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Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre dies by 'suicide'
Reuters, Published on 26/04/2025
» WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Virginia Giuffre, one of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent accusers, has committed suicide, her family said on Friday.
UK concerned over China spying row engulfing Prince Andrew
AFP, Published on 17/12/2024
» LONDON - The UK government Monday voiced growing concerns over allegations of espionage by China, as a Chinese businessman with links to disgraced Prince Andrew denied being a spy.
Prince Andrew embroiled in Chinese ‘spy’ flap
Published on 14/12/2024
» LONDON - A Chinese businessman who had forged close links with Prince Andrew and was authorised to act on his behalf to seek investors in China has been banned from Britain on national security grounds.
China’s advancing efforts to influence the US election raise alarms
Published on 01/04/2024
» Covert Chinese accounts are masquerading online as American supporters of former President Donald Trump, promoting conspiracy theories, stoking domestic divisions and attacking President Joe Biden ahead of the election in November, according to researchers and government officials.
Deepfakes will hijack your brain -- if you let them
News, Published on 22/02/2024
» Realistic AI-generated images and voice recordings may be the newest threat to democracy, but they're part of a longstanding family of deceptions. The way to fight so-called deepfakes isn't to develop some rumour-busting form of AI or to train the public to spot fake images. A better tactic would be to encourage a few well-known critical thinking methods -- refocusing our attention, reconsidering our sources, and questioning ourselves.
New files shed more light on Epstein sex scandal
Reuters, Published on 06/01/2024
» NEW YORK - The late financier Jeffrey Epstein invoked his constitutional right against incriminating himself about 600 times in testimony for a lawsuit brought by Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexual abuse.
Peter Nygard, from Canadian fashion mogul to convicted sex abuser
AFP, Published on 13/11/2023
» TORONTO (CANADA) - Described as egocentric and manipulative, Peter Nygard built Canada's largest womenswear maker -- and on Sunday he was convicted of using that status to sexually assault women and girls.
Skipping debate, Trump attacks Republican rivals, Biden in X interview
AFP, Published on 24/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump attacked his rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination and Democrat Joe Biden in an interview aired on Wednesday as counter-programming to his party's first primary debate.
Deutsche Bank to pay $75 mn in Epstein victim settlement: report
AFP, Published on 18/05/2023
» NEW YORK - Deutsche Bank will pay $75 million to settle litigation alleging the German lender financially benefited from supporting Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking scheme, according to a report Wednesday.
Charles III finally wears the crown
News, Published on 07/05/2023
» LONDON: Charles III finally met his date with destiny yesterday after a lifetime as heir to his late mother Queen Elizabeth II, as he was officially crowned king in the first coronation in Britain since 1953.