On Juneteenth, descendants of Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells and Malcolm X share how their ancestors risked their lives for justice and how their work continues today....
Facebook Inc has suspended former US President Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts for two years. He was barred indefinitely from both sites in January in the wake of posts he made on the US Capitol riots, but last mon...
Ellen DeGeneres is to end her long-running US talk show in 2022 after 19 years on the air. "As great as this show is, and as fun as it is, it's just not a challenge any more," she told the Hollywood Reporter. ...
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine should be limited to over-60s, the Republic of Ireland's National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) has said. The body oversees the Covid-19 vaccine rollout programme in the Republic. ...
It's almost 17 years since pop culture's six most-famous friends were together on a film set, but The One With The Reunion was finally shot last week. The special one-off show brought together the sitcom's original cast of Matthe...
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Denmark and Norway have temporarily suspended use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after reports of people having blood clots after vaccination. Some European countries have stopped using specific batches of the vaccine as possible side effects ar...
President Joe Biden has said he is hopeful that America can "mark independence" from Covid-19 on 4 July if people get vaccinated. In his first primetime address as president, Mr Biden said he would order states to make all adults e...
At China's most important political conference this year, gender roles, mental health and even celebrities have dominated discussions. Every year, delegates for the "two sessions" or lianghui, meet for over a ...
Go behind the scenes of Kristen Wiig and Gal Gadot's friendship on the set of #WW1984. Also featuring Chris Pine and Patty Jenkins....
Next year could be uncomfortable for the bosses of the world's biggest technology firms. Efforts are accelerating to curb the power of Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Google owner Alphabet. Authorities, particularly in the US and Eur...
Medical experts advising the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have recommended emergency approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine. The decision comes after a 23-member panel met to determine whether the drug's be...
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The coronavirus pandemic could wipe out 25 years of increasing gender equality, new global data from UN Women suggests. Women are doing significantly more domestic chores and family care, because of the impact of the pa...
PayPal has entered the cryptocurrency market, announcing that its customers will be able to buy and sell Bitcoin and other virtual currencies using their PayPal accounts. Those virtual coins could then be used to buy things from ...
Nintendo has discontinued its 3DS handheld after about 76 million sales over a nine-and-a-half year period. A notice on the Japanese firm's site says "manufacturing of the Nintendo 3DS family of systems has ended". The d...
Have you noticed that traffic levels in the Bay Area are getting closer to pre-shutdown levels? New data confirms that it is, but traffic patterns are changing. We break down the data here....
President Donald Trump has told US firms they have 45 days to stop doing business with TikTok and WeChat, claiming the Chinese apps are a threat to national security. Mr Trump signed two executive orders targeting two of China's biggest apps...
“Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” led the weekend box office for the first time in 23 years, Deadline reported. The sci-fi film, which is currently being shown at 483 cinemas, is expected to complete the three-day stretch between Frid...
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