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Former school rugby coach admits abusing two boys
January 12, 2023 · By Paul Reynolds, Crime Correspondent for www.rte.ie
Former school rugby coach admits abusing two boys A retired school teacher and rugby coach has admitted sexually abusing two boys at a south Dublin school over 40 years ago. John McClean, of Casimir Avenue, Harold’s Cross in Dublin pleaded guilty at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court this morning to two counts of indecently assaulting […]
Read More...Scientists warn 80% of Earth’s glaciers ‘will be gone by 2100 if global temperatures rise by 4C’
January 11, 2023 · By The Journal for www.thejournal.ie
Scientists warn 80% of Earth’s glaciers ‘will be gone by 2100 if global temperatures rise by 4C’ MORE THAN THREE-quarters of Earth’s glaciers may be gone by the end of the century if investment in fossil fuels continues and global temperatures rise by 4C, scientists have warned. The researchers said that, even in a best-case […]
Read More...England to ban single-use plastic cutlery and plates two years after EU
January 11, 2023 · By The Journal for www.thejournal.ie
England to ban single-use plastic cutlery and plates two years after EU SINGLE-USE CUTLERY and plates are set to be banned in England before the end of the year in an effort to reduce plastic pollution. As the threat of plastic waste to the environment grows, as well as the enormous resources required to continually […]
Read More...Controversial Catholic cleric Pell dies aged 81
January 11, 2023 · By Tiffanie Turnbull for www.bbc.com
Controversial Catholic cleric Pell dies aged 81 Cardinal George Pell, whose conviction on child abuse charges shocked the Catholic Church before being quashed, has died at 81. The former Vatican treasurer is Australia’s highest ranking Catholic cleric, and the most senior Church figure ever jailed for such offences. He died of heart complications after hip […]
Read More...Asia remembers ex-pontiff Benedict as theologian with deep spirituality
January 10, 2023 · By UCA News Network for www.ucanews.com
Asia remembers ex-pontiff Benedict as theologian with deep spirituality Church leaders and heads of nations in Asia have paid tributes to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and hailed him for his work for non-violence, peace, and harmony. The former pope died of age-related complications on December 31. He was 95. A prominent theologian and academic, Benedict made history […]
Read More...The last pope of the Second Church?
January 10, 2023 · By UCANEWS for www.ucanews.com
The last pope of the Second Church? In the middle of the last century, theologians began speaking of a “Third Church.” The First Church grew in the Mediterranean basin from its birthplace at the eastern end of that sea to include North Africa and southern Europe. It continues a somewhat tenuous existence in the Churches […]
Read More...Nearly 200 Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia
January 9, 2023 · By AFP, Banda Aceh for www.ucanews.com
Nearly 200 Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia A wooden boat carrying nearly 200 Rohingya refugees, a majority of them women and children, landed on Indonesia’s western coast on Sunday, police said. The ship is the fifth boat carrying Rohingya refugees to land in Indonesia since November, according to authorities. Thousands of the mostly Muslim Rohingya, […]
Read More...EU: Pass Directive to Protect Workers’ Rights
January 9, 2023 · By Human Rights Watch for www.hrw.org
EU: Pass Directive to Protect Workers’ Rights (Brussels) – The European Union should pass legislation that will bolster wage and labor protections for ride-share drivers, delivery riders, and other people working for digital labor platforms, Human Rights Watch said today. In December 2022, the European Parliament’s Employment Committee adopted amendments to the Platform Work Directive that represent the EU’s […]
Read More...Teacher charged with abuse after BBC Radio 4 investigation
January 9, 2023 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Teacher charged with abuse after BBC Radio 4 investigation A retired teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting a child after a BBC investigation revealed dozens of allegations about his time at a British school. David Price will face trial in South Africa, where he taught after leaving England in the 1980s. A former pupil […]
Read More...Myanmar mass pardons included 300 political prisoners: UN
January 9, 2023 · By Agence France-Presse for www.philstar.com
Myanmar mass pardons included 300 political prisoners: UN GENEVA, Switzerland — Among more than 7,000 prisoners granted amnesty by Myanmar’s junta this week were about 300 political prisoners, the United Nations said Friday. The military junta, which seized power nearly two years ago, announced on Wednesday it would free 7,012 prisoners to mark the 75th anniversary […]
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