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Japan says delegates in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal had agreed in principle on a path forward after the United States' withdrawal, and that assertion is backed by Mexico.  Canada, however, denied this report, and believes there are many issues to be resolved.  Australian Trade Minister Steven Ciobo used the phrase "very good" to describe the talks happening hon the sidelines of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in the Vietnamese resort of Danang.  New Zealand's new Prime Minister Jacinda Arden arrived in Vietnam and said, "It's fair to say these negotiations are down to the wire and it's still not clear what the outcome will be."

The United Nations Human Rights Committee is bluntly rejecting Australia's claim that it had no obligation toward the welfare of migrants at the Manus Island.  Papua New Guinea is vowing to use force to remove hundreds of migrants and refugees refusing to leave the closed detention center if they do not left of their own accord by Saturday.  The Geneva-based UN panel on Thursday said the Federal Government had "effective control over this situation and as a result it has responsibility for the fate of these individuals"; it is calling on Australia to move the migrants to safety here, and to end the policy of sending asylum seekers to offshore centers.

Actor Kevin Spacey will be entirely cut from from the upcoming movie "All the Money in the World", and all of his scenes will be re-shot.  Veteran actor Christopher Plummer of "The Sound of Music", "Star Trek VI", and 2012's "Beginners", who was director Ridley Scott's first choice to play oil billionaire J. Paul. Ghetty in the kidnapping drama, will fill the bill.  TriStar pictures said in a statement, "There are over 800 other actors, writers, artists, craftspeople, and crew who worked tirelessly and ethically on this film, some for years, including one of cinema's master directors," adding, "It would be a gross injustice to punish all of them for the wrongdoings of one supporting actor in the film."  Spacey has been accused of sexual misconduct and molesting teenage boys and young men.

Warning!  The next ones are gross!

Comedian Louis CK is the latest celebrity to be named in sexual harassment allegations as Hollywood reexamines its conduct in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal.  Five female comedians have stepped forward with allegations of piggish behavior, including masturbating in front of them, at least account one confirmed by actor/producer Courtney Cox.  The New York City premiere of his movie "I Love You Daddy" - about a man trying to stop his 17-year old daughter from having an affair with a 68-year-old filmmaker - has been cancelled, as has his appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.  Louis CK said he didn't wish to comment on the allegations.

And in US politics, four women say they were sexually harassed by Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore, who denied a lengthy, well-researched, and highly detailed report in The Washington Post as "fake news".  The women were in their teens at the time, aged just 14- to 18-years old - Roy Moore at the time was a local prosecutor in his 30s.  The youngest, now in her 50s, described Moore allegedly undressing her and touching her over her underwear.

Moore is a long-time conservative culture warrior who wants to outlaw homosexuality (just like in Saudi Arabia), and was forcibly removed from the Alabama State Supreme Court twice for violating America's Constitutional separation of church and state.  The fact that he's a long-time pain in the arse is not lost in Washington, and Senate Republicans are mindful of the tenuity of their wafer-thin majority in light of this week's thorough rejection of right-wing Trumpism in nationwide local elections.  Most GOP Senators are saying Moore should step aside from the election if the allegations are true; only Arizona's John McCain had the guts to say the allegations are "deeply disqualifying" and that Moore needs to go away without conditions.