September, 2021
Sackler family wins immunity from further opioid litigation
September 7, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
A US judge has approved a bankruptcy plan for the maker of OxyContin painkillers, shielding its wealthy owners the Sacklers from further legal action over their roles in America’s opioid epidemic. Under the deal, Purdue Pharma will pay $4.5bn (£3.3bn) to settle lawsuits related to the crisis. The Sackler family will also give up control […]
Read More...NTC asks 47 internet providers to explain failure to block child porn
September 6, 2021 · By RAPPLER.COM for www.rappler.com
MANILA, PHILIPPINES The telecommunications companies say other laws, such as the Data Privacy Act, clash with the anti-child pornography law, thus preventing them from monitoring sites The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has issued show cause orders (SCOs) against 47 internet service providers (ISPs) for their failure to block child pornography. Republic Act 9775 or the […]
Read More...US indicts Timor-Leste’s defrocked priest
September 6, 2021 · By Ryan Dagur, Jakarta for www.ucanews.com
US indicts Timor-Leste’s defrocked priest A defrocked American priest on trial in Timor-Leste for allegedly sexually abusing minors is also facing legal proceedings in his home country. A federal grand jury in Washington, DC, has charged Richard Daschbach, 84, a former Divine Word priest dismissed by the Vatican in 2018, with seven counts of engaging […]
Read More...Cebu police to create special investigation unit to probe killing of human rights lawyer
September 6, 2021 · By JOHN SITCHON for www.rappler.com
Cebu police to create special investigation unit to probe killing of human rights lawyer CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES (1st UPDATE) Police have yet to confirm the motive behind the killing of Rex Fernandez The Guadalupe police station is set to create a special investigation task group (SITG) to look into the killing of human rights lawyer […]
Read More...Afghan Christian vows to continue God’s work under Taliban rule
September 6, 2021 · By UCA News for www.ucanews.com
Afghan Christian vows to continue God’s work under Taliban rule An Afghan Christian has tearfully pleaded with Christians across the globe to not forget the underground church following the Taliban takeover of his country. In a four-minute video, the man says he feels abandoned under Taliban rule but pledges to “continue God’s work” in the […]
Read More...Filipino cop convicted of killing mother, son
September 6, 2021 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Filipino cop convicted of killing mother, son A court in the Philippines has jailed a former policeman for murdering a woman and her son during an altercation last year. Jonel Nuezca was sentenced on Aug. 26 to serve 20-40 years for each count of murder by a regional trial court in Tarlac, north of Manila. […]
Read More...Solidarity marks Rohingya genocide anniversary in Myanmar
September 3, 2021 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Myanmar’s shadow government and civil society groups have called for justice and accountability on the fourth Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day. Solidarity and sympathy marked the grim occasion on Aug. 25 recalling the Rohingya exodus from the Southeast Asian country following the military crackdown in 2017. The outbreak of genocidal violence in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state […]
Read More...India woman who accused MP of rape dies in self-immolation
September 3, 2021 · By Geeta Pandey, BBC News, Delhifor www.bbc.com
The death of a 24-year-old Indian woman, who had set herself on fire last week after alleging harassment by police and judiciary at the behest of an MP she had accused of rape, has once again put the spotlight on the shameful treatment of women in India. The woman and a male friend did a […]
Read More...Greatest Depravity- Twelve-year Olds Sold as “Baby Brides”
September 3, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Greatest Depravity- Twelve-year Olds Sold as “Baby Brides” Shay Cullen 3 September 2021 Why are Philippine senators and members of the House of Representatives delaying the completion and passing of vital historical laws that will protect children presently at gave risk of being victims of sexual abuse and sold as “baby brides” for the […]
Read More...I your Lord Stand with You
September 1, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
I your Lord Stand with You I stand with you says the Lord, I will be at your side it times of trouble. When you call for help. I am there. When feeling loneliness I am there to be your friend. I will hold you up if you are falling down. When your friends show […]
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