News agencies retract image of Princess of Wales and children on manipulation concerns
International news agencies withdrew a picture of the U.K.'s Princess of Wales and her three children, saying it failed to meet their editorial standards.
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The monster wins one at last as ‘Godzilla Minus One’ nabs the Oscar for visual effects
Godzilla finally made it to the Oscars this year — and slayed.
UN envoy Giandomenico Picco, who helped end the Iran-Iraq war and won hostage releases, has died
Former U.N. diplomat Giandomenico Picco, whose negotiating skills helped resolve some of the thorniest crises of the 1980s and 1990s, including the Iran-Iraq war and the kidnappings of Westerners by Hezbollah in Lebanon, has died.
Philippines to build US-funded port on island facing Taiwan
In an interview at a Philippine navy event, Batanes Governor Marilou Cayco said the US Army will arrive in late April to further discuss the new facility in the province. The port could be an alternative to the existing one on the island’s western side.
Google fires employee who protested Israel tech event, as internal dissent mounts
During a keynote speech in New York on Monday from the managing director of Google's Israel business, an employee in the company's cloud division protested publicly, proclaiming “I refuse to build technology that powers genocide.”
Sam Altman rejoins OpenAI board of directors as investigation into his ouster comes to a close
OpenAI on Friday announced its new board and the wrap-up of an internal investigation by U.S. law firm WilmerHale into the events leading up to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's ouster.
UN chief: Legal equality for women could take 300 years as backlash rises against women’s rights
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Legal equality for women could take centuries as the fight for gender equality is becoming an uphill struggle against widespread discrimination and gross human human rights abuses, the United Nations chief said on International Women’s Day.
Indonesia outlet malls draw middle-class fans of Adidas, Coach
JAKARTA -- Large-scale outlet malls are opening in Indonesia as both local and international players tap a growing appetite for designer brands among the world's fourth-largest population.