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Donald Trump heads to New York to face civil trial after suing ex-lawyer for $500mn
In the case filed in a federal court in Florida on Wednesday, Trump alleged that Cohen had violated his contract with him as his lawyer, disclosed confidential information and spread "falsehoods". Cohen had acted as Trump's "fixer" paying $130,000 to adult film actress Stormy Daniels to buy her silence after she claimed to have had an affair with the former President.
'Grain corridor' from Ukraine to resume work: Ukrainian media
"Following intensive discussions within the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC), supported by the UN and Turkey, routine inspections are planned to resume on Wednesday, April 12," Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, was cited as saying on Wednesday as per the Interfax-Ukraine news agency report.
US lawmaker calls for India to join 'team America', abandon China-Russia axis
Jake Auchincloss, a two-term Democrat from Massachusetts, said on Wednesday that he worries that India could become instead an "aggravating third factor" if it did not actually join up with Russia and China. He is a member of the US House of Representatives' Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the US and the Chinese Communist Party, which has the support and buy-in from both Republicans, who control the House, and Democrats, who have the White House and the Senate.
Tory peer accuses Suella Braverman of 'racist rhetoric' for singling out British-Pakistani men
Sayeeda Warsi, the first Asian person to chair the Tory party, said Conservatives cannot "use the pigment in their skin as a defence mechanism to say they are not racist", adding "brown people can be racist too", The Guardian reported. Warsi said Braverman's remarks have "got to stop" and called on Rishi Sunak to send a "really strong message that this kind of rhetoric... has got to stop".
Australia army chief warns of 'uncomfortable days' in Afghan war crimes probe
In a speech to a think tank, the Chief of the Defence Force said that the investigations continue, and the ADF needed to confront its failures, reports Xinhua news agency. In 2020, Campbell released a four-year inquiry by Court of Appeal Justice Paul Brereton.
Japan's population drops below 125 mn, down for 12th year
As of October 1 last year, the total population including foreigners saw a decrease of 556,000, or 0.44 per cent from the previous year, according to the data released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. The number of Japanese nationals, which came in at 12.2 million, plunged by 750,000, the decline of which has been expanding since 2011, Xinhua news agency reported citing the Ministry as saying.
Thousands attend consecration ceremony at Hindu temple in Australia
Sacred fires were lit during the event, which concluded on April 10, and priests climbed to the roof of the temple to pour holy water into golden pots. "The significance of that is purifying not only the temple and deities but also the devotees who are watching the ceremony," temple director Subra Iyer told ABC News.
2 Indian-American execs convicted in $1 bn corporate fraud scheme
Rishi Shah, 37, co-founder and former CEO, Shradha Agarwal, 37, former president, and Brad Purdy, 33, former chief operating officer, were convicted of defrauding Outcome Health's lenders and investors. Shah was convicted of five counts of mail fraud, 10 counts of wire fraud, two counts of bank fraud, and two counts of money laundering, a Department of Justice release said.
WHO reports first death from H3N8 virus in China
China, on March 27, notified the WHO of a H3N8 virus infection in a 56-year-old woman. The woman from Guangdong province fell ill due to the virus on February 22 and was hospitalised for severe pneumonia on March 3. She subsequently died on March 16, the global health body said in a statement.
More than half US adults experience gun-related incident: Survey
The latest survey released on Tuesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation, a California-based non-profit organisation, showed that 54 per cent of American adults have either personally or had a family member who has been impacted by a gun-related incident, such as witnessing a shooting, being threatened by gun, or being injured or killed by a gun, reports Xinhua news agency.
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