GENEVA A policy adviser fired by the U.N. agency fighting AIDS is appealing her dismissal for misconduct, saying she was actually sacked for reporting that she had been sexually assaulted by a senior colleague, her appeal documents show. Martina Brostrom, from Sweden, was fired for sexual and financial misconduct in December. Her appeal, which she […]
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Donald Trump’s TikTok assault opens new front in tech war with China
NEW DELHI: By going after TikTok, the US is expanding a fight against Beijing using Chinese-style restrictions on tech companies in a move that could potentially have enormous ramifications for the world’s biggest economies. The Trump administration’s threat to ban ByteDance Ltd’s viral teen phenom and other Chinese-owned apps could significantly hamper their access global […]
For Donald Trump’s TikTok Assault, India Led The Way
Washington’s moves underscore how quickly the concept of internet decoupling is becoming reality (File) By going after TikTok, the U.S. is expanding a fight against Beijing using Chinese-style restrictions on tech companies in a move that could potentially have enormous ramifications for the world’s biggest economies. The Trump administration’s threat to ban ByteDance Ltd.’s viral […]
Crispin Odey charged with an indecent assault in 1998
Image copyright Shutterstock Crispin Odey, one of Britain’s highest-profile hedge fund managers and political donors, has been charged with indecent assault. He is alleged to have assaulted a woman over the age of 16, at an address in Chelsea in July 1998, the Crown Prosecution Service said. Mr Odey, a backer of Brexit and Boris […]
Mavericks — Report on sexual assault investigation ‘one-sided’
The Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday labeled a Sports Illustrated story about a sexual assault allegation against one of the team’s top basketball executives and the ensuing internal investigation a “one-sided, incomplete and sensational form of journalism, with its inaccuracies, mischaracterizations and omissions.” Sports Illustrated reported that a woman accused Mavericks director of player personnel Tony […]
Pope Francis Ex-Envoy Luigi Ventura To Stand Trial For Sexual Assault Charges
Luigi Ventura’s trial will open on November 10, the Paris prosecutor’s office said Thursday. Paris: Pope Francis’s former ambassador to France, Luigi Ventura, will stand trial for sex assault in Paris in November following complaints by four men, one of whom accused the cleric of inappropriate touching, lawyers said Thursday. Ventura, an Italian-born archbishop, was […]
Lawsuits allege Nebraska mishandled reports of sexual assault, harassment
A former Nebraska volleyball player is among nine women who filed a lawsuit Monday against the University of Nebraska alleging the school mishandled complaints of sexual assault and harassment, including reports involving accusations against at least five athletes. The lawsuit filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska alleges violations under […]
Plaid Cymru MP Jonathan Edwards suspended for year after assault caution
Image caption Jonathan Edwards has been an MP since 2010 MP Jonathan Edwards has been suspended from Plaid Cymru for 12 months after he accepted a police caution. The Carmarthen East and Dinefwr MP was arrested on 20 May on suspicion of assault. On Wednesday Plaid Cymru’s disciplinary panel suspended him from the party saying […]
Charlie Elphicke: Ex-MP’s ‘sex assault victim confided in friend’
Image copyright PA Media Image caption Charlie Elphicke is charged with three counts of sexual assault A parliamentary worker “groped” by a former Conservative MP confided in another woman who worked in Westminster, a court has heard. Charlie Elphicke, 49, is accused of assaulting the young woman in 2016. A Westminster worker told Southwark Crown […]
French Bus Driver Philippe Monguillot Dies After Assault For Refusing Maskless Riders
Philippe Monguillot was attacked on Sunday after he asked three passengers to wear masks. Bayonne: A French bus driver declared brain dead after an attack by passengers who refused to wear face masks died on Friday, his family told AFP. Philippe Monguillot, 59, died in hospital, his daughter Marie said. “We decided to let him […]