Month: January 2020

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Large sections of Puerto Rico plunged into darkness Tuesday after a 6.4 earthquake that killed at least one person and left island residents still recovering from the aftermath of Hurricane Maria feeling newly vulnerable, frustrated, and alone. A day earlier, another quake—this one clocking in at a magnitude of 5.8— disintegrated an…

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake killed at least one person and triggered a tsunami alert in Puerto Rico on Tuesday following another tremor which caused heavy damage in parts of the US territory on Monday. The earthquake, which was the largest in a series of shocks in recent days, also triggered an alert for the US Virgin…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Women from multiple generations walked together late last year down trafficked avenues flanked by government buildings with a view of the Atlantic Ocean. Some held their daughters’ hands; others held signs reading, “Peace for all women” and “Justice, respect and equity.” They joined others, many wearing purple as a symbol of resistance against…

Dans quelques mois, George et Amal Clooney accueilleront des jumeaux. Alors que plusieurs médias affirment que le couple attend une fille et un garçon, l’acteur assure que ne pas vouloir connaître le sexe de ses futurs bébés avant leur naissance. George et Amal Clooney s’apprêtent à devenir parents. Après plusieurs semaines de spéculations, le couple…

Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images Nissan said Tuesday that it finds former chairman Carlos Ghosn’s bail-jumping is “extremely regrettable” and that it will continue to seek damages for his alleged misconduct.  In response, Ghosn’s legal team said the investigation was a “gross perversion of the truth.” Ghosn is expected to give a press conference on…

Tokyo prosecutors issue arrest warrant for Nissan ex-chair Carlos Ghosn’s wife originally appeared on abcnews.go.com Prosecutors in Tokyo have issued an arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn’s wife, Carole Ghosn, approximately a week after the former Nissan executive jumped bail and dramatically fled to Lebanon. The warrant for Carole Ghosn comes after Interpol sent a wanted…

(Bloomberg) — Fallen auto executive Carlos Ghosn almost bumped into Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at an upscale Tokyo hotel as he set out on a daring escape from a looming trial for financial misconduct, according to reports by Japanese media. Public broadcaster NHK showed a map of Ghosn’s movements after he left his house…

A 19-year-old British woman at the center of a high-profile rape case has received a four-month suspended sentence on a charge of public mischief in Cyprus, an activist present in the courtroom told TIME. The woman, who has not been identified publicly, covered her face with a scarf as she arrived at Famagusta District Court…

PARALIMNI, Cyprus (AP) — A Cypriot court on Tuesday handed a four-month suspended sentence to a 19-year-old British woman who was found guilty of public mischief after authorities said she made up claims that she was raped by up to a dozen Israelis. The woman continues to insist that she was raped, and that she…

When Donald Trump told an audience in Battle Creek, Michigan, back in December that “it doesn’t feel like I’m being impeached,” he was accused of being flippant about what had taken place only an hour or so earlier on the floor of the House of Representatives. But I wonder how he wrong he was. It…