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Jury of 7 men, 5 women selected for Weinstein rape trial

NEW YORK - A jury of seven men and five women was selected Friday for Harvey Weinstein's rape trial after an arduous, two-week process in which scores of people were dismissed because they had already...

Jan 19, 2020

China's 2019 economic growth weakens amid trade war

BEIJING - China's economic growth sank to a new multi-decade low in 2019 as Beijing fought a tariff war with Washington, but forecasters said a U.S.-Chinese trade truce might help to revive consumer a...

Jan 19, 2020

Pompeo breaks silence on alleged threats to envoy in Ukraine

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday broke nearly 72 hours of silence over alleged surveillance and threats to the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, saying he believed the allegation...

Jan 19, 2020

Trump assembles a made-for-TV impeachment defence team

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has assembled a made-for-TV legal team for his Senate trial that includes household names like Ken Starr, the prosecutor whose investigation two decades ago resulte...

Jan 19, 2020

Portrait found in gallery's walls verified as missing Klimt

PIACENZA, Italy - Art experts have confirmed that a painting discovered hidden inside an Italian art gallery's walls last month is Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of a Lady," which was stolen from the galler...

Jan 19, 2020

Johansson, Sterling K. Brown among SAG Awards presenters

LOS ANGELES - Scarlett Johansson, Sterling K. Brown and Taika Waititi will be up for Screen Actors Guild Awards and also handing them out at Sunday's ceremony. They're part of a new batch of SAG Award...

Jan 19, 2020

US housing construction jumps 16.9% in December

WASHINGTON - Construction of new homes surged in December to the highest level in 13 years, capping a year in which falling mortgage rates and a strong labour market helped lift the prospects of the h...

Jan 19, 2020

Screen Actors Guild Awards might not offer Oscars preview

Scarlett Johansson and Nicole Kidman will have two chances to win Sunday night at the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards, while the night's top movie winner may offer a forecast of the Academy Awards. Am...

Jan 19, 2020

Canada to give $25,000 to families of each Canadian who died on Flight PS752

OTTAWA - Families of the Canadian victims on the Ukrainian passenger jet shot down over Iran last week will receive $25,000 each to help with immediate costs they have for travel or funerals, Prime Mi...

Jan 19, 2020

Fire kills 8 at asylum for mentally ill in Czech Republic

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - A fire official says eight people have been killed in a fire at an asylum for the mentally ill in the Czech Republic. Prokop Volenik, spokesman for the regional rescue service...

Jan 19, 2020