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Harvey Weinstein used his power and influence in Hollywood to rape women, leaving them terrified for their careers if they stood up to him, a court in Los Angeles heard Monday. The movie mogul exploited both his physical size and his position as “king” of the film industry to attack …

A gunman opened fire at a St. Louis, Missouri, high school on Monday, killing two people and wounding six others before officers fatally shot the suspect, the city’s police commissioner said. Students were fleeing the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School when police arrived at 9:10 a.m. (1410 GMT) …

Three prison wardens in the northern Hai Duong Province have been arrested for allegedly organizing online football gambling with transactions totaling over VND17 billion ($684,000). The arrested are Vu Tri Tuyen, Pham Minh Tien and Nguyen Dinh Tuan, provincial prosecutors said. It is believed that in July, Tuyen got acquainted …

Rishi Sunak will become Britain’s next prime minister after he won the race on Monday to lead the Conservative Party, tasked with steering a deeply divided country through an economic downturn set to leave millions of people poorer. One of the wealthiest politicians in Westminster, Sunak will become the country’s …

The Party Central Committee Secretariat has issued an official warning to Phung Xuan Nha, former Minister of Education and Training, and the ministry’s Party Civil Affairs Committee for committing several management violations. Based on recommendations made by the Central Inspection Commission earlier this month, the Secretariat said Monday that the …

A Korean Air Lines Co Ltd jet with 173 people on board overshot the runway at Cebu International Airport in the Philippines late Sunday, the airline said, adding that there were no injuries and all passengers had evacuated safely. The Airbus SE A330 widebody flying from Seoul to Cebu had …

An English center in Da Nang has been requested to return tuition fees worth VND731.7 million ($29,462) over claims that its educational quality failed to meet promises. Over 30 parents have filed the complaint about the Apax English – Apax Leaders center, Mai Tan Linh, deputy director of the Da …

Police are gathering records on the organization of Covid-19 repatriation flights, including operating carriers and quarantine hotels as investigation into the pandemic flight scandal continues. In a request sent to cities and provinces where returnees were isolated after flying home on the repatriation flights, the Investigation Police Agency under the …

Many users of Vietnamese mobile carrier MobiFone in HCMC reported outage Monday morning, allegedly due to an unannounced system upgrade. Hoang Duong, a shipper in downtown District 1, said his phone could not receive mobile signal starting around 8:15 a.m. At first, he thought it was a problem with his …

China’s economy rebounded at a faster-than-expected pace in the third quarter, but strict Covid curbs, a deepening property crisis and global recession risks are challenging Beijing’s efforts to foster a robust revival over the next year. Gross domestic product (GDP) in the world’s second-biggest economy rose 3.9% in the July-September …