World News
The past seven years have been the hottest in recorded history, new data shows
January 20, 2022 · By The Washington Post for www.washingtonpost.com
Global temperatures in 2021 were among the highest ever observed, with 25 countries setting new annual records, according to scientists from NASA, NOAA and Berkeley Earth The past seven years have been the hottest in recorded history, new data shows In the middle of a historically sweltering summer, a NASA researcher stood before Congress and […]
Read More...Universal Jurisdiction convicts Syrian rights abuser
January 20, 2022 · By Jenny Hill, BBC News Koblenz, Germanyfor www.bbc.com
Universal Jurisdiction convicts Syrian rights abuser A German court has sentenced a Syrian colonel to life in prison for crimes against humanity in a historic trial. Anwar Raslan, 58, was linked to the torture of over 4,000 people in Syria’s civil war in a jail known as “Hell on Earth”. The trial in Koblenz is […]
Read More...Dutch King Willem-Alexander retires coach amid slavery row
January 20, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Dutch King Willem-Alexander retires coach amid slavery row The Netherlands’ King Willem-Alexander has announced that Dutch royals will cease using a historic golden carriage amid a debate over slavery links. Critics say that one side of the horse-drawn carriage, called De Gouden Koets, is decorated with an image that glorifies the country’s colonial past. Out […]
Read More...Indonesian woman flogged 100 times for adultery, partner gets 15
January 19, 2022 · By Agence France-Presse for newsinfo.inquirer.net
Indonesian woman flogged 100 times for adultery, partner gets 15 Idi, Indonesia — An Indonesian woman was flogged 100 times Thursday in conservative Aceh province for adultery while her male partner, who denied the accusations, received just 15 lashes. Ivan Najjar Alavi, head of the general investigation division at East Aceh prosecutors office, said the court handed down […]
Read More...Syria torture: German court convicts ex-intelligence officer
January 19, 2022 · By Syrian civil war for www.bbc.com
Syria torture: German court convicts ex-intelligence officer A German court has sentenced a former Syrian intelligence officer to four-and-a-half years in jail for complicity in crimes against humanity. Prosecutors in Koblenz successfully argued that Eyad al-Gharib, 44, had helped to arrest protesters in 2011 who were later tortured and murdered. The case was unprecedented for […]
Read More...Baby found by teenagers in -20C in Siberia doing well
January 18, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Baby found by teenagers in -20C in Siberia doing well A baby abandoned in temperatures as low as -20C (4F) in Siberia is doing well, according to Russian officials. The newborn was found by five teenagers in an egg box on a remote road near the village of Sosnovka outside Novosibirsk on Friday, local reports […]
Read More...Three Men Sentenced to Life in Prison in Arbery Killing
January 14, 2022 · By The New York Times for www.nytimes.com
Three Men Sentenced to Life in Prison in Arbery Killing ATLANTA — A Georgia judge on Friday sentenced both Travis McMichael, the man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery, and his father to life in prison without the possibility of parole, but issued a lesser sentence of life with the possibility of parole to the other […]
Read More...Myanmar coup: The doctors and nurses defying the military
January 13, 2022 · By Jonathan Head for www.bbc.com
Myanmar coup: The doctors and nurses defying the military A significant proportion of healthcare in Myanmar is now being delivered outside state hospitals, by doctors and nurses who oppose the military and are loyal to the National Unity Government challenging the junta’s legitimacy, medical workers in the country told the BBC. Most interviewees’ names have […]
Read More...An open letter to Kyle, our waiter
January 13, 2022 · By THE CORNER ORACLE - Andrew J. Masigan for www.philstar.com
Dear Kyle, You will remember me as one of your customers at Terry’s Bistro. I was with a Canadian friend and we were talking politics all night. You waited on our table and served us well. At one point, I asked you who you will be voting for for president. You answered, Bongbong Marcos. Your […]
Read More...Indian priest convicted of abuse may be defrocked
January 13, 2022 · By UCA News reporter, Bhopal for www.ucanews.com
Indian priest convicted of abuse may be defrocked Indian Cardinal Oswald Gracias has recommended the Vatican to resume canonical procedures against a Catholic priest who was convicted of sexually abusing a minor boy. Father Lawrence Johnson, 55, a priest of the Archdiocese of Bombay (now Mumbai), was sentenced to life imprisonment by a special court dealing with […]
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