June, 2020
Trump signs executive order targeting Twitter after fact-checking row
June 4, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at removing some of the legal protections given to social media platforms. He said the firms had “unchecked power” to censure and edit the views of users. President Trump has regularly accused platforms such as Twitter and Facebook of stifling conservative voices. The order, which […]
Read More...Rights groups welcome US bill to protect Uyghur Muslims
June 3, 2020 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Rights groups welcome US bill to protect Uyghur Muslims Rights groups have hailed the US administration for passing a bill aiming to protect Uyghur Muslims from violations by the Chinese government. The legislation passed by the US Senate on May 27, billed to be first such by any government, targets China for its detention and violence […]
Read More...China deploys two new aircraft carriers to stoke tensions with US after warning of a ‘new cold war’
June 3, 2020 · By Patrick Knox for www.the-sun.com
CHINA is reportedly set to deploy its two new aircraft carriers off the coast of Taiwan as it warns the US of a “new cold war”. The huge carriers, the Liaoning and Shandong, are currently engaged in combat readiness training in the tightly controlled Bohai Bay, in the Yellow Sea before sailing to join an […]
Read More...Philippine lockdown heightens child risks in juvenile centers, communities
June 3, 2020 · By Inday Espina-Varona for philippines.licas.news
Philippine lockdown heightens child risks in juvenile centers, communities Parents wave at the child behind barred gates. There are no hugs nor kisses. They chat briefly, strangers watching on. There are no details about how life is back home or in the juvenile welfare center that hosts children in conflict with the law. After a […]
Read More...‘JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED’ Trump orders Feds to ‘expedite’ investigation into George Floyd’s death and says his ‘heart goes out’ to grieving family
June 2, 2020 · By Erica Davies for www.the-sun.com
PRESIDENT Donald Trump has called on the federal government to investigate the death of George Floyd. Trump revealed on Wednesday that the FBI and Department of Justice are “well into” a probe into Floyd’s death, which was made at his request. “At my request, the FBI and the Department of Justice are already well into […]
Read More...Thailand’s economic downturn devastates sex industry
June 2, 2020 · By UCA News reporter, Bangkok for www.ucanews.com
Thailand’s economic downturn devastates sex industry Thailand’s severe economic downturn triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic has badly impacted an often overlooked group of gainfully employed people: sex workers. An estimated 200,000 to 300,000 sex workers have been left jobless for months as a result of a nationwide lockdown, which has forced the closure of all […]
Read More...Preda Celebrates Third Anniversary of the Awarding of the Shalom Human Rights Award
June 2, 2020 ·
Preda Celebrates Third Anniversary of the Awarding of the Shalom Human Rights Award PRESS RELEASE The Preda Foundation celebrated on 7 May 2020 the third anniversary of the awarding of the German Shalom Human Rights Award by the working group (AK) Shalom – For Justice and Peace at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt. The Shalom Award has […]
Read More...The secret to Filipino resilience
June 2, 2020 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
The secret to Filipino resilience Three months have passed since the Philippines implemented strict community quarantines across the archipelago. With no mass testing in place, many still fear the coronavirus will spread, threatening thousands of workers who risk their lives to earn a living. The healthcare system will be on the brink of collapse once […]
Read More...Philippine bishops put on alert over suspected scammer
June 2, 2020 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Philippine bishops put on alert over suspected scammer The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has issued an alert warning bishops and diocesan administrators to beware of a “dubious person and questionable group” using the name of Pope Francis to collect donations. In a circular, the CBCP warned of a certain individual calling himself Christian Eduardo Tietze […]
Read More...Philippine schools set to remain closed
June 1, 2020 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manilafor www.ucanews.com
Philippine schools set to remain closed Schools in the Philippine look set to remain closed until a coronavirus vaccine is made available after President Rodrigo Duterte declared he will not risk the lives of students and teachers without one. “I will not allow the opening of classes if children are seated beside each other and they are […]
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