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Harvey Weinstein convicted of rape

Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of sexual assault and rape in a New York court on Monday and taken away in handcuffs.

A jury convicts disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of rape and sexual assault. Celebrities and activists welcomed the guilty verdict against the Academy
Award-winning producer who had reigned as one of the most powerful figures in Hollywood.

Also in the programme: China bans sale of wild animal meat; and on the front line in Idlib.

(Picture: the jury foreman reads the verdict in film producer Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault trial. Credit: Reuters)

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