Image copyright Reuters Image caption A couple board up the door of their beachfront house as Tropical Storm Dorian approaches in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico The eye of Dorian, a category one hurricane, has missed the main island of Puerto Rico. The US territory’s smaller islands, Vieques and Culetra, are being battered by heavy rain and […]
Media captionVirginia Giuffre: Prince Andrew “knows exactly what he’s done” A woman who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sex abuse and alleged she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew as a 17-year-old has urged him to “come clean”. Speaking after a hearing for alleged victims in the wake of Epstein’s death, Virginia Giuffre told […]
Image copyright Getty Images Purdue Pharma, the opioid drug-maker owned by the billionaire Sackler family, is reported to be offering between $10bn and $12bn to settle thousands of lawsuits against it. The firm is facing over 2,000 lawsuits linked to its painkiller OxyContin. Purdue told the BBC it was “actively working” towards a “global resolution” […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The bombs hit two checkpoints in Gaza Suicide bombers thought to be aligned with the Islamic State (IS) group have attacked two police checkpoints in Gaza, killing three Palestinian officers, security sources says. The attacks follow a recent operation by Hamas, which controls Gaza, against militants linked to IS. One […]
Media captionOklahoma Attorney General: Johnson & Johnson built its brand out of ‘greed’ Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson must pay $572m (£469m) for its part in fuelling Oklahoma’s opioid addiction crisis, a judge in the US state has ruled. The company said immediately after the judgement that it would appeal. The case was the first to […]
Media captionOklahoma Attorney General: Johnson & Johnson built its brand out of ‘greed’ Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson must pay $572m (£469m) for its part in fuelling Oklahoma’s opioid addiction crisis, a judge in the US state has ruled. The company said immediately after the judgement that it would appeal. The case was the first to […]
Media captionThe BBC’s Will Grant describes the view of the devastation from above as “disturbing” International leaders gathering at the G7 summit are reportedly nearing an agreement to help fight fires in the Amazon rainforest. French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday a deal to provide “technical and financial help” was close. Leaders from the […]
Image copyright Getty Images Asian stock markets sank on Monday after a sharp escalation in the US-China trade war rattled investors. On Friday, US President Donald Trump announced tariff hikes on effectively all Chinese imports to the US. It came after Beijing said it would impose fresh duties and raise tariffs on US imports into […]
Media captionThe BBC’s Will Grant describes the view of the devastation from above as “disturbing” International leaders gathering at the G7 summit are reportedly nearing an agreement to help fight fires in the Amazon rainforest. French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday a deal to provide “technical and financial help” was close. Leaders from the […]
Image copyright Getty Images Asian stock markets sank on Monday after a sharp escalation in the US-China trade war rattled investors. On Friday, US President Donald Trump announced tariff hikes on effectively all Chinese imports to the US. It came after Beijing said it would impose fresh duties and raise tariffs on US imports into […]
