By Agence France-Presse The case of actor Gerard Depardieu, charged with rape and facing other accusations of sexual assault, has exposed a major split in French cinema, extending into politics and wider society. A petition to support the actor has been challenged by a wave of open letters denouncing years of reprehensible behaviour, while the […]
By Agence France-Presse Hospital doctors in England on Wednesday began their longest consecutive strike in the seven-decade history of Britain’s National Health Service (NHS). Junior doctors — those below consultant level — started a six-day walkout, in a major escalation of their long-running pay dispute with the UK government. The industrial action comes at one […]
By Agence France-Presse Japanese rescuers scrambled to search for survivors Wednesday as authorities warned of landslides from heavy rain after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 62 people. The 7.5-magnitude quake on January 1 that rattled Ishikawa prefecture on the main island of Honshu triggered tsunami waves more than a meter high, sparked a […]