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'I'm being raped': Weinstein accuser details alleged assault

Tuesday, 28 January 2020, 09:13 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Harvey Weinstein accuser Mimi Haleyi testified Monday that weeks after arriving in New York to work for one of his shows, she found herself fighting in vain as the once-revered showbiz honcho pushed...

Cardinal at centre of two Popes storm doubles down on celibacy

Sunday, 26 January 2020, 06:55 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

A Vatican cardinal at the center of a storm over a book about celibacy and the Catholic priesthood is denouncing the “brutality” of criticism directed at him and his collaborator, Emeritus...

Outbreak casts pall over China new year as deaths surpass 40

Saturday, 25 January 2020, 07:04 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

China's most festive holiday began in the shadow of a worrying new virus Saturday as the death toll surpassed 40, an unprecedented lockdown kept 36 million people from traveling and authorities...

Next stop, Brexit: Britain's EU divorce bill becomes law

Friday, 24 January 2020, 09:12 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Britain’s delayed and disputed Brexit bill became law on Thursday, removing the last U.K. obstacle to the country leaving the European Union in just over a week. The U.K. is finally leaving...

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