The former executive producer of 60 Minutes, Bill Owens, said he faced intense internal pressure from his corporate bosses to avoid certain stories that had the potential to generate backlash for parent company Paramount, in his first public…
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Woman in France sentenced to life in prison for rape, torture and murder of 12-year-old girl in Paris
A woman who raped, tortured and murdered a 12-year-old girl in Paris three years ago was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Friday, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV.
Dahbia Benkired, a 27-year-old woman from Algeria, must spend at least…
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Thailand’s former queen Sirikit dies aged 93
ReutersQueen Sirikit, the mother of Thailand’s King Vajiralongkorn, has died aged 93.
She passed away “peacefully” in a Bangkok hospital at 21:21 local time (14:21 GMT) on Friday, according to the Thai Royal Household Bureau.
Sirikit had “suffered…
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Polls close in race between Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys
EPAPresident Michael D Higgins voting with his wife Sabina on Friday morning Voting has ended in the Irish presidential election, which will decide who replaces outgoing head of state Michael D Higgins in November.
The two main contenders -…
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