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‘I can’t forget her’- Myanmar’s soldiers admit atrocities
July 26, 2022 · By Charlotte Attwood, Ko Ko Aung and Rebecca Henschke, BBC World Service for www.bbc.com
‘I can’t forget her’- Myanmar’s soldiers admit atrocities Soldiers in the Myanmar military have admitted to killing, torturing and raping civilians in exclusive interviews with the BBC. For the first time they have given detailed accounts of widespread human rights abuses they say they were ordered to conduct. Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual […]
Read More...Pope seeks ‘ecological conversion’ during Season of Creation
July 26, 2022 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Pope seeks ‘ecological conversion’ during Season of Creation Pope Francis has urged Christians across the world to use the upcoming celebration of the Season of Creation as an opportunity to “cultivate ecological conversion.” The pope said the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) also represents an “opportunity to work together for an effective implementation of […]
Read More...NHS in England facing worst staffing crisis in history, MPs warn
July 26, 2022 · By Jim Reed, Health reporter for www.bbc.com
NHS in England facing worst staffing crisis in history, MPs warn The large number of unfilled NHS job vacancies is posing a serious risk to patient safety, a report by MPs says. It found England is now short of 12,000 hospital doctors and more than 50,000 nurses and midwives, calling this the worst workforce crisis […]
Read More...Monkeypox outbreak a ‘global health emergency’ – WHO
July 25, 2022 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
Monkeypox outbreak a ‘global health emergency’ – WHO The head of the World Health Organization has declared the monkeypox outbreak to be a global health emergency – the highest alarm it can sound. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “I have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern.” The WHO […]
Read More...Pope Francis urges world leaders to act on extreme weather
July 22, 2022 · By Aljazeera for www.aljazeera.com
The pope says leaders need to heed the Earth’s ‘cries of anguish’ stemming from climate change. Pope Francis urges world leaders to act on extreme weather Pope Francis has called on world leaders to heed the Earth’s “chorus of cries of anguish” stemming from climate change, extreme weather and loss of biodiversity. In a message […]
Read More...Pope Francis set to embark for Canada, on a one-of-a-kind papal visit
July 22, 2022 · By Christopher White for www.ncronline.org
When pope touches down in Edmonton, the first hands he shakes will be those of Indigenous people Pope Francis set to embark for Canada, on a one-of-a-kind papal visit ROME — In 2010, the headline “Why Being Pope Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry,” splashed across the cover of Time magazine, exploring the general reluctance of popes […]
Read More...Australia’s environment in ‘shocking’ decline, report finds
July 20, 2022 · By Tiffanie Turnbull, BBC News, Sydney for www.bbc.com
Australia’s environment in ‘shocking’ decline, report finds Australia’s environment is in a shocking state and faces further decline from amplifying threats, according to an anticipated report. The survey of Australia’s ecological systems – conducted every five years – found widespread abrupt changes. These can be blamed on climate change, habitat loss, invasive species, pollution and […]
Read More...Forced adoptions: Call for government apology to mothers
July 20, 2022 · By Duncan Kennedy, BBC Newsfor www.bbc.com
Hundreds of thousands of unmarried women who were forced to give up their babies for adoption should receive a government apology, a report has said. The inquiry, by the Joint Committee on Human Rights, was set up following a series of reports by BBC News. It says 185,000 women in the 1950s, 60s and 70s […]
Read More...Jayland Walker: Autopsy shows black man ‘shot or grazed’ 46 times
July 19, 2022 · By Sam Cabral, BBC News, Washington for www.bbc.com
Jayland Walker: Autopsy shows black man ‘shot or grazed’ 46 times A 25-year-old black man killed by Ohio police last month had 46 gunshot wounds or graze injuries on his body, an autopsy report has found. The medical examiner said it was impossible to know which bullet killed Jayland Walker, or how many shots were […]
Read More...Ukraine war: Four-year-old Liza killed by Russian attack on Vinnytsia
July 19, 2022 · By Sarah Rainsford, Eastern Europe correspondent, Vinnytsia for /www.bbc.com
Ukraine war: Four-year-old Liza killed by Russian attack on Vinnytsia On a strip of grass in front of the smashed, charred remains of the Jubilee department store there is a pink pushchair lying on its side, smeared with blood. It belonged to a little girl called Liza. The four-year-old was one of three young children […]
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