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DICT: Elon Musk’s Starlink may start delivering services in PH by Q4 2022
June 8, 2022 · By CNN Philippines Staff for www.cnnphilippines.com
DICT: Elon Musk’s Starlink may start delivering services in PH by Q4 2022 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 3) — The Department of Information and Communications Technology projected that Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service company may start delivering its services to Filipinos by the fourth quarter of 2022. “They have started building their ground […]
Read More...Youngest cardinal from Mongolia has vital role to play
June 7, 2022 · By Ben Joseph for www.ucanews.com
Youngest cardinal from Mongolia has vital role to play Making someone a prince of the Catholic Church in a sparsely populated Asian country sandwiched between communist China and authoritarian Russia has much to do with faith and pastoral requirements. But its apparent geopolitical expediency cannot be ignored. By conferring a red hat on 47-year-old Bishop Giorgio […]
Read More...EcoWaste Coalition Asks E-Commerce Giants to Make Online Shopping Mercury-Free
June 7, 2022 ·
EcoWaste Coalition 78-A Masigla Extension, Barangay Central, 1100 Quezon City, Philippines Phone: +632-82944807 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: http://ecowastecoalition.blogspot.com Press Release EcoWaste Coalition Asks E-Commerce Giants to Make Online Shopping Mercury-Free 3 June 2022, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition slammed the persistent use of online shopping platforms to advertise and sell skin lightening creams containing mercury […]
Read More...BTS-mania sweeps the White House as boy band speaks on anti-Asian hate
June 7, 2022 · By David Smith in Washington for www.theguardian.com
BTS-mania sweeps the White House as boy band speaks on anti-Asian hate Young fans peer through the gates while K-pop sensations meet the president and address the press They braved sweltering heat, they pressed their faces to the fence, they clutched cameraphones in the hope of glimpsing their idols. The dozens of young fans at […]
Read More...Biden meets BTS to tackle US anti-Asian hate
June 3, 2022 ·
Biden meets BTS to tackle US anti-Asian hate They’re already the world’s best-selling boy band, and now they’re making waves in the political world. South-Korean superstars BTS met US President Joe Biden at the White House to discuss ways to tackle anti-Asian hate. Crimes targeting East Asians have risen dramatically in the US amid […]
Read More...Ukraine war: Investigators look into alleged Russian war crimes
June 3, 2022 ·
Ukraine war: Investigators look into alleged Russian war crimes Investigators have been searching for evidence of alleged Russian war crimes, in apartment blocks in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. War crimes include the use of weapons that cause indiscriminate or appalling suffering, genocide and the abuse of the rights of prisoners of war. Since […]
Read More...Thai Catholic youth discuss clerical sexual abuse
June 3, 2022 ·
Thai Catholic youth discuss clerical sexual abuse An online event to inform and raise awareness about protecting minors and vulnerable people from sexual abuse was organized by MAGIS Thailand, a Catholic youth group committed to applying Ignatian spirituality in their daily lives. Angela Rinaldi, a lecturer at the Institute of Anthropology: Interdisciplinary Studies on Human Dignity […]
Read More...Chinese cover up systematic genocide of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
June 3, 2022 ·
Chinese cover up systematic genocide of Uyghurs in Xinjiang After dilly-dallying for nearly five years, China was well prepared for UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet’s six-day visit to assess the alleged genocide of Uyghurs and other Turkic-speaking people in Xinjiang province. The Covid-19 pandemic too served as a blessing in disguise for China. In a […]
Read More...Myanmar military accused of ‘new wave of war crimes’
June 2, 2022 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
New report says junta is systematically committing widespread atrocities against civilians in Christian-majority regions Myanmar military accused of ‘new wave of war crimes’ Myanmar’s junta has been systematically committing widespread atrocities including unlawfully killing, arbitrarily detaining and forcibly displacing civilians in two Christian-majority regions, Amnesty International said in a new report. The report, “Bullets rained […]
Read More...Ukraine reports 15,000 suspected war crimes
June 1, 2022 · By Russia-Ukraine war for www.bbc.com
Ukraine reports 15,000 suspected war crimes Around 15,000 suspected war crimes have been reported in Ukraine since the war began, with 200 to 300 more reported daily, its chief prosecutor said. Some 600 suspects have been identified and 80 prosecutions have begun, Iryna Venediktova told reporters in The Hague. The list of suspects includes “top […]
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