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Virus expected to last long-term despite global vaccine rollout – ECDC
February 15, 2021 · By RTE.news for www.rte.ie
The head of the EU’s disease control agency has warned that Covid-19 could last indefinitely even as global infections slowed by nearly half in the last month and vaccine rollouts gathered pace in parts of the world. In an interview with the AFP news agency, Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, […]
Read More...Founding Father ‘knew a teacher was abusing children’, court hears
February 15, 2021 · By Paul Reynolds, Crime Correspondent for www.rte.ie
Founding Father ‘knew a teacher was abusing children’, court hears The Carmelite Fathers who founded and run Terenure College knew a teacher was abusing children at the school 25 years ago, the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard today. John McClean, 76, of Casimir Avenue, Harold’s Cross pleaded guilty to sexually abusing 23 boys in the […]
Read More...Rabbis Respond to International Criminal Court Decision on Israel
February 15, 2021 · By T'ruah for www.truah.org
Rabbis Respond to International Criminal Court Decision on Israel NEW YORK — Today, T’ruah, a rabbinic human rights organization that represents over 2,000 rabbis and cantors and their communities, issued the following statement in response to the International Criminal Court (ICC) decision late last week that since Palestine acceded to the Rome Statute, the court has […]
Read More...Govt under pressure to save Indonesia’s ‘forest paradise’
February 15, 2021 · By Ryan Dagur, Jakarta for www.ucanews.com
Last two decades have seen deforestation, especially in Papua, reach critical levels Govt under pressure to save Indonesia’s ‘forest paradise’ Environmental organizations including church groups have warned that deforestation in Indonesia’s natural forests is reaching a critical level, especially in Papua where the clearance rate has increased significantly in the last two decades. In a […]
Read More...Covid: Prisoners like ‘caged animals’ in lockdown jails
February 11, 2021 · By Gaetan Portal for www.bbc.com
Covid: Prisoners like ‘caged animals’ in lockdown jails Prisoners in England’s jails have been locked in their cells for more than 90% of the day to keep them safe from Covid-19, the prisons watchdog says. And the extra restrictions, which began in March, have led to a decline in their mental and physical health and […]
Read More...RCMP make public appeal after child pornography charges laid against businessman
February 11, 2021 · By Jesse Thomas Global News for globalnews.ca
RCMP investigators are asking the public to come forward with any information connected to the recent case of a prominent Halifax businessman facing child pornography charges. Police say Peter Moorehouse had connections with several community groups that could have helped him contact youth. Moorehouse, the president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Atlantic Canada, was […]
Read More...Dutch suspend foreign adoptions after abuses found
February 11, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
The Netherlands is suspending all adoptions from abroad with immediate effect, after an official inquiry found many abuses. The investigation focused on the adoption of children from Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka from 1967 to 1998. Minister for Local Protection Sander Dekker said Dutch governments had failed for years to intervene. The abuses […]
Read More...Greta Thunberg under fire for tweeting about Indian farmers’ ‘toolkit’
February 10, 2021 · By DW.com for www.dw.com
Indian police have filed a complaint in connection with a “toolkit” posted by world-famous activist Greta Thunberg. The document shows ways to extend support to the on-going farmers’ protests. Greta Thunberg under fire for tweeting about Indian farmers’ ‘toolkit’ Police in New Delhi on Thursday registered a case against the creators of a “toolkit” that […]
Read More...Australian interfaith statement created by young people launched
February 10, 2021 · By Angel Tesorero, Staff Reporter for catholicoutlook.org
Australian interfaith statement created by young people launched Youth PoWR (Parliament of the World’s Religions) launches The Sydney Statement, an interfaith charter for ‘building bridges between believers from different religions’ Youth PoWR, a coalition of young adults from different religions, have released The Sydney Statement, an interfaith charter for ‘Building Bridges Between People from Different Religions’. It is […]
Read More...Up to 1,000 children could be involved in criminal networks – study
February 8, 2021 · By Dimitri O'Donnell for www.rte.ie
Up to 1,000 children could be involved in criminal networks – study Up to 1,000 children across the State could be involved with a criminal network, according to a five-year study published by the University of Limerick. The “ground-breaking research” details how criminal networks attract and trap children as young as eight years old into gangs […]
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