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British comedian and actor Russell Brand has been accused of rape and sexual assault.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s proposed reforms to competition law are being welcomed by some advocates as a step toward making Canada’s corporate sector more competitive. Whether his move will quell voters’ frustration about prices is another matter.

The European Central Bank should consider speeding up the wind-down of its bond portfolio now that interest rates have reached a level that’s probably high enough to get inflation under control, Governing Council member Madis Muller said.

Iran marked the first year since the death in custody of a Kurdish Iranian woman with heightened security in anticipation of unrest in her home town of Saghez, rights and activist groups said.

Something for the weekend.

One year after one of the most talked about software upgrades since the Y2K changeover more than two decades ago, crypto’s most important commercial highway risks becoming a victim of its own success.

Former President Donald Trump signaled he might pick a woman as a running mate if he won the 2024 Republican nomination.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu nominated Olayemi Michael Cardoso, a Harvard graduate and former Citibank executive, to be the next governor of the nation’s central bank.

Hunter Biden’s defense against the latest federal charges puts the president’s son at the center of a roiling debate over who is allowed to have a gun after the US Supreme Court upended the Second Amendment legal landscape a year ago.

At this year’s World Petroleum Congress in Calgary, Canada, about 500 speakers, including Exxon Mobil Corp. Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods and Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, will tackle topics including decarbonizing hydrogen production and indigenous participation in net zero efforts — fitting for a gathering titled “Energy Transition: The Path to Net Zero.” But the theme runs counter to the song many industry executives are singing.