LOS ANGELES, Aug 7 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump struck a more conciliatory tone over California’s raging wildfires on Tuesday, saying he was in… Via: California battles its biggest ever wildfire, Trump…
The CW network casts gender-fluid Australian actor to be first openly gay lead of a live-action superhero showRuby Rose will play the first openly gay superhero in a TV series with her latest role as Batwoman.Rose’s Batwoman will be introduced to US television audiences on The CW network in a Read more
Elderly man claimed he was possessed by spirit of young boy in order to sexually abuse 12-year-old, police allegeAn elderly village witch doctor in Indonesia entrapped a girl from the age of 12 and deceived her into sex for 15 years by claiming to be possessed by the jin, or Read more
Alexa Chung, Amy Schumer and others are using the social media platform to refocus attention on child separationCelebrities including Amy Schumer and Alexa Chung have launched a coordinated campaign urging Ivanka Trump to speak out against the effects of the Trump administration’s family separation policy and to call for the Read more
Boris Johnson’s comments on traditional Muslim dress at odds with UK’s official stance but attitudes to full-face veils and the policing of clothing generally vary around the world Via: Which countries ban wearing niqabs and burqas in public?
University manipulated test scores for more than a decade to ensure more men became doctorsA Tokyo medical school has apologised after an internal investigation confirmed it altered entrance exam scores for more than a decade to limit the number of female students and ensure more men became doctors.Tokyo Medical University Read more
Prisoners at Thorn Cross open prison reported to have smuggled fine food items, including ribeye and fillet steaksThe problem of drugs and mobile phones being smuggled into prisons is a well-documented one, but governors at an institution in Cheshire are having to contend with a different kind of contraband – Read more
And while a quarter believe they have experienced love at first sight, more than one in 10 think it takes a least a month before love blossoms Via: Average Briton needs to go on nine successful dates before they commit, study finds
‘It’s alarming that many of the nation’s cat owners are oblivious to what constitutes a healthy diet for their pets’ Via: One in five cat owners don't know their pet is a carnivore, finds study
‘There is a real human cost behind these statistics,’ says former Lib Dem pensions minister Via: Rise in life expectancy slowing down in the UK, figures show