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Number of jailed journalists reached global high in 2021, at least 24 killed for their coverage – CPJ report
January 6, 2022 · By REUTERS for www.rappler.com
Number of jailed journalists reached global high in 2021, at least 24 killed for their coverage – CPJ report ‘The number reflects two inextricable challenges – governments are determined to control and manage information, and they are increasingly brazen in their efforts to do so,’ says CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon The number of journalists […]
Read More...Cormac O’Keeffe: Kieran Creaven left a trail of destruction with acts of depravity
January 5, 2022 · By CORMAC O’KEEFFE, SECURITY CORRESPONDENT for www.irishexaminer.com
Cormac O’Keeffe: Kieran Creaven left a trail of destruction with acts of depravity The trail of destruction and trauma Kieran Creaven has left behind can’t be erased by any prison sentence. The 10 years he received at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, while, in legal terms, a relatively significant sentence, amounts to a year for each […]
Read More...MORE GROUPS GIVE THUMBS-UP TO SC RESOLUTION ADDRESSING PLASTIC POLLUTION CRISIS
January 5, 2022 · By Eco waste Coalition for ecowastecoalition.blogspot.com
MORE GROUPS GIVE THUMBS-UP TO SC RESOLUTION ADDRESSING PLASTIC POLLUTION CRISIS The immediate resolution of a landmark plastic pollution lawsuit filed last October 27 by members of the civil society to compel the government to act on non-environmentally acceptable products and packaging (NEAPP) has received a chorus of approval from environmental health organizations. It […]
Read More...Myanmar: Charity staff missing after deadly ‘army attack’
January 5, 2022 · By Myanmar coup for www.bbc.com
Myanmar: Charity staff missing after deadly ‘army attack’ International charity Save the Children says two of its staff are missing in Myanmar after more than 30 bodies were found following an attack blamed on the military. Troops forced people from their cars, arrested some, killed others and burned their bodies in eastern Kayah state, the […]
Read More...Paedophiles should be banned from travelling to Asia, says charity founder Fr Shay Cullen
January 4, 2022 · By Ali Bracken for www.independent.ie
Paedophiles should be banned from travelling to Asia, says charity founder Fr Shay Cullen For Father Shay Cullen, Kieran Creaven is just another paedophile. He is just one of hundreds of men from Ireland who have visited the Dublin cleric’s adopted home country of the Philippines with the sole purpose of sexually abusing children, often […]
Read More...Obituary: Desmond Tutu – South Africa’s rebellious priest
January 4, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Obituary: Desmond Tutu – South Africa’s rebellious priest Desmond Tutu was the smiling South African archbishop whose irrepressible personality won him friends and admirers around the world. As a high-profile black churchman he was inevitably drawn into the struggle against white-minority rule but always insisted his motives were religious, not political. He was appointed by […]
Read More...Desmond Tutu: Obama joins tributes to South Africa anti-apartheid hero
January 4, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Desmond Tutu: Obama joins tributes to South Africa anti-apartheid hero Former US President Barack Obama has joined the tributes being paid to Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who has died aged 90. Mr Obama described the churchman as “a mentor, friend and moral compass”. A contemporary of Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Tutu was one […]
Read More...Timor-Leste court gives defrocked pedophile priest 12 years
January 4, 2022 · By Ryan Dagur, Jakarta for www.ucanews.com
Timor-Leste court gives defrocked pedophile priest 12 years A court in Timor-Leste has sentenced a defrocked American priest to 12 years in prison for sexually abusing young orphaned and underprivileged girls in his care. Richard Daschbach, 84, was found guilty by Oecusse District Court after becoming the first cleric in the Catholic-majority country to be prosecuted for […]
Read More...Omicron: Half of colds will be Covid, warn UK researchers
January 3, 2022 · By Coronavirus pandemic for www.bbc.com
Omicron: Half of colds will be Covid, warn UK researchers If you have a sore throat, runny nose and a headache there is a good chance it will be Covid, warn UK researchers. The Zoe Covid study team has been tracking the pandemic using feedback from the general public, and estimates half of people with […]
Read More...Bruce Springsteen sells his entire music catalogue for $500m
December 23, 2021 · By Mark Savage, BBC Music Correspondent for www.bbc.com
Bruce Springsteen sells his entire music catalogue for $500m Bruce Springsteen has sold the master recordings and publishing rights for his life’s work to Sony for a reported $500m (£376m). The deal gives Sony ownership of his 20 studio albums, including classics like Born To Run, The River and Born In The USA, according to multiple US reports. […]
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