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Authorities: Mother in child abuse case has left the country
May 6, 2021 · By AP News for apnews.com
Authorities: Mother in child abuse case has left the country PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island woman facing a child cruelty and neglect charge in connection with the death of her infant son in 2017 has left the country, as the child’s father did, according to authorities. Arinola Olawusi, 37, out on $10,000 bail […]
Read More...India’s Covid catastrophe
May 5, 2021 ·
India’s Covid catastrophe “Crematories are so full of bodies, it’s as if a war just happened. Fires burn around the clock. Many places are holding mass cremations, dozens at a time, and at night, in certain areas of New Delhi, the sky glows.” Jeffrey Gettleman, the New Delhi bureau chief for The Times, wrote a […]
Read More...Child sexual abuse: Four held in German-led raid on huge network
May 5, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Child sexual abuse: Four held in German-led raid on huge network German police have arrested three men and a fourth is being held in Paraguay for allegedly running one of the world’s biggest online networks for sharing images of child sex abuse. The international operation, involving several police forces, targeted a dark net platform called […]
Read More...Hackers take down child pornography sites
May 4, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Hackers take down child pornography sites Hacktivist group Anonymous has briefly taken offline 40 sites it claims traded in images of child sexual abuse. As part of the action it published the names of 1,500 people who it says used a site known as “Lolita City”. The attacks were carried out as part of Operation […]
Read More...Do you know where plastic waste in the oceans is coming from?
May 3, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Do you know where plastic waste in the oceans is coming from? Around 1,000 of the world’s rivers are the source of 80% of the global ocean plastic pollution, according to a new study. The research was carried out by The Ocean Cleanup, who are developing technology to remove plastic waste from the Pacific […]
Read More...Myanmar protesters raise voices to ‘shake the world’; more mystery blasts
May 3, 2021 · By REUTERS for www.rappler.com
Myanmar protesters raise voices to ‘shake the world’; more mystery blasts The state-run broadcaster reports at least 11 explosions over the previous 36 hours, most in the main city of Yangon. There have been no claims of responsibility. Protesters in Myanmar turned out in their thousands on Sunday, May 2, marching to oppose military rule […]
Read More...Cambodia struggles with porous border as pandemic takes hold
April 30, 2021 · By Luke Hunt for www.ucanews.com
Cambodia struggles with porous border as pandemic takes hold Cambodia’s notoriously porous border has a long history of smuggling, ranging from human trafficking and drugs to petrol and ancient Buddhist artifacts, by crime bosses who took a strategic view of the country and its access to neighbors and the coast. Bordering Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, Cambodia’s […]
Read More...Spain passes child abuse law backed by UK pianist
April 30, 2021 · By Victoria Bisset for www.bbc.com
Spain’s parliament has approved new proposals to protect child victims of sexual abuse. Under the bill, which will now go to the Spanish Senate, survivors will be able to report abuse for up to 15 years after turning 35. Currently, the clock starts running from their 18th birthday. The vote followed a public campaign headed […]
Read More...Priti Patel: Facebook encryption plan ‘must not hamper child protection’
April 30, 2021 · By David Molloy for www.bbc.com
Priti Patel: Facebook encryption plan ‘must not hamper child protection’ Facebook’s plans to roll out encryption across its messaging services could jeopardise ongoing work to combat child abuse, the Home Secretary has warned. Such encryption means only the sender and recipient can read messages. “We cannot allow a situation where law enforcement’s ability to tackle […]
Read More...Ahmaud Arbery: Suspects face federal hate crime charges over killing
April 29, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Ahmaud Arbery: Suspects face federal hate crime charges over killing Three men have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of hate crimes and attempted kidnap over the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery. Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael and neighbour William Bryan are already awaiting trial in Georgia on state charges, including […]
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