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California makes it illegal to remove condom without consent
AFP, Published on 09/10/2021
» LOS ANGELES - California has made it illegal to remove a condom during sex without verbal consent, a practice popularly known as "stealthing."
NASA selects Moon site for ice-hunting rover
AFP, Published on 21/09/2021
» WASHINGTON - NASA on Monday announced it would land an ice-seeking rover on a region of the Moon's south pole called the Nobile Crater in 2023.
Chinese property giant Evergrande under 'tremendous pressure'
AFP, Published on 14/09/2021
» BEIJING - Embattled Chinese property giant Evergrande on Tuesday conceded it is under "tremendous pressure", a day after insisting it will avoid a bankruptcy that many fear could have a huge impact on the world’s number-two economy.
R. Kelly sex crimes trial begins in New York
AFP, Published on 18/08/2021
» NEW YORK - R. Kelly's highly anticipated sex abuse trial got underway Wednesday in New York where the disgraced R&B superstar faces a slew of charges, including racketeering and sexual exploitation of a child.
Jury selection begins in R. Kelly sex abuse trial
AFP, Published on 09/08/2021
» NEW YORK - R. Kelly, the disgraced R&B superstar who faces a battery of sex abuse charges in several US states, appeared in court Monday as jury selection began in his federal New York trial.
Defrocked US cardinal charged with sexual abuse
AFP, Published on 30/07/2021
» NEW YORK - Former US cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy, court documents showed Thursday, making him the most senior Roman Catholic official in America to face criminal charges in the massive clergy abuse scandal.
Nissan unveils UK battery gigafactory
AFP, Published on 01/07/2021
» SUNDERLAND, United Kingdom: Nissan launched plans Thursday for a vast battery gigafactory in northeastern England, where it will manufacture a new electric vehicle as companies and governments accelerate away from fossil-fuel cars.
Nissan announces UK battery gigafactory, new electric car
AFP, Published on 01/07/2021
» SUNDERLAND (UNITED KINGDOM) - Japanese auto giant Nissan on Thursday announced plans to build the UK's first car-battery "gigafactory", where it will build a new electric vehicle.
Saudi talks up strength after US cuts military assets
AFP, Published on 21/06/2021
» ABHA (SAUDI ARABIA) - A downsizing of US military assets in Saudi Arabia will not affect its defence capabilities, the Riyadh-led coalition said Sunday, after it intercepted the largest number of Yemeni rebel drones in a single day.
US cutting forces, missile batteries in Middle East
AFP, Published on 19/06/2021
» WASHINGTON - The Pentagon said Friday it was cutting the number of troops and air defense units deployed to the Middle East, confirming a Wall Street Journal report that eight Patriot batteries were being moved out from the region.