Month: January 2020

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A forensic psychiatrist is due to testify at ex-Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s Manhattan rape trial on Friday, explaining why some sexual assault victims do not report attacks or avoid their abusers. FILE PHOTO: Film producer Harvey Weinstein departs his sexual assault trial at New York Criminal Court in the Manhattan borough
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BEIJING (Reuters) – A new coronavirus has killed 25 people in China and infected more than 800, the government said on Friday, as the World Health Organization declared it an emergency but stopped short of declaring the epidemic of international concern. China’s National Health Commission said 830 cases had been confirmed so far and 25
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats worked methodically at U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Thursday to dismantle his long-standing allegation that Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden acted improperly toward Ukraine while vice president. On the second day of their arguments for Trump’s removal from office, Democratic House of Representatives members argued that Biden did nothing
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VANCOUVER (Reuters) – The first phase of battle over whether Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou should be extradited to the United States wrapped up on Thursday after four days, with lawyers for Meng challenging prosecution claims that her alleged actions are a crime in Canada. Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her home
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Tennis – Australian Open – Third Round – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 24, 2020 Australia’s Ashleigh Barty in action during the match against Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Highlights of the fifth day at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Friday (times AEST; GMT+11):
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s flagship new rail project HS2 is billions of pounds over-budget and years behind schedule because the government underestimated its complexity, and significant risks to it remain, a public spending watchdog said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: An HS2 worker walks past signage on perimeter fencing at the HS2 high speed rail link
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(Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) has overtaken Germany’s Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) as the world’s second most valuable carmaker behind Japan’s Toyota (7203.T), as the meteoric rise in the U.S. electric vehicle maker’s shares reshuffles the global market. FILE PHOTO: A China-made Tesla Model 3 vehicle is seen at a delivery ceremony in the Shanghai Gigafactory of
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