SYDNEY: Two Australian ministers were demoted from top cabinet posts Monday as the ruling conservative party tried to draw a line under dual rape scandals that have convulsed national politics. Linda Reynolds was removed as defence minister and Christian Porter as attorney-general, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison bowed to weeks of mounting public pressure. Porter […]
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Sex, Death And Racism: UK’s Royal Scandals
Prince Harry, Meghan made a number of revelations during the course of their two-hour interview. (File) London: Prince Harry and his mixed-race wife Meghan have claimed that the British royals were worried how dark their son’s skin might be, during a potentially damaging US TV interview in which she also said she had suicidal thoughts […]
Maxine Cheshire, Who Chronicled Beltway Scandals, Dies at 90
The family announced her death late last month. Her son Marc Cheshire said the cause was heart disease. “We’ve had more bloody trouble with gossip columns,” Mr. Bradlee told Katharine Q. Seelye of The New York Times in 2005. He added that Ms. Cheshire’s work had required his endless attention: “I spent more time with […]
Samsung Heir Apologizes for Corruption and Union-Busting Scandals
SEOUL, South Korea — The de facto head of Samsung, Lee Jae-yong, apologized on Wednesday for the corruption and union-busting scandals that have bedeviled his conglomerate, declaring that he will be the last of his family members to lead the South Korean corporate empire. Speaking during a nationally televised news conference, Mr. Lee said Samsung […]