October, 2021
Merck’s Covid pill cuts hospitalisation by 50% – study
October 14, 2021 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
Merck’s Covid pill cuts hospitalisation by 50% – study Pharmaceutical company Merck has said it will seek authorisation in the US for an oral drug for Covid-19, after the pill showed “compelling results” in a clinical trial. The experimental drug, molnupiravir, significantly reduced the risk of hospitalisation or death when administered to high-risk patients early […]
Read More...Nazi accused, 96, put in detention after trying to flee
October 13, 2021 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
Nazi accused, 96, put in detention after trying to flee A 96-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary was placed in provisional detention today after trying to flee before the opening of her trial in Germany, the court said. The court in Itzehoe this evening ordered that Irmgard Furchner be placed in provisional detention. The court […]
Read More...Canada indigenous children’s compensation order upheld
October 13, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Canada indigenous children’s compensation order upheld Canada’s federal court has dismissed a government bid to avoid paying compensation to indigenous children who suffered welfare discrimination. In 2016, a rights tribunal ruled that the government had underfunded First Nations children’s services compared with those for non-indigenous children. It ordered C$40,000 ($31,350; £23,340) payouts to each child […]
Read More...Truth and Reconciliation: Canada marks first national day
October 13, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Truth and Reconciliation: Canada marks first national day Canada is observing its newest federal holiday on Thursday: the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours victims and survivors of Canada’s residential schools, which sought to forcefully assimilate indigenous children. The discovery of hundreds of unmarked burial sites of students earlier this year […]
Read More...Filipino Catholic groups launch bid for clean elections
October 13, 2021 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Filipino Catholic groups launch bid for clean elections Caritas Philippines launched a coalition of faith-based and other Catholic organizations on Sept. 28 to fight for clean and honest elections in next year’s polls. The Philippines is set to elect its new president and vice president in May, with President Rodrigo Duterte running for vice president. […]
Read More...WHO horrified over sexual exploitation by aid workers in DR Congo
October 13, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
WHO horrified over sexual exploitation by aid workers in DR Congo World Health Organization (WHO) staff were among 83 aid workers who sexually abused women and girls while tackling the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a report finds. The abuses, which included nine allegations of rape, were committed by both national and […]
Read More...Prayer to live the Truth
October 11, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Prayer to live the Truth Fr. Shay Cullen Blessed are those that fight for truth and justice. They are shining examples to us of honesty and integrity, Lord, by having courage to always fight for the truth, exposing evil and suffering for it. You said “The Truth will set us free”, Help us see and […]
Read More...Christian Pacquiao quits boxing to focus on Philippine presidency
October 11, 2021 · By AFP, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Philippine superstar Manny Pacquiao’s rise from street kid to world champion boxer and presidential hopeful is a source of pride to many in the poverty-afflicted country. The eight-division world champion’s announcement today that he was hanging up his gloves after a decades-long career comes as he prepares for a rumble to replace President Rodrigo Duterte […]
Read More...World Health Organization Says Its Staff Perpetrated ‘Harrowing’ Sexual Abuse In Congo
October 11, 2021 · By JASON BEAUBIEN for www.npr.org
World Health Organization Says Its Staff Perpetrated ‘Harrowing’ Sexual Abuse In Congo A 43-year-old woman arrived at an interview for a job with the World Health Organization to raise community awareness about Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was late 2018. The outbreak there was the largest since the 2014 Ebola crisis in […]
Read More...YouTube to remove all anti-vaccine misinformation
October 11, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
YouTube to remove all anti-vaccine misinformation YouTube has said it will remove content that spreads misinformation about all approved vaccines, expanding a ban on false claims about Covid-19 jabs. Videos that say approved vaccines are dangerous and cause autism, cancer or infertility are among those that will be taken down, the company said. The policy […]
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