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Indian minister in #MeToo storm quits
AFP, Published on 17/10/2018
» NEW DELHI - India's fledgling #MeToo movement claimed its highest-profile scalp to date on Wednesday as a government minister and veteran editor quit after at least 20 women accused him of sexual harassment.
Indonesia mourns as tsunami death toll climbs
Reuters, Published on 01/10/2018
» PALU, Indonesia: The toll from an earthquake and tsunami soared to 832 confirmed dead on Sunday, with authorities fearing the numbers will climb as rescuers grappled to get aid to outlying communities cut off from communications and help.
US McDonald's staff walk out over sexual harassment
AFP, Published on 19/09/2018
» CHICAGO: McDonald's workers in 10 US cities staged a one-day strike Tuesday inspired by the #MeToo movement, accusing the fast food giant of failing to address pervasive sexual harassment at its restaurants.
China's gateway to N. Korea pins hopes on Kim-Trump summit
AFP, Published on 07/06/2018
» DANDONG, China: After a sanctions-driven hiatus, dozens of North Korean women are again cutting cloth, pedalling sewing machines and manning production lines at a garment factory in a Chinese city buoyed by hopes of peace across the border.
TripAdvisor flags hotels where sexual assault occurred
New York Times, Published on 10/11/2017
» Responding to what one travel expert categorised as “a wake-up call,” TripAdvisor has begun placing symbols next to hotels and resorts that have been identified as locations of sexual assault and other major concerns.
Celebrity Saudi billionaire prince Alwaleed among dozens arrested in 'corruption sweep'
Associated Press, Published on 06/11/2017
» RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has arrested dozens of princes, senior military officers, businessmen and top officials, including a well-known royal billionaire with extensive holdings in Western companies, as part of a sweeping purported anti-corruption probe that further cements control in the hands of its young crown prince.
Cold War redux: Vietnamese abducted in Berlin
Reuters, Published on 04/08/2017
» BERLIN - The mysterious abduction of a Vietnamese former oil executive in broad daylight from a leafy district of Berlin is reminiscent of Cold War disappearances in the then divided German capital.
After fast trial, Cosby’s jury will decide between affair or crime
New York Times, Published on 13/06/2017
» NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania, US -- A jury began deliberating Monday about whether Bill Cosby is guilty of sexual assault after his lawyer acknowledged in court that Mr Cosby is a deeply flawed man, an unfaithful husband who may have shattered his fans’ illusions, but insisted that what he characterised as a dalliance with a much younger woman was an affair, not a crime.
Manila casino attacker identified, and he's no terrorist
Associated Press, Published on 04/06/2017
» MANILA - The lone suspect behind a deadly attack on a casino and shopping complex in Manila was a heavily indebted Filipino gambling addict, police said Sunday, bolstering their claim the assault was not terrorism-related.
Philippines: casino attacker was indebted gambler
Associated Press, Published on 04/06/2017
» MANILA -- The lone suspect behind a deadly attack on a casino and shopping complex in the Philippine capital that left dozens dead was a heavily indebted Filipino who was hooked on gambling, police said Sunday.