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Climate change: The rich are to blame, international study finds
April 7, 2020 · By Roger Harrabin BBC environment analyst for www.bbc.com
The rich are primarily to blame for the global climate crisis, a study by the University of Leeds of 86 countries claims. The wealthiest tenth of people consume about 20 times more energy overall than the bottom ten, wherever they live. The gulf is greatest in transport, where the top tenth gobble 187 times more […]
Read More...Ten people arrested in human trafficking raids across England
April 7, 2020 ·
Ten people have been arrested in raids across England in an international human trafficking investigation. A total of eight women aged 18 to 30 were rescued during the operation led by South Yorkshire Police, which was supported by officers from Romania. The women were taken to a “place of safety” and the suspects, eight men […]
Read More...Priya: India’s female comic superhero returns to rescue ‘stolen girls’
April 6, 2020 · By Geeta Pandey for www.bbc.com
Comic crusader Priya, a gang-rape survivor who earlier campaigned against rape and acid attack, is back in a new avatar. This time she is fighting the trafficking of girls and women for sex. The “modern-day female superhero” was first launched in December 2014, exactly two years after the horrific gang rape of a young woman […]
Read More...New police team to target child trafficking gangs
April 6, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
A new police team has been set up to tackle child trafficking after a major increase in the number of cases. The move follows concern about the number of Vietnamese youngsters who have sought help in Edinburgh. The officers will support the work of the National Human Trafficking Unit amid fears children are being used […]
Read More...China’s coronavirus censorship ‘cost lives’
April 4, 2020 · By UCA News reporter, Hong Kong for www.ucanews.com
The Covid-19 pandemic might have been avoided and thousands of lives saved if China had a free press, according to a media campaign group. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) gathered evidence from various studies and reviewed events in the early days of the outbreak in Wuhan during December and January to make its case. The ruling […]
Read More...“Peace and All Good”: Italian Priest Dies After Giving His Ventilator To Young Patient
April 2, 2020 · By International, Religion for jonathanturley.org
We have seen the worst of religious opportunists in this crisis. There are also stories of amazing selflessness from religious groups and individuals. One such person is Rev. Giuseppe Berardelli, 72. Many of you may already have heard of this man but his story is as inspiring as it is tragic. According to Vatican News, Berardelli greeted everyone […]
Read More...South Asia faces increased flood risks, Philippines at risk-UN
April 2, 2020 · By Stephan Uttom and Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka for www.ucanews.com
South Asian countries, especially Bangladesh and India, face increased risks of more frequent and severe flooding because of climate change, a UN report warns. Bangladesh and India are also among vulnerable nations that will be hit hard by droughts due to the increased concentration of pollutants and low-quality groundwater sources, the report said. The World Water […]
Read More...Cho Ju-bin: South Korea chatroom sex abuse suspect named after outcry
March 31, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
A man accused of leading a group that blackmailed girls into sharing sexual videos – which were then posted in pay-to-view chatrooms – has been named after an outcry in South Korea. At least 10,000 people used the chatrooms, with some paying up to $1,200 (£1,000) for access. Some 74 people, including 16 underage girls, […]
Read More...Covid-19 lockdown turns Qatar’s largest migrant camp into ‘virtual prison’
March 31, 2020 · By Pete Pattisson and Roshan Sedhai in Kathmandu for www.theguardian.com
Qatar’s largest labour camp for migrant workers has become a virtual prison and is in total lockdown after hundreds of construction workers became infected with Covid-19. Police are guarding the perimeter of a huge zone within the “Industrial Area”, leaving thousands of workers trapped in squalid, over-crowded camps, where the virus can spread rapidly. No […]
Read More...Have you seen how Taiwan managed Covid-19?
March 31, 2020 · By Richard Fang, Hong Kong for www.ucanews.com
Taiwan and Italy reported their first Covid-19 cases 10 days apart. But they wrote two different stories for the world to learn from. With close economic and cultural ties to China, Taiwan has recorded just 215 cases and two deaths. Across the world in Europe, Italy has reported 69,176 cases and 6,820 deaths, with a world-leading fatality […]
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