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BBC News Video Report: Philippines sees pandemic rise in child sex abuse
December 1, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Philippines sees pandemic rise in child sex abuse – BBC News The Philippines has now emerged as the world’s largest source of online child sexual exploitation. Reported incidents in the country have risen by around 280 per cent this year, according to UNICEF, after one of the world’s longest pandemic lockdowns left vulnerable children at […]
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November 29, 2022 · By Laura Bicker, BBC News Manila for www.bbc.com
Philippines sees a pandemic boom in child sex abuse Seven-year-old Eric giggles, showing off a broad toothless grin, as he talks about space travel in the shade of a garden, surrounded by lush, thick forest, a few hours north of the Philippines’ capital Manila. Eric dreams of flying a rainbow-coloured rocket to Saturn. He has […]
Read More...Operation Desert Light: Europol take down massive cocaine ‘super cartel’
November 29, 2022 ·
Operation Desert Light: Europol take down massive cocaine ‘super cartel’ A drug “super cartel” that controlled about a third of Europe’s cocaine supply has been dismantled, police have announced. Dubbed Operation Desert Light, 49 people were arrested across six European countries, the EU’s police agency, Europol, said. They included a British national, who is suspected […]
Read More...South Africa pit bull attacks: ‘We can’t live in a world where dogs eat children’
November 29, 2022 · By Vumani Mkhize, BBC News, Phomolong for www.bbc.com
South Africa pit bull attacks: ‘We can’t live in a world where dogs eat children’ Warning: Some readers may find details in this story distressing. Residents of Phomolong township in South Africa woke up to horrific screams last Sunday morning. They came from a three-year-old boy as he was attacked and then mauled to death […]
Read More...Russian attacks on energy grid amount to genocide, says Ukraine
November 28, 2022 · By Russia-Ukraine war for www.bbc.com
Russian attacks on energy grid amount to genocide, says Ukraine Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure amount to genocide, a top Ukrainian official says. Strikes on key facilities targeted “the full Ukrainian nation” and were an effort to force Kyiv to surrender, the prosecutor-general told the BBC. The term genocide refers to an effort to […]
Read More...Jeffrey Epstein victims sue several major banks
November 28, 2022 · By Jeffrey Epstein death for www.bbc.com
Jeffrey Epstein victims sue several major banks Two women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse have filed lawsuits against JP Morgan Chase and Deutsche Bank. They accuse the banks of ignoring “red flags” about their client and benefiting from the late financier’s alleged sex-trafficking operations. The disgraced financier took his own life in a […]
Read More...Pope sacks leadership of worldwide Catholic charity
November 28, 2022 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
Pope sacks leadership of worldwide Catholic charity Pope Francis has fired the entire leadership of the Catholic Church’s worldwide charity arm and appointed a commissioner to run it until new executives are elected. The surprise move involved the executives of Caritas Internationalis (CI), a Vatican-based confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development and social services organisations […]
Read More...US VP Kamala Harris arrives in the Philippines
November 25, 2022 · By SOFIA TOMACRUZ for www.rappler.com
US VP Kamala Harris arrives in the Philippines MANILA, Philippines – United States Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in the Philippines on Sunday, November 20, marking her first vice-presidential trip to Washington’s oldest ally in Asia. Harris, whose visit stretches until Tuesday, November 22, traveled to the Southeast Asian country as part of efforts from […]
Read More...Catholic group seeks justice for World Cup laborers’ death
November 24, 2022 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Catholic group seeks justice for World Cup laborers’ death As the soccer World Cup kickstarted in Qatar on Sunday, an international Catholic group has sought justice and prayers for hundreds of Asian migrants who died as the West Asian country prepared for the once-in-four-year global event. “Bread 4 Today” prayer group of the Redemptorist Congregation in […]
Read More...Churches on ‘hit list’ of Myanmar junta attacks
November 24, 2022 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Churches on ‘hit list’ of Myanmar junta attacks Churches, hospitals, and schools in Myanmar’s Christian-majority Chin state are on the list of targets as the military junta plans to carry out major air strikes against ethnic rebels, a spokesperson for an armed rebel group claimed, referring to leaked military documents. Salai Htet Ni, the spokesperson for […]
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