop gun use on movie sets: What, exactly, is the protocol?
A Winnipeg-based film producer says strict protocols around gun use in filmmaking mean the incident that killed a woman on the set of a western in New Mexico was — …
22 Oct 2021 | World -
China Evergrande to avoid default after supplying funds for interest payment: reports
China Evergrande Group has supplied funds to pay interest on a U.S. dollar bond, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday, days before a …
22 Oct 2021 | World -
Queen Elizabeth back home after night in hospital, Buckingham Palace says
Britain’s 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth spent a night in hospital for what Buckingham Palace termed ‘preliminary investigations’ but returned to Windsor Castle on Thu…
21 Oct 2021 | World -
‘Coolest darn mission’: NASA asteroid hunter Lucy rockets into sky with diamonds
A NASA spacecraft named Lucy rocketed into the sky with diamonds Saturday morning on a 12-year quest to explore eight asteroids.
16 Oct 2021 | World -
Facebook to widen scope of public figures, increase protections amid backlash
Facebook will now count activists and journalists as “involuntary” public figures and so increase protections against harassment and bullying targeted at these grou…
13 Oct 2021 | World -
William Shatner’s spaceflight on Blue Origin capsule lands safely
Hollywood’s Captain Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner, blasted into space Wednesday in a convergence of science fiction and science reality, reaching the final fron…
13 Oct 2021 | World -
The new Superman comes out as bisexual in new issue, DC Comics says
DC Comics has big plans for the new Man of Steel.
11 Oct 2021 | World -
Facebook-backed Australian group to probe social media misinformation complaints
A tech body backed by the Australian units of Facebook, Google and Twitter said on Monday it has set up a special committee to adjudicate complaints over misinforma…
11 Oct 2021 | World -
Pandora Papers: How the rich and elite use U.S. states to hide billions
A mention of “tax havens” typically conjures images of sun-soaked Caribbean escapes like the Cayman Islands or the buttoned-down banks of Switzerland. Not South Dak…
10 Oct 2021 | World -
‘Chilling effect’: How whistleblower Frances Haugen unfriended Facebook
Less than two years after Facebook hired Frances Haugen to help correct dangerous distortions spilling across its platform, she had seen enough.
10 Oct 2021 | World -
Can Facebook sue whistleblower Frances Haugen? 5 things to know
Facebook has recently taken a harsher tone toward whistleblower Frances Haugen, suggesting that the social network could be considering legal retaliation after Haug…
09 Oct 2021 | World -
Google rolls out new flight search feature designed to help you fly ‘greener’
Searching for flights on Google just got “greener.”
06 Oct 2021 | World -
Korean internet provider sues Netflix over ‘Squid Game’ traffic surge
South Korean Internet service provider SK Broadband has sued Netflix to pay for costs from increased network traffic and maintenance work because of a surge of view…
04 Oct 2021 | World -
Facebook prioritized profits over calming hate speech, whistleblower claims
A Facebook Inc. whistleblower on Sunday accused the social media giant of repeatedly prioritizing profit over clamping down on hate speech and misinformation, and s…
04 Oct 2021 | World -
R. Kelly verdict seen as long overdue step toward justice for Black women, girls
For years, decades even, allegations swirled that R&B superstar R. Kelly was abusing young women and girls, with seeming impunity.
28 Sep 2021 | World -
Neo-Nazis are still active on Facebook — and they’re making money
It’s the premier martial arts group in Europe for right-wing extremists. German authorities have twice banned their signature tournament. But Kampf der Nibelungen, …
25 Sep 2021 | World -
China Evergrande debt crisis is worrying investors. Why, and what’s happening?
China Evergrande Group has missed a dollar bond interest payment deadline, moving closer to a potential default and fuelling worries about a collapse that could sen…
24 Sep 2021 | World -
China Evergrande investors left in dark after payment deadline passes
China Evergrande has left global investors guessing over whether it will make a key interest payment, adding to fears that Beijing will let overseas bondholders swa…
24 Sep 2021 | World -
China readies for ‘possible storm’ over lingering Evergrande debt crisis: reports
Chinese authorities are asking local governments to prepare for the potential downfall of debt-ridden China Evergrande Group, the Wall Street Journal reported on Th…
23 Sep 2021 | World -
China Evergrande debt crisis has small-time investors worrying ‘it’s game over’
At an eerily quiet construction site in eastern China’ Suzhou, worker Li Hongjun says property developer Evergrande’s debt crisis means he will soon run out of food…
23 Sep 2021 | World -
New Zealand to tighten counter-terrorism laws after supermarket stabbing attack: Ardern
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vowed on Saturday to tighten counter-terrorism laws this month after a knife-wielding militant known to the authorities st…
04 Sep 2021 | World -
At least 50,000 Afghan refugees expected to be admitted into U.S.: DHS secretary
At least 50,000 Afghans are expected to be admitted into the United States following the fall of Kabul as part of an “enduring commitment” to help people who aided …
04 Sep 2021 | World -
In wake of Hurricane Ida, Louisianans scramble for food, water, gas and relief
Louisiana residents still reeling from flooding and damage caused by Hurricane Ida scrambled Wednesday for food, gas, water and relief from the sweltering heat as t…
01 Sep 2021 | World -
U.S. evacuation of Afghanistan accelerating but still hindered by chaos
President Joe Biden says the “hard and painful” airlift of Americans and tens of thousands of others from Afghanistan’s capital is accelerating, but he would not ru…
23 Aug 2021 | World -
U.S civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson hospitalized with COVID-19 alongside his wife
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a famed civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, and his wife have been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19, ac…
22 Aug 2021 | World -
Toyota slashing production by 40% to 60% due to COVID-19, supply issues
Toyota is scaling back production in North America and Japan as the surging COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia and elsewhere crimps supplies.
19 Aug 2021 | World -
Highly anticipated R. Kelly sex abuse trial gets underway
A prosecutor described sex abuse claims against R&B star R. Kelly Wednesday, saying the long-anticipated trial now underway was “about a predator” who used his …
18 Aug 2021 | World -
More than 40M customers exposed in T-Mobile data breach
The names, Social Security numbers and information from driver’s licenses or other identification of just over 40 million former and prospective customers that appl…
18 Aug 2021 | World -
Britney Spears’ father, Jamie, agrees to step down from conservatorship
Jamie Spears has agreed to step down from his long time role as conservator of his daughter Britney Spears‘ estate, the pop star’s attorney said on Thursday.
12 Aug 2021 | World -
U.S. inflation may have peaked as consumer price increases slowed in July
U.S. consumer prices increases slowed in July even as they remained at a 13-year high on an annual basis, but there were tentative signs inflation has peaked as sup…
11 Aug 2021 | World -
TV veteran actor Markie Post of 1980s sitcom ‘Night Court’ dies at 70
Markie Post, who played the public defender in the 1980s sitcom “Night Court” and was a regular presence on television for four decades, has died. She was 70.
08 Aug 2021 | World