Harvey Weinstein is accused of sexually assaulting five women in Los Angeles between 2004 and 2013 Los Angeles, United States: Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s bid to have two charges of sexual assault against a woman thrown out was rejected by a Los Angeles judge Thursday. Weinstein, already convicted of rape in New York, was […]
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Ex-CIA Officer Accused Of Spying For China Has Memory Issues
The court sought the law ministry’s response after going through a statement by the World Health Organisation, which has declared virginity testing as unscientific, medically unnecessary and unreliable. A former CIA officer accused of spying for China is asking for a mental competency evaluation after telling his attorney he believes he is suffering from the […]
Jill Biden gets medical procedure on foot after Hawaii visit
WASHINGTON: First lady Jill Biden is undergoing a medical procedure on Thursday to remove an object that became lodged in her foot while walking on a Hawaiian beach, her spokesperson said. President Joe Biden is joining her at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, for the removal. The incident occurred last weekend […]
UK’s Inmarsat To Launch Low-Orbit Satellites For High-Capacity Service
Inmarsat has announced launching a constellation of low earth orbit (LEO) satellites. Britain’s Inmarsat said it would launch a constellation of low earth orbit (LEO) satellites that it will combine with 5G mobile and its existing GEO satellites to offer more capacity to its global maritime, aviation and land-based customers. The service, named Orchestra, will […]
Space Station Tilted After New Russian Module Fires Thrusters
Hours after a new Russian module docked at the International Space Station on Thursday, it unexpectedly fired its thrusters again and set the space station into an unexpected spin. It took 45 minutes for mission controllers to get the situation back under control. NASA officials said there was no danger to the seven astronauts on […]
Illinois Governor Signs Elected Chicago School Board Measure
CHICAGO: Chicago will get an elected school board for the first time under a measure signed into law Thursday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. The new law would phase out a seven-member board of mayoral appointees for a 21-member elected board in place by 2027, allowing Chicago to join the vast majority of American cities that […]
Israeli agencies raid NSO offices over Pegasus row
NEW DELHI: Israeli government agencies have raided some offices of surveillance software vendor NSO Group “to begin assessing” security breach allegations against the company’s Pegasus spyware in the wake of an international media consortium claiming to have blown the whistle on multiple governments snooping on prominent personalities, journalists and political rivals. The Israeli ministry of […]
Biden Details Covid-19 Action Plan
In a speech at the White House on Thursday, President Biden announced plans for new actions to spur coronavirus vaccinations and slow the spread of the Delta variant in the United States. The contagious variant is ripping through unvaccinated communities, threatening to undo the progress made by the Biden administration in its first six months. […]
Joe Biden Steps Up Efforts To Fight Virus Surge Fueled By Delta Variant
Joe Biden: This is not about red states and blue states. It’s literally about life and death (File) Washington, United States: President Joe Biden on Thursday stepped up actions to combat the spread of the surging Delta variant of the coronavirus, asking every US federal worker to either declare they are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 […]
German Cycling Official Is Sent Home After Racial Slur on Olympics Telecast
The sports director for Germany’s cycling program has been stripped of his duties and sent home one day after he repeatedly shouted a racial slur during a televised time trial at the Olympics, the country’s Olympic sports federation said on Thursday. Watching from the sidelines as a German cyclist trailed two competitors from Algeria and […]