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Danes to Change Law Saying Non-Consensual Sex Is Rape
Denmark’s left-leaning parties have agreed to change the country’s sexual violence laws to allow sex without explicit consent to be prosecuted as rape.
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5 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
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2 Foreigners Arrested on Bali for Alleged Drug Possession
Two men from Britain and Australia have been arrested on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali for possession of methamphetamine and ecstasy, police said Thursday.
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Defendants Acquitted in Slayings of Slovak Reporter, Fiancee
A panel of judges in Slovakia has acquitted a businessman accused of masterminding the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee.
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Australian Mom Handcuffed for Advocating Against Lockdown
A pregnant woman said Thursday she didn't know she had broken any law when she was handcuffed by police in front of her children in her Australian home and led away in pajamas for allegedly inciting activists to demonstrate against pandemic lockdown.
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UK Public Tribunal to Probe Uighur ‘Genocide’ Claims
A prominent British human rights lawyer is convening an independent tribunal in London to investigate whether the Chinese government's alleged rights abuses against Uighur Muslims in the far western Xinjiang region constitute genocide or crimes against humanity.
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Philippine Appeals Block Release of US Marine in Killing
A U.S. Marine convicted in the 2014 killing of a transgender Filipino woman will remain behind bars while her family and the government appeal a Philippine court order allowing his early release for good behavior, an official said Thursday.
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Slammed by Virus, France Unveils Huge Economic Rescue Plan
Facing resurgent virus infections, France’s government is unveiling details Thursday of a 100 billion-euro ($118 billion) recovery plan aimed at creating jobs, saving struggling businesses and pulling the country out of its worst economic slump since World War II.
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Can I Get the Coronavirus Twice?
Can I get the coronavirus twice?
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The Latest: Kin of UK Dementia Patients Want More Visits
LONDON – The families of dementia patients are demanding the British government ease restrictions on visiting care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying they prevent people from getting the love and attention they need at the end of life.