July, 2020
Germany investigating 30,000 suspects in paedophile probe
July 3, 2020 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
Germany investigating 30,000 suspects in paedophile probe Germany is investigating 30,000 suspects as part of a probe into an online paedophile network, the latest in a series of child sex abuse scandals that prompted authorities to promise a crackdown. The probe began last October with the arrest of a suspected perpetrator in Bergisch Gladbach, near […]
Read More...Indonesian Church goes public on an evil within
July 3, 2020 · By Ryan Dagur for www.ucanews.com
Sex abuse victim’s courage leads to the country’s first church-related case being prosecuted in court Indonesian Church goes public on an evil within It took many years for Yohanes — not his real name — to pluck up enough courage to reveal he had been sexually abused. He says he was first attacked in 2008 while serving […]
Read More...History is Made as Social Issues Challenge Politics
July 3, 2020 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
History is Made as Social Issues Challenge Politics Fr. Shay Cullen 2 July 2020 Something has happened that is really changing the world besides the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic is changing our lifestyles, our economy and medical practices. But a greater social movement is underway as seen in numerous demonstrations by many thousands of protesters […]
Read More...Globe joins US-based Zscaler’s partner program to strengthen businesses’ cybersecurity
July 1, 2020 · By GMA News Online for www.gmanetwork.com
Globe joins US-based Zscaler’s partner program to strengthen businesses’ cybersecurity Telecommunications giant Globe Telecom Inc. has joined California-based cloud information security firm Zscaler’s program to boost local businesses’ cybersecurity amid increase in digital transactions and remote work during the COVID-19 health crisis. In a statement on Tuesday, Globe said its enterprise solutions arm Globe Business […]
Read More...China forcing birth control on Uighurs to suppress population, report says
July 1, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
China forcing birth control on Uighurs to suppress population, report says China is forcing women to be sterilised or fitted with contraceptive devices in Xinjiang in an apparent attempt to limit the population of Muslim Uighurs, according to new research. The report, by China scholar Adrian Zenz, has prompted international calls for the United Nations […]
Read More...Flu virus with ‘pandemic potential’ found in China
July 1, 2020 · By Michelle Roberts for www.bbc.com
Flu virus with ‘pandemic potential’ found in China A new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in China by scientists. It emerged recently and is carried by pigs, but can infect humans, they say. The researchers are concerned that it could mutate further so that it can […]
Read More...Is the future of travel underwater
July 1, 2020 · By Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey for www.bbc.com
Despite being a reasonably experienced scuba diver, I had never seen a “bommie”, something Heron Island in the Great Barrier Reef is famous for. A couple of years ago, the chance to see one of these shaggy column-like mounds of coral finally took me there. My first bommie not only turned out to be a […]
Read More...Coronavirus: Fauci warns of 100,000 US cases per day
July 1, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Top disease researcher Dr Anthony Fauci has told the US Senate that he “would not be surprised” if new virus cases in the country reach 100,000 per day. “Clearly we are not in control right now,” he testified, warning that not enough Americans are wearing masks or social distancing. During the hearing, he said about […]
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