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At Angelus, pope backs UN resolution calling for global ceasefire
July 9, 2020 · By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
Pope Francis hopes the Security Council resolution becomes a courageous first step toward a peaceful future Pope Francis praised the United Nations’ adoption of a global ceasefire resolution amid the coronavirus pandemic that has swept the world. “The request for a global and immediate ceasefire, which would allow that peace and security necessary to provide […]
Read More...Abuse risk rises for domestic workers in Arab countries
July 9, 2020 · By Ben Hubbard and Louise Donovan for www.nytimes.com
The pandemic and economic crises have caused many workers to lose their jobs. Some have been detained, abused, deprived of wages and stranded far from home with nowhere to turn for help. Abuse risk rises for domestic workers in Arab countries BEIRUT, Lebanon — When the nine African women lost their jobs as domestic workers […]
Read More...Ex-Labour shadow minister Eric Joyce – who quit the party after head-butting two Tory MPs in Commons bar bust-up – faces jail after admitting he had ‘spam’ child porn film involving baby
July 8, 2020 · By LUKE ANDREWS FOR MAILONLINE for www.dailymail.co.uk
Disgraced former shadow Labour minister Eric Joyce has been warned he could face at least a year in jail after admitting to having child pornography on a computer. The ex-Labour MP for Falkirk, Scotland, had a 51-second clip depicting ‘a number of children’ including a 12-month-old baby. The oldest was seven years old. It was […]
Read More...Coronavirus: Fear over rise in animal-to-human diseases
July 8, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Coronavirus: Fear over rise in animal-to-human diseases Zoonotic diseases – which jump from animals to humans – are increasing and will continue to do so without action to protect wildlife and preserve the environment, UN experts have warned. They blame the rise in diseases such as Covid-19 on high demand for animal protein, unsustainable agricultural […]
Read More...Charge filed against woman who called police on black birdwatcher
July 8, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Charge filed against woman who called police on black birdwatcher A white woman in New York is facing a criminal charge for calling 911 on a black man after he asked her to put her dog on a lead in Central Park. Amy Cooper, who was shown calling police in a viral video, is accused […]
Read More...City in China’s Inner Mongolia warns of suspected bubonic plague
July 8, 2020 · By Aljazeera for www.aljazeera.com
Health officials issue alert forbidding hunting, eating of animals that could carry disease caused by deadly bacteria. City in China’s Inner Mongolia warns of suspected bubonic plague Authorities in a city in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia have issued a warning after a hospital reported a case of suspected bubonic plague – one of the […]
Read More...US buys up global supply of Covid-19 drug Remdesivir for next three months
July 7, 2020 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
US buys up global supply of Covid-19 drug Remdesivir for next three months The US government has bought virtually the entire production of the Covid-19 drug Remdesivir for the next three months. The US Department of Health & Human Services has reached an agreement with the drug’s manufacturer, Gilead Sciences, to purchase all its projected […]
Read More...Cash, drugs and guns seized in huge international police operation
July 7, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Cash, drugs and guns seized in huge international police operation Hundreds of arrests have taken place after the secret chat application Encrochat, used by criminals, was busted after a collaboration by law enforcement teams from across Europe. More than two tonnes of drugs, several dozen guns and £54m in suspect cash have been seized […]
Read More...Outrage as Indian judge calls alleged rape victim ‘unbecoming’
July 6, 2020 · By Geeta Pandey for www.bbc.com
Outrage as Indian judge calls alleged rape victim ‘unbecoming’ An Indian judge has deleted comments from a court order that questioned the behaviour of a woman who alleged she was raped after days of protests from citizens and activists. Granting bail to the rape accused last week, Justice Krishna S Dixit of the Karnataka High […]
Read More...Jeffrey Epstein ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell charged in US
July 6, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, an ex-girlfriend of convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, has been charged in the US after being arrested by the FBI. She is accused of assisting Epstein’s abuse of minors by helping to recruit and groom victims known to be underage. After being arrested in New Hampshire, she was brought to court and […]
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