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Gisele Pelicot back in French court for appeal trial 'ordeal'
AFP, Published on 06/10/2025
» NîMES (FRANCE) - Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, whose ex-husband recruited dozens of strangers online to sexually assault and rape her while drugged, returns to court on Monday for an appeal trial triggered by the bid of one man to overturn his conviction.
AI-made Bollywood videos pulled from YouTube
Published on 04/10/2025
» NEW DELHI - Hundreds of AI-generated Bollywood videos with 16 million views have been deleted from YouTube after Reuters reported they were similar to those at the centre of a legal challenge filed by a celebrity couple to protect their rights.
HIV self-test kits reveal high rates
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/10/2025
» More than 30,000 HIV self-test kits have been distributed nationwide under a free online service, revealing infection rates nearly three times higher than the national average, says the Stand by You project.
Low-paid women still waiting for their #MeToo moment
AFP, Published on 25/09/2025
» BORDEAUX, France - “You need the work,” one woman said, “so you shut your mouth.” #MeToo may have helped change the landscape for women in Hollywood and in the boardroom, but cleaners, secretaries and supermarket workers who have suffered sexual violence at work say it has yet to do much for them.
Blood donor ban upheld
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 20/09/2025
» The Central Administrative Court has ruled that the Thai Red Cross Society's refusal to accept blood donations from transgender women who were assigned male at birth is not discriminatory, citing the need to protect the safety of recipients.
German suspect in Madeleine McCann case freed from prison
AFP, Published on 17/09/2025
» SEHNDE, Germany - The top suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann in Portugal was freed from a German prison on Wednesday, an AFP journalist at the scene reported.
40% of private sector staff suffer sexual harassment
News, Published on 12/09/2025
» Over 40% of Thai private sector employees have faced sexual harassment, with women, LGBTQ+ and young workers most at risk, a Mahidol University study has found.
Domestic violence victims protection bill promoted
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/09/2025
» Civil society groups are stepping up efforts to advance a draft domestic violence victims protection bill while urging the new government to prioritise the issue.
Australia approves chlamydia vaccine for koalas
AFP, Published on 10/09/2025
» SYDNEY — Australian regulators have approved a chlamydia vaccine for koalas, researchers said Wednesday, as they seek to stamp out a sexually transmitted disease responsible for about half of all deaths of the fluffy marsupial in the wild.
French actor Depardieu to stand trial for rape
AFP, Published on 02/09/2025
» PARIS - A French investigating judge has ordered cinema icon Gerard Depardieu to stand trial on charges of raping and sexually assaulting actress Charlotte Arnould in 2018, sources close to the case and a lawyer said on Tuesday.