Month: November 2019

The U.S. Department of Defense on Friday released its redacted report on the military’s deadly October 2015 airstrike on a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, which found that the bombing was a mistake—and thus, not a war crime—a conclusion which human rights groups called “an affront” to justice and accountability. […]

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Brazil is being pushed to its limits, environmentally, socially and economically. The increasing amount of government officials facing charges linked to the Petrobras scandal proves yet again how destructive the fossil fuel industry is. We are told that at least US$3bn has been stolen from the state-run firm, by racketeering, bribery and money laundering. All […]

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Salma Hayek-Pinault proved to be fashion week royalty on Monday in Paris. The 50-year-old brunette beauty kicked off her week in a fabulous way, of course, and headed to Stella McCartney’s spring-summer 2017 fashion week show with a black chain-strap adorned leather handbag in one hand and husband François-Henri Pinault, CEO of Kering, which owns […]

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Emilia Clarke turned 30 years old on the Game of Thrones set on Sunday, but there were no Unsullied, Dothraki, or White Walkers to be found at her unconventional celebration. Apparently Game of Thrones-style birthdays mean something very different to the cast than we would think, as Clarke’s birthday party had two special guests: Spongebob […]

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Even foreign leaders are buzzing about Prince Harry’s love life. On day two of the prince’s tour of the Caribbean, Harry faced an awkward moment when the Prime Minister of Antigua encouraged him to spend his honeymoon on the island. There’s just one foil to that plan: Prince Harry and his American actress girlfriend Meghan […]

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