Picture: Supplied Source: NewsComAu AN American girl, who was thought to have been cleared of HIV, has seen her infection return, US scientists say. The child, now four, was born in 2010 in Mississippi to an HIV-infected mother who was untreated during pregnancy. The baby was given a potent dose of antiretroviral medication 30 hours after birth, […]
David Drummond, chief legal officer of internet search firm, says adjusting to EU rule on removing content is ‘work in progress’ Under a European court judgment Google may have to remove web links if it receives a complaint. Photograph: Michael Gottschalk/Photothek/Getty Images Google has acknowledged that it “incorrectly” removed links to several Guardian articles last […]
Hundreds of firefighters, in their matching dress blues, mourned a fallen colleague on Thursday, honoring the memory of Lt. Gordon Matthew Ambelas, who died last weekend fighting a blaze at a Brooklyn high-rise building. On a muggy summer day, a procession of relatives and public officials moved through the streets of southeastern Staten Island, past tents, tables […]
Game of Thrones author says readers’ worries that he might die before finishing novel series the TV show is based on are ‘pretty offensive’ George RR Martin: ‘Fuck you to those people. Photograph: Still from Tages Anzeiger’s video interview George RR Martin has issued a definitive “fuck you” to fans wondering if he will finish his […]
Dr. Jeannie Kenkare, left, and Michelle Flannery treating Roberta Giordano, who severed a foot tendon.CreditAndrew Sullivan for The New York Times NORWALK, Conn. — Start in Room 4, just beyond the reception area: A man is having blood drained from a bruised finger. Over in Room 1, a woman is being treated for eye trouble. […]
After a £40m revamp and the acquisition of a range of new exhibits, the IWM is looking to the future as well as the past In the line of fire … the Imperial War Museum. Photograph: Getty Images ‘Imperial, war and museum – the three worst words in the English language.” Imperial War Museum director Diane Lees is quoting […]
A new expert appraisal of the Detroit Institute of Arts’ collection, which some creditors are demanding be sold to help pay municipal debts in the city’s bankruptcy case, has found that the works could be worth $2.7 billion to $4.6 billion. The appraisal, commissioned by the city and the museum in advance of a federal bankruptcy trial […]
Chris Willford failed to tell his fellow board members of the bank’s worsening finances in time for the 2008 rights issue Bradford & Bingley branch during the 2008 financial crisis. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian The accountancy watchdog has fined the former finance director ofBradford & Bingley for failing to alert his board to a serious worsening […]
At Dior, Marie Antoinette-worthy corsets and crinolined brocade gowns displayed a deft interplay between the past and the future. CreditValerio Mezzanotti for The New York Times PARIS — Fashion can occasionally seem as if it exists in its own bubble. (An allover sequined diaper catsuit? Who would wear that?) But this season, the Paris couture shows […]
Company hopes research initiative will result in breakthrough that could improve revenue for its struggling hardware sector IBM’s Tom Rosamilia: ‘The message to our investors is that … we believe there is great innovation possible.’ Photograph: Philippe Wojazer/Reuters IBM is to invest $3bn (£1.7bn) over the next five years in chip research and development in hopes […]