MANILA, April 29 (Reuters) – The Philippine House justice committee on Wednesday found probable cause to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte, moving a step closer to a process that could derail her bid to become the next president. The complaint will go to the plenary for a vote when Congress resumes session next month, with …
April 29 (Reuters) – A local council in New Zealand has rejected a proposal to erect a statue honouring women forced into sexual slavery by Japanese troops in World War Two after Japan’s ambassador warned it could affect diplomatic ties. Auckland Council’s Devonport-Takapuna Local Board voted 4-2 on Tuesday against an application by the Korean …
April 28 (Reuters) – A U.S. advisory committee appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recommended on Tuesday that the government adopt the term “profound autism” for those with the highest support needs, and improve gaps in medical care for people with autism. The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee helps guide federal autism research spending, …
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Arizona seeking access to the state’s detailed voter records, the latest legal setback in a nationwide effort by the Trump administration. U.S. District Judge Susan Brnovich, a Trump appointee, wrote that Arizona’s statewide voter registration list is “not a …
Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Tuesday defended the Trump administration’s budget for her department and its goal of shifting authority over education to the states. McMahon said during a Senate hearing on her agency’s budget that the department “has carefully scrutinized every dollar of taxpayer investment to ensure that it supports clear pathways to success …
The NCAA is still deliberating expanding March Madness on both the men’s and women’s sides to 76 teams for next season — a much-expected development that’s been in the works for years. The NCAA released a brief statement Tuesday in the wake of an ESPN report that cited unnamed sources saying a decision to add …
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Four critically endangered mountain bongos arrived in Kenya on their way to their native forests after years in the care of a zoo in the Czech Republic. Bongos, rare antelopes known for their striking stripes, have been declared critically endangered due to poaching and diseases. There are less than 100 mountain …
BRUSSELS, April 29 (Reuters) – Meta Platform’ Facebook and Instagram were charged on Wednesday with breaching landmark EU tech rules and must do more to prevent children under 13 from accessing both social networks, EU regulators said on Wednesday. The charges under the Digital Services Act, which requires Big Tech to do more to tackle …
April 29 (Reuters) – Russia has attacked port infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region with drones in overnight strikes that also damaged residential buildings and a hospital and left two people wounded, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday. Regional Governor Oleh Kiper, writing on Telegram, said the attack in the south of the Odesa region destroyed …
SEOUL, April 29 (Reuters) – A South Korean appeals court on Wednesday gave a seven-year jail term to former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges including obstructing investigators trying to execute an arrest warrant since his short-lived 2024 martial law declaration. The Seoul High Court delivered the ruling in a televised hearing, the first decision …