Opera star Placido Domingo faces new accusations of misconduct

MADRID (Reuters) – Opera star Placido Domingo faced new accusations of sexual harassment from a fellow Spanish singer in a television programme broadcast on Sunday, three years after such claims prompted an apology and curtailed his career. In a 2020 investigation, more…

California braces for final burst of heavy snow and rain

GUERNEVILLE, Calif. (Reuters) – Storm-lashed California is bracing for what may be a final battering of rain and snow, adding to the damage unleashed by a weather system that has caused severe flooding and killed at least 19 people across the state….

Oxfam calls for 'billionaire-busting' policies, says the world's top 1% has been getting richer much faster than everyone else

The top 1% has garnered two-thirds of the $42 trillion new wealth created since 2020, per UK non-profit Oxfam. But at least 1.7 billion workers live in countries where inflation outpaces wages. Oxfam's calling on governments to impose much higher taxes on…

Police union labels move to abolish public drunkenness laws reckless

Police union labels move to abolish public drunkenness laws reckless

Victoria’s much-criticised public intoxication laws will be abolished and not replaced by new move-on powers despite opposition from the state’s police union. The Victorian government informed police and a community legal service of the plan on Friday ahead of a public announcement…