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Weinstein sex assault trial opens in Los Angeles
Weinstein sex assault trial opens in Los Angeles
by  AFP

Jury selection began Monday in the Los Angeles trial of disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, with five alleged victims expected to take the stand during the two-month case. A crowd of journalists gathered Monday outside the downtown Los Angeles court where the one-time Hollywood power player had been ordered to appear.

Putin seeks escalation with Ukraine missile blitz: experts
Putin seeks escalation with Ukraine missile blitz: experts
by  AFP

With Russia firing a hail of missiles into Ukraine on Monday and Belarus making fresh threats against Kyiv, President Vladimir Putin is seeking to escalate the nearly eight-month war and compensate for humiliating recent losses, Western analysts say.

Defiant Ukraine reopens eastern rail link despite missiles
Defiant Ukraine reopens eastern rail link despite missiles
by  AFP

As Russia launched a huge wave of missile strikes against Ukrainian cities Monday, defiant rail workers in the east of the country managed to restore a severed rail link. Angered by a truck bombing that damaged a bridge carrying Russia's main road and rail link to the occupied Ukrainian region of Crimea, Moscow has stepped up strikes on civilian targets.

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