San Francisco (AFP) – Elon Musk has accused Twitter of fraud, alleging the social media platform misled him about key aspects of its business before he agreed to a $44 billion buyout, as their court fight heats up. The Tesla boss lodged the claim late …
Albert Woodfox, Black Panther who spent 43 years in solitary, dies
Washington (AFP) – Albert Woodfox, a former member of the Black Panthers who spent a record 43 years in solitary confinement for a murder he claimed he did not commit, has died at the age of 75. Woodfox, who was released from prison in February 2016, d…
China scraps cooperation with US over Taiwan spat
Beijing (AFP) – China said Friday it was ending cooperation with the United States on key issues including climate change — a move Washington decried as “fundamentally irresponsible” as relations between the two superpowers nosedive over Taiwan. The d…
Chinese missiles flew over Taiwan during drills: state media
Beijing (AFP) – Chinese missiles flew over Taiwan during Beijing’s latest military drills, state media reported Friday, as the country pressed ahead with exercises encircling the island following a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi was the…
Apple accused of mishandling sex misconduct complaints: report
San Francisco (AFP) – Over a dozen women accused Apple of mishandling sexual misconduct claims they lodged while working for the iPhone maker, according to a Financial Times report out Thursday. The 15 current and former employees of the Silicon Vall…
Brittney Griner, from basketball world great to Russian prisoner
Washington (AFP) – Brittney Griner — a world basketball great, Olympic legend and LGBT trailblazer — now faces losing the greatest years of her career in a Russian penal colony. The 31-year-old American was convicted Thursday by a Russian court on dr…
Russian disinformation operation paid for pro-Ukraine war posts: Meta
San Francisco (AFP) – A Russian outfit hired people off the street and paid them to post online comments intended to give the impression of grassroots support for Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, Facebook owner Meta said Thursday. The internet has been on…
Russian court jails US basketball star for nine years over drug smuggling
Khimki (Russia) (AFP) – A Russian court on Thursday sentenced US basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison over drug smuggling as US President Joe Biden called the ruling “unacceptable”. The court “found the defendant guilty” of smuggling…
Four US cops charged over Breonna Taylor death
Washington (AFP) – The US Justice Department charged four police officers on Thursday over the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman killed in a botched 2020 raid on her home in Louisville, Kentucky. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the four offi…
Four US cops charged over Breonna Taylor death
Washington (AFP) – The US Justice Department charged four police officers on Thursday over the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman killed in a botched 2020 raid on her home in Louisville, Kentucky. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the four offi…