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Myanmar junta attacks historic Catholic village again
June 14, 2022 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Myanmar junta attacks historic Catholic village again Civilian homes in a historic Catholic village have been burned down by junta troops in Myanmar for the second time in a month. More than two-thirds of an estimated 500 houses were destroyed in fires set during a military raid on Chan Thar village in the predominantly Buddhist […]
Read More...Indian Dalit Catholics celebrate first cardinal
June 14, 2022 · By UCA News Network for www.ucanews.com
Indian Dalit Catholics celebrate first cardinal Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals including six from Asia last Sunday. The new cardinals will receive their coveted red hats during a consistory in the Vatican on August 27. Archbishop Anthony Poola of Hyderabad in India is the first cardinal from the marginalized Dalit community while Archbishop Felipe Nerri of Goa and Daman comes […]
Read More...Belgian royals in DR Congo: King Philippe laments racism of colonial past
June 14, 2022 · By Emery Makumeno and Cecilia Macaulay, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Belgian royals in DR Congo: King Philippe laments racism of colonial past Belgium’s King Philippe has decried the racism meted out in the Democratic Republic of Congo under the colonial rule of his ancestors. “This regime was one of unequal relations, unjustifiable in itself, marked by paternalism, discrimination and racism,” he said. King Philippe is […]
Read More...Simone Biles and others to sue FBI for $1bn over Larry Nassar investigation
June 13, 2022 · By Holly Honderich, BBC News, Washington for www.bbc.com
Simone Biles and others to sue FBI for $1bn over Larry Nassar investigation Women who say they were sexually assaulted by a disgraced US national gymnastics team doctor plan to sue the FBI for $1bn (£800m). Claimants say the FBI mishandled credible complaints of sexual assaults by Larry Nassar. They include Olympic gymnastics gold medallists […]
Read More...Harvey Weinstein to be charged with indecent assault in UK
June 13, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Harvey Weinstein to be charged with indecent assault in UK Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein will be charged with two counts of indecent assault against a woman in London in the summer of 1996. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge the 70-year-old after a review of evidence gathered by the […]
Read More...La Luz del Mundo megachurch leader jailed for child sex abuse
June 9, 2022 · By Vanessa Buschschlüter, BBC News for www.bbc.com
La Luz del Mundo megachurch leader jailed for child sex abuse Naasón Joaquín García, the leader of the La Luz del Mundo megachurch, has been sentenced in a Los Angeles court to 16 years and eight months in prison. García, 53, pleaded guilty last week to three counts of sexually abusing girls from his congregation. […]
Read More...UK will not copy EU demand for common charging cable
June 9, 2022 · By Tom Gerken, Technology Team for www.bbc.com
UK will not copy EU demand for common charging cable The UK government says it is not “currently considering” copying European Union plans for a common charging cable. The EU has provisionally agreed all new portable electronic devices must, by autumn 2024, use a USB Type-C charger, a move it says will benefit consumers. Critics […]
Read More...Child Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison
June 9, 2022 · By The United States, Department of Justice for www.justice.gov
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 2, 2022 Child Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison A Delaware man was sentenced today to 21 years in prison for trafficking minor and young adult victims throughout the mid-Atlantic region. Anthony Jones, 38, of Wilmington, Delaware, was convicted by a […]
Read More...Korean Church honors women who defied Japanese oppression
June 8, 2022 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Korean Church honors women who defied Japanese oppression A Catholic diocese in South Korea has unveiled a monument to honor three female Catholic patriots who stood up to oppressive Japanese colonial rule more than a century ago. Bishop Moon Chang-woo of Jeju Diocese, which covers South Korea’s largest island of Jeju, inaugurated the monument at a […]
Read More...Plastic waste set to triple by 2060 without action
June 8, 2022 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
Plastic waste set to triple by 2060 without action A world severely blighted by plastic pollution is on track to see the use of plastics nearly triple in less than four decades, according to findings released this morning. Annual production of fossil-fuel-based plastics are set to top 1.2 billion tonnes by 2060 and waste to […]
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