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Heathcliff Berru, the CEO of Life or Death PR and Management, has stepped down amid accusations of sexual harassment from musicians. 

In a series of tweets Monday night, Amber Coffman from the band Dirty Projectors told a story of a time when Berru allegedly "rubbed my ass and bit my hair at a bar a couple years ago." Coffman said she decided to speak up now because she noticed that he was still working in the industry with people she knew.

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Ajax Amsterdam have rubbished rumours that they are about to end their 17-year association with Ajax Cape Town.

Slick streets caused problems for drivers and pedestrians in Washington on Wednesday as snowfall paralyzed traffic in the evening.

In a goodwill gesture ahead of the Pongal festival, Sri Lanka had on January 14 decided to release 104 Indian fishermen arrested by the country's navy for allegedly poaching in the country's territorial waters.

The sharing economy, with key players Uber and Airbnb, continues to influence how we travel. Here are five additional ways to share and save.

After his wife Jada Pinkett Smith confirmed she would not be attending this year's Oscar ceremony, two-time Oscar nominee Will Smith is following her lead.  While Smith was...

Company behind Jacamo and Simply Be says that online orders now count for 66pc of its sales

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SEOUL, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- A South Korean man was acquitted Thursday after prosecutors indicted him for following a North Korea account on Twitter.

Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan today visited the 32-year-old Kailwada gangrape survivor and assured her of justice, while ordering the state police to apprehend the remaining culprits within three days.

South Africa’s high court has upheld a decision to legalize domestic sales of rhinoceros horn, a controversial plan that some hope will reduce poaching by creating a legal domestic supply, but many conservationists disagree.

A mechanical labour force that needs no food or pension has obvious appeal, writes Leo Lewis

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On Wednesday, Spotify announced it had acquired both New York City-based startup Cord Project and Dublin-based music discovery startup Soundwave.

In its announcement of the two new purchases, Spotify stayed vague, only saying it would use the companies it acquired to build "engaging and innovative music experiences."

The Cord Project will be shutting down its main service, which lets anyone send 12-second voice messages to one person or several people at a time. (Soundwave... Читать дальше...

DETROIT - The Detroit public school district says all schools are in session a day after a massive sick-out by teachers closed most schools.

Disgruntled Detroit educators have stepped up efforts to protest Gov. Rick Snyder's plans for the district, its ramshackle finances, dilapidated buildings, overcrowded classrooms and their low pay.

The U.S. Marine who was recently freed from an Iranian prison was headed back home Thursday to Michigan.Amir Hekmati, who was sprung Saturday as part

Britney Spears is in the zone...again. The 34-year-old pop princess is currently reworking her Piece of Me show before it returns Feb. 13 at The AXIS auditorium inside Las Vegas'...

The Russian billionaire has spent a fortune on fantastic players, but there has been the odd stinker too. We count down the worst...

A high alert has been sounded in Madhya Pradesh after a suspected terrorist in custody escaped by jumping off a moving train near Itarsi railway station.

A colossal winter storm forecast to bring heavy snow to at least 15 states over the weekend was taking shape early Thursday.

A colossal winter storm forecast to bring heavy snow to at least 15 states over the weekend was taking shape early Thursday.

Nog één keer delen Thomas Acda en Paul de Munnik samen het podium. Hoewel het duo eind maart vorig jaar afscheid nam van het publiek, staan de twee vanaf vanavond toch weer zij aan zij op het podium.

Kippenbotjes, spaghetti en andere etensresten worden dagelijks van balkons gesmeten. Bewoners van de flats aan de Havikstraat en Valkhof in Sliedrecht zijn het zat. De gemeente neemt maatregelen.

These centres, based on the global concept of "The Intergenerational School Cleveland (Ohio) USA", will be launched in a phased manner across Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

The Argentine is alleged to have failed to declare over 1.5 million euros ($1.7 million, £1.1 million) in 2011 and 2012 made through his image rights.

Amid the dealmakers at Davos, one CEO wants to address poverty through housing