January, 2021
Lord Hylton defends Filipino children from sexual exploitation
January 20, 2021 · By Shay Cullen
Lord Hylton defends Filipino children from sexual exploitation. Lord Raymond Hylton, one of the most distinguished and respected members of the British Parliament, House of Lords, has been a life long advocate for human rights and the rights of children. He has tabled numerous questions to the British government over the years defending their rights. […]
Read More...Vegetarian Chickenjoy? Jollibee supplier eyes piece of ‘meat-free’ market
January 19, 2021 · By ABS-CBN News for news.abs-cbn.com
Vegetarian Chickenjoy? Jollibee supplier eyes piece of ‘meat-free’ market MANILA – Cargill Philippines said it plans to bring plant-based meat alternatives to the country soon, as people are becoming more health-conscious. Cargill, which supplies chicken to fast-food giant Jollibee, said it is aiming for a piece of the meat-free market as local poultry producers such […]
Read More...Survivor says report raises more questions on homes
January 19, 2021 · By Cathy Halloran for www.rte.ie
Survivor says report raises more questions on homes A woman who was born in the Sean Ross mother-and-baby home in Co Tipperary in 1963 has said the publication of the report of the Commission of Investigation into the homes is just the start of what she says is a whole series of questions about how it was […]
Read More...‘The State failed you’, says Taoiseach to those in mother-and-baby homes
January 19, 2021 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
‘The State failed you’, says Taoiseach to those in mother-and-baby homes Taoiseach Micheál Martin has apologised to the women and children of mother-and-baby homes for a “profound generational wrong”. “The State failed you,” he said. “Each of you deserved so much better.” He said the women and children had nothing to be ashamed of. “The shame was not […]
Read More...Trump impeached for ‘inciting’ US Capitol riot in historic second charge
January 19, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Donald Trump has become the first president in US history to be impeached twice, after being charged with “incitement of insurrection” over last week’s deadly storming of Congress. The House of Representatives accused Mr Trump of encouraging violence with his false claims of election fraud. He now faces trial in the upper chamber, the Senate, […]
Read More...Prayer to know the truth
January 19, 2021 · By Shay Cullen
Prayer to know the truth Shay Cullen The time to respect the truth has always been here but many have been led astray. Persuaded to believe fake news, Lord. To deny reality and be far from the truth that you said will set us free from unknowing in the darkness and bring us into the […]
Read More...Indonesia coronavirus: The vaccination drive targeting younger people
January 18, 2021 · By Rebecca Henschke & Pijar Anugrah for www.bbc.com
Indonesia coronavirus: The vaccination drive targeting younger people Indonesia has rolled out a mass free Covid-19 vaccination programme in an attempt to stop the spread of the virus and get its economy going again. But the country is taking a markedly different approach to others. Instead of vaccinating elderly people in the first phase, after […]
Read More...A good year for the Philippine eagle in 2020, but not for its supporters
January 18, 2021 · By Bong S. Sarmiento on 8 January 2021 for news.mongabay.com
The country’s pandemic lockdown, among the longest and strictest in the world, curtailed field expeditions in the southern Mindanao region, impacting the conservation of the critically endangered Philippine eagles (Phitecopaga jefferyi). Despite the limitations, Philippine eagle conservationists and their partner agencies rescued seven eagles and sighted two new eagle families. Conservationists note that more eagles […]
Read More...Philippines logs 1,524 new COVID-19 cases, 139 more deaths
January 18, 2021 · By huaxia for www.xinhuanet.com
Philippines logs 1,524 new COVID-19 cases, 139 more deaths MANILA, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines on Tuesday reported 1,524 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number in the country to 491,258. The death toll climbed to 9,554 after 139 more patients died from the viral disease, the […]
Read More...Philippines’ Duterte stops mining on ‘devastated’ southern island
January 18, 2021 · By Reuters Staff for gulfnews.com
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a halt to all mining on an island in a southern province that is home to some of the country’s nickel projects, a Cabinet official said on Tuesday. Duterte was “very much concerned” about reports that the Tumbagan Island in Languyan, in Tawi-Tawi province, has been […]
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