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US jury finds Bill Cosby sexually abused teenager in 1975
AP
SANTA MONICA, Calif - Jurors at a civil trial in the United States found Tuesday that Bill Cosby sexually abused a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1975.
African leaders send regional force to Congo
AP
NAIROBI, Kenya - East Africa’s leaders have responded to the threat of war between Rwanda and Congo by instructing a new regional force to deploy in eastern Congo and ordering an immediate ceasefire.
Massive earthquake leaves more than 1,000 dead in Afghanistan
ACCUWEATHER
Late Tuesday night, a powerful earthquake killed over 1,000 people and left hundreds more injured in a rural, mountainous region of southeastern Afghanistan, officials told Bakhtar News Agency (BNA). As more information comes from the remote mountain villages, officials say the death toll is expected to grow.
Voters oust Republican who voted to impeach Trump
BBC NEWS
A Republican congressman has lost his bid to cling on to his seat, after a furious backlash to his vote to impeach former US President Donald Trump.
Amber Heard says she stands by ‘every word’ of her testimony
AP
NEW YORK, USA - Amber Heard says she stands by the testimony she gave during a contentious six-week libel trial against former husband Johnny Depp, saying she has “always told the truth.”
US abortions rise: 1 in 5 pregnancies terminated in 2020
AP
WASHINGTON, USA - The number and rate of U.S. abortions increased from 2017 to 2020 after a long decline, according to figures released Wednesday.
'Our colonial regime was racist'- Belgian King
BBC NEWS
Belgium's King Philippe has decried the racism meted out in the Democratic Republic of Congo under the colonial rule of his ancestors.
World Bank warns of recession risk due to Ukraine war
BBC
LONDON, UK - Countries around the world are facing recession as the Ukraine war hits economies already rocked by the Covid pandemic, the World Bank has warned.
Russian superyacht ordered to leave Fiji on US warrant
BBC.
SUVA, Fili- A Russian-owned superyacht that allegedly sailed to Fiji to escape seizure has been taken away to the US after a court upheld a FBI warrant.
Outrage in Pakistan after woman gang-raped on moving train
Al Jazeera
KARACHI, Pakistan - A young woman has been allegedly raped by three men on a moving train in Pakistan, in another incident that has shocked the South Asian nation witnessing a rise in sexual violence.
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