Harvey Weinstein: New York state sues Weinstein Company
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Today's Headlines February 12
Top News Stories
Harvey Weinstein: New York state sues Weinstein Company
The lawsuit alleges the studio failed to protect staff from abuse by Harvey Weinstein.
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Russia Saratov crash: Investigators comb crash site near Moscow
The weather, human error and technical failure are being considered as causes of the crash.
ANC leaders meet to decide on President Jacob Zuma's future
Leaders of South Africa's governing party are widely expected to ask the president to step down.
Trump warns Israel that settlements 'complicate' peace hopes
The US president also casts doubt on whether the Palestinians or Israel are ready to talk peace.
 
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Peter Rabbit film producers apologise over allergy scene
Sony Pictures "regrets" a scene in the film where bunnies pelt a character with blackberries.
Sport
Winter Olympics: Strong winds create 'irresponsible' women's slopestyle final
The Winter Olympics women's slopestyle final was labelled "irresponsible" after strong winds caused havoc.
Laidlaw kicks Scotland to tense victory over France
Greig Laidlaw kicks six second-half penalties to guide Scotland to a 32-26 Six Nations victory over France at Murrayfield.
Newcastle shock Man Utd to win first home league game since October
Newcastle win a Premier League home game for the first time since October with a surprise victory over second-placed Manchester United.
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Winter Olympics: South Koreans protest against 'propaganda'
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Do 'dead' models live on in fashion magazines?
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Brazil's British Carnival dancer
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The everyday lives of the non-monogamous
Magazine
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The women who fought to make Canada's national anthem gender-neutral
After decades of hailing its sons, Canada's national anthem no longer leaves its daughters out. Changing it took years of pressure.
Business
Harvey Weinstein: New York state sues Weinstein Company
The lawsuit alleges the studio failed to protect staff from abuse by Harvey Weinstein.
Australia royal commission inquiry into banking begins
The royal commission follows a decade of scandals which have rocked the country's biggest industry.
 
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Technology
Is social media causing childhood depression?
Do children spend too much time online and does social media use make them anxious and unhappy?
New Sega Genesis game made on '90s kit
The Sega Mega Drive games console gets a new game more than 20 years after it went on sale.
Capital
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Why isn’t it illegal to pay women less?
What a tiny Nordic nation can teach the world about gender pay gaps
 
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The rush for Justin Timberlake’s shoes
The pop star is hyping his new album with streetwear
Culture
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Fifty Shades Freed is a total disaster
‘So unarousing it could be used as therapy in a sex addiction clinic’
 
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Slurred words: the lexicon of alcohol
Exploring the surprising and colourful history of the language of drinking
Earth
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The world's most extreme dog patrol
The beauty of the Arctic as seen by Greenland's elite dog sled team
 
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The wreck of the Titanic is being eaten
It takes a special kind of species to eat away a giant steel ship
Future
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A game-changing new wheelchair
A student-led mobility design is breaking down boundaries
 
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The Bermuda Triangle of space
It’s where computers stop working and radiation levels surge
Travel
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The town that rewired history
Without Roebling, some of our greatest modes of transport may not even exist
 
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The sea causing 6,500 sinkholes
Can its eerie beauty be used to attract tourists to the area?
 
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