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Sask. court file reveals new details of Catholic Church compensation for residential school survivors
October 20, 2021 · By Jason Warick · CBC News for www.cbc.ca
Sask. court file reveals new details of Catholic Church compensation for residential school survivors A Saskatchewan judge has released files detailing the Roman Catholic Church’s controversial $79-million compensation deal for residential school survivors following a successful court application by CBC News and the Globe and Mail. This cache of documents, along with other internal papers […]
Read More...Leaked records open a ‘Pandora’ box of financial secrets
October 18, 2021 · By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and JONATHAN MATTISE for apnews.com
Leaked records open a ‘Pandora’ box of financial secrets Hundreds of world leaders, powerful politicians, billionaires, celebrities, religious leaders and drug dealers have been hiding their investments in mansions, exclusive beachfront property, yachts and other assets for the past quarter-century, according to a review of nearly 12 million files obtained from 14 firms located around […]
Read More...Canada’s residential schools: ‘There’s no reconciliation without truth’
October 18, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Canada’s residential schools: ‘There’s no reconciliation without truth’ Government-run boarding schools in Canada were part of a policy to attempt to assimilate Indigenous children and destroy Indigenous cultures and languages. News of the remains of 215 children found at one such institution has brought new attention to their lasting impact. Canada issued a formal apology […]
Read More...Pope Francis condemns child sex abuse and Church cover-ups
October 18, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Pope Francis condemns child sex abuse and Church cover-ups Pope Francis has condemned the “atrocities” of child sex abuse and clerical cover-ups in a letter to the world’s 1.2bn Roman Catholics. The letter to “the People of God” calls for an end to the “culture of death” in the Church, addresses failures to deal with abuse […]
Read More...Church sex abuse: Thousands of paedophiles in French Church, inquiry says
October 18, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Church sex abuse: Thousands of paedophiles in French Church, inquiry says Thousands of paedophiles have operated within the French Catholic Church since 1950, the head of a panel investigating abuses by church members says. Jean-Marc Sauvé told French media that the commission had found evidence of 2,900 to 3,200 abusers – out of a total […]
Read More...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...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 […]
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