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Netflix aims to curtail password sharing, considers ads

Netflix shares plunged more than 33 per cent in early trading on news its customer base fell by 200-thousand subscribers during the January to March quarter.In response, the streaming service is looking at cracking down on password sharing and creating a low-cost subscription supported byadvertising.Netflix shares have lost more than half of their value so far this year, wiping out about 150-billion-dollars in shareholder wealth in less than four months. ...

Moderna announces step toward updating COVID shots for fall

Moderna hopes to produce a COVID-19 booster shot that produces more antibodies capable of fighting several variants, including Omicron.Today's COVID-19 vaccines are all based on the original version of the virus.But it continues to mutate, and Moderna's goal is to produce a combination shot that specifically targets Omicron and includes 32 of that variant's mutations. ...

Gunman opens fire on Brooklyn subway; at least 10 shot

At least 10 people were shot and eight others injured when a gunman filled a rush-hour subway train with smoke and opened fire Tuesday morning. Police were still searching for the shooter.There were no life-threatening injuries an...

Will Smith gets 10 year Oscars ban over Chris Rock slap

The motion picture academy has banned Will Smith from attending the Oscars or any other academy event for 10 years following his slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards. The move comes after a meeting Friday of the academy's boa...

Strike kills 50 at Ukraine rail station crowded with people

A missile hit a train station where thousands of people had flocked to flee in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian authorities said 50 people died Friday's strike. They also warned they expect to find more evidence of war crimes in areas a...

UN ousts Russia from Human Rights Council

The U.N. General Assembly has voted to suspend Russia from the U.N.'s leading human rights body over allegations of horrific rights violations by Russian soldiers in Ukraine, which the United States and Ukraine have called tantamount to war crimes. Russia is the second country to have its membership rights stripped at the Human Rights Council, which was established in 2006. In 2011, the assembly suspended Libya when upheaval in the North African country brought down longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi. The vote on Thursday was 93-24 with 58 abstentions. Defence Minister Anita Anand says the 93-to...

Biden: Putin should face war crimes trial for Bucha

President Joe Biden on Monday called for war crimes trial against Russia President Vladimir Putin and said he’d seek more sanctions after reported atrocities in Ukraine."You saw what happened in Bucha," Biden said. He added that P...

Pope makes historic apology to Indigenous for Canada abuses

This has been an emotional day for Indigenous Canadians, who have finally received an apology from the Roman Catholic Church for itsrole in the residential school system.Pope Francis made the historic apology at the Vatican, begging forgiveness and telling about 190 Indigenous delegates that he hopes to visit Canada around the Feast of St. Anna, which falls on July 26th.Chief Gerald Antoine says Francis recognized the cultural genocide that was inflicted on Indigenous children, calling today a first step on the path of reconciliation.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says today wouldn't have happe...

Minnesota trial set for Florida man in human smuggling case

A Florida man will go on trial July 18th in Minnesota on human smuggling charges after four migrants from India froze to death during a blizzard while trying to walk from Manitoba into the US. Steve Shand is charged with bringing...

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Reversing Trump, Biden acts to deploy US troops to Somalia

President Joe Biden on Monday signed an order to deploy U.S. troops to Somalia amid heightened concerns about the country's Islamic extremist rebels, known asal-Shabab. The move is a reversal of President Donald Trump's late-term decision to remove nearly all 700 Special Operator forces that had been operating there. Biden's decision, confirmed by a senior administration official, comes after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin requested the deployment “to reestablish a persistent U.S. military presence in Somalia to enable a more effective fight against al-Shabaab, which has increased in strengt...

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