Mes: agosto 2019

(CBS) Among the crop of summer blockbusters, Rupert Wyatt’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” ranks as one of the more entertaining and – probably – the most thought-provoking of the heavy hitters. Set in present-day San Francisco, the film is an original telling that serves as a precursor to 1968’s  “Planet of the Apes,” starring Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowall. Will (James Franco) is a scientist on the brink of finding a cure for Alzheimers. Using chimpanzees as guinea pigs, he thinks he has discovered a cure for the irreversible disease when one of the chimps starts to display unparalleled growth in intelligence after using his miracle drug, ALZ 112, in clinical trials. Pictures: Summer movies 2011Read More: How the new “Planet of the Apes ” was made Money is not the motivator for Will. He wants to the company he works for to  bring the drug on the market and make it available for human use. His aging father (John Lithgow) is suffering from advanced Alzheimers and quickly deteriorating. When a meeting to persuade the company’s board  to begin human clinical trials  goes  tragically wrong, Franco’s character takes things into his own hands. He rescues an orphaned chimp from his test group, hiding the chimp in his home and using him to secretly continue testing his miracle drug. Fast forward three years and the chimp, named...

(CBS/AP) QUITO, Ecuador – Ecuador’s foreign minister is alleging that Britain threatened to storm his country’s London embassy to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Ricardo Patino told a news conference that Ecuador received a written threat Wednesday from Britain that “it could assault our embassy” if Assange was not handed over. He said the threat was delivered to Ecuador’s Foreign Ministry and ambassador in London. The Press Association reports Patino released details of the letter it got from the British Foreign office. The letter stated: “You need to be aware that there is a legal base in the UK, the Diplomatic and Consular Premises Act 1987, that would allow us to take actions in order to arrest Mr Assange in the current premises of the Embassy. We sincerely hope that we do not reach that point, but if you are not capable of resolving this matter of Mr Assange’s presence in your premises, this is an open option for us.” The Australian has been holed up in the embassy since June 19, taking refuge to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he faces questioning for alleged sexual misconduct. Assange’s supports say the charges are trumped up and believe the U.S. has secretly indicted him and would extradite him from Sweden. Ecuadorian officials have said they will announce Wednesday whether or not Assange will be given asylum. British authorities have said...