World News
The fight for breathable air
June 13, 2019 · By Mark Saludes, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Face masks have become part of her daily “survival kit.” Without it, Grace Francisco’s day could either end with anti-allergy medicine or a trip to the nearest hospital. Grace can not let pollution in the city trigger her asthma that has worsened since she migrated to Manila from her province to work. “The air in […]
Read More...Muslim bloc demands action for crimes against Rohingya
June 11, 2019 · By John Zaw, Mandalay for www.ucanews.com
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called on Myanmar to take immediate measures to hold perpetrators accountable for atrocities against the Rohingya. During the 14th Islamic Summit Conference in Saudi Arabia on May 31, the bloc’s 57 member states insisted on “an international, independent and transparent investigation” into human rights violations in Myanmar including […]
Read More...Pope highlights inequality as threat to democracy
June 11, 2019 · By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
One of the greatest threats to democracy is the normalization of social injustice and economic inequality, both of which remain largely ignored until those most affected rise up in protest and are subsequently labeled as dangerous troublemakers, Pope Francis said. The poor and vulnerable are often met with indifference by those in power, the pope said June 4 at […]
Read More...Only 15 percent of India’s child rape cases reach completed trial
June 10, 2019 · By Abhinav Garg for Times of India for www.ucanews.com
Only 15.3 per cent of all cases relating to sexual offences against children in 2013 saw completion of trials in that year and the conviction rate for such crimes was a low 31.5 per cent, latest figures released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reveal. Nearly 85 per cent cases of child rape continue […]
Read More...Indian cardinal ‘nothing to hide’ after sex abuse cover-up claim
June 10, 2019 · By Saji Thomas, Bhopal for www.ucanews.com
India’s Archdiocese of Bombay has denied reports of a police case against Cardinal Oswald Gracias and two other bishops for their alleged failure to initiate action against a priest accused of child abuse. “We have not come across any official record of a first information report (FIR) against Cardinal Gracias and his auxiliaries Bishop Dominic Savio and […]
Read More...The Tiananmen massacre 30 years on: Why modern China remains Orwellian
June 7, 2019 · By Benedict Rogers for www.hongkongfp.com
Thirty years ago, China’s Communist Party regime revealed, yet again, its true character when it turned its guns on the people and sent in its tanks to crush peaceful pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square. The People’s Liberation Army turned out to be neither on the side of the people nor for liberation as it slaughtered […]
Read More...Child rights advocates breathe sigh of relief as 17th Congress adjourns without passing MACR bill
June 7, 2019 · By Change.org for www.change.org
Child rights advocates breathe sigh of relief as 17th Congress adjourns without passing bill lowering age of criminal responsibility 6 June 2019 – Child Rights Network, the largest alliance of organizations advocating for children’s rights legislation in the Philippines, expressed a sigh of relief as the 17th Congress adjourned earlier this week without passing the proposed […]
Read More...Ultraprocessed foods are easy, cheap and could be killing you
June 6, 2019 · By Susan Scutti, CNN for cnnphilippines.com
(CNN) — “Ultraprocessed” describes many foods, including pre-prepared dishes found in grocery store freezers, packaged baked goods, dehydrated soups, ice cream, sugary cereals and fizzy beverages. Two separate studies published Wednesday in The BMJ link eating the popular factory-made fare with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and an increased risk of early death. While a direct cause-effect […]
Read More...GM fungus rapidly kills 99% of malaria mosquitoes, study suggests
June 6, 2019 · By James Gallagher for www.bbc.com
A fungus – genetically enhanced to produce spider toxin – can rapidly kill huge numbers of the mosquitoes that spread malaria, a study suggests. Trials, which took place in Burkina Faso, showed mosquito populations collapsed by 99% within 45 days. The researchers say their aim is not to make the insects extinct but to help […]
Read More...Survivors Of Sexual Abuse By Nuns Want Greater Visibility For Their Accusations
June 6, 2019 · By LAURA BENSHOFF for www.npr.org
When Patricia Cahill was 15, she received an unexpected request. A nun who taught at a Catholic high school near her home in Ridgewood, N.J., called her at home and invited her to perform at an upcoming “hootenanny” Mass. “This was [the] 1960s, you know. Peter, Paul and Mary and all that,” Cahill said. “I […]
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