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Harvey Weinstein sex crimes retrial to begin
AFP, Published on 15/04/2025
» NEW YORK - Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein faces a retrial starting on Tuesday, on rape and sex assault charges for which a previous verdict was overturned, forcing survivors who helped fire up the “MeToo” movement to testify against him once again.
French woman cyberbullied after falling for fake Brad Pitt
AFP, Published on 14/01/2025
» PARIS - A French woman who revealed on TV how she had lost her life savings to scammers posing as Brad Pitt has faced a wave of online harassment and mockery, leading the interview to be withdrawn on Tuesday.
Karabakh explosion toll soars to 170
AFP, Published on 29/09/2023
» YEREVAN, Armenia - The death toll from a fuel depot blast in Nagorno-Karabakh soared to 170 on Friday as the exodus from the ethnic Armenian enclave following its fall to Azerbaijani forces continued unabated.
Canada links India to slaying of Sikh exile, expels intel chief
AFP, Published on 19/09/2023
» OTTAWA - Canada on Monday accused India's government of involvement in the killing of a Canadian Sikh leader near Vancouver last June, and expelled New Delhi's intelligence chief in Ottawa in retaliation.
'The Last of Us' -- a new test for video game adaptations
AFP, Published on 15/01/2023
» NEW YORK - However thrilling they are to play, video games rarely translate well to the big or small screen -- indeed, the crossover genre is littered with flops.
US TV news legend Barbara Walters dies at 93
Published on 31/12/2022
» Pioneering television journalist Barbara Walters, who upended a male-dominated industry as the first woman to anchor an evening news show in the United States, died on Friday at the age of 93, her long-time employer ABC said.
Angelina Jolie steps down as UN refugees envoy
AFP, Published on 16/12/2022
» GENEVA - Angelina Jolie announced Friday that she is stepping down from her role as the UNHCR's special envoy after more than 20 years of working with the United Nations' refugee agency.
Ukraine First Lady demands global response to sexual assault in war
AFP, Published on 28/11/2022
» LONDON - Ukraine First Lady Olena Zelenska on Monday demanded a "global response" to the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war, saying Kyiv prosecutors were investigating more than 100 possible crimes by Russian soldiers.
Opening arguments to start in Weinstein sex assault trial
AFP, Published on 24/10/2022
» LOS ANGELES - Opening arguments were due to begin Monday in the Los Angeles trial of disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, with five alleged victims expected to take the stand during the two-month case.
Pitt says Jolie sought 'harm' by selling vineyard to Russian oligarch
AFP, Published on 08/06/2022
» LOS ANGELES - Brad Pitt has accused his ex-wife Angelina Jolie of seeking to "inflict harm" on him by selling her stake in their French vineyard to a Russian oligarch with "poisonous associations and intentions."