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Jussie Smollett “is a real victim” of a “real crime”, his lawyer said as the ex-Empire actor’s trial started on Monday. Nenye Uche rejected prosecutors’ allegation Smollett staged a homophobic and racist attack in Chicago after the television studio where he worked did not take hate mail he had received […]

Prosecutors asked the US Supreme Court to review the ruling that overturned Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction, arguing in a petition that a dangerous precedent could be set if press releases are treated as immunity agreements. Cosby’s lawyers have long argued that he relied on a promise that he would […]

Tiger Woods has ruled out a full-time return to professional golf but says he is still intent on playing tour events as he continues his recovery from a life-threatening car accident. Woods spoke of his progress and remaining ambitions in the sport, one week after posting a short clip on […]

US president Joe Biden urged Americans on Monday not to panic about the new Covid-19 Omicron variant and said the United States was making contingency plans with pharmaceutical companies if new vaccines are needed. Mr Biden said the country would not go back to lockdowns to stop the spread of […]

Jack Dorsey has announced his resignation as chief executive of Twitter, the social media platform he co-founded in 2006. It ends the tech entrepreneur’s second stint at the company, which has grown to more than 350 million active monthly users. The platform was first created as a prototype in 2006 […]

Jack Dorsey’s resignation as Twitter boss is “surprising, but not totally unexpected”, according to one industry expert. On Monday, the Twitter co-founder and chief executive confirmed he was stepping down and would leave the company by spring 2022, saying it was “finally time for me to leave”. It brings to […]

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has reintroduced mandatory face coverings which must be worn in the theatre and during performances. The RSC announced that face coverings will be mandatory from Tuesday, following new UK government advice announced over the weekend. Catherine Mallyon, RSC Executive Director said: “We have taken this […]

The global risk from the omicron variant of coronavirus is “very high” based on early evidence, the World Health Organisation has said. It said the variant could lead to surges with “severe consequences”. A medical worker wears plastic gloves at a temporary screening clinic for the coronavirus in Seoul, South […]

Portugal detected 13 cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant on Monday, all involving players and staff of top division soccer club Belenenses SAD, one of whose players recently returned from South Africa, health authority DGS said. The diagnoses were made after the Lisbon club played a Primeira Liga match against […]

Australia’s most acclaimed Indigenous actor, David Gulpilil, has died of lung cancer, a government leader said. He was 68 years old. Gulpilil found his widest audiences with his roles in the 1986 hit film Crocodile Dundee and in director Baz Luhrmann’s 2008 epic Australia, in a career that spanned five […]