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Vatican challenges nuclear deterrence at UN
April 17, 2024 · By LiCAS News for philippines.licas.news
Vatican challenges nuclear deterrence at UN In a recent address to the UN Disarmament Commission in New York, the Vatican dismissed the concept of nuclear deterrence as an illusion. Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations, expressed concern over the counterproductive nature of nuclear armaments. The prelate said that “rather […]
Read More...Benjamine Webb: Tattoos of paedophile on film led to capture
April 15, 2024 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Benjamine Webb: Tattoos of paedophile on film led to capture A child sex abuser was caught after his distinctive tattoos were recognised by detectives, the Metropolitan Police said. Benjamine Webb, 30, spent years ingratiating himself with families in order to access children. Officers reviewing indecent online videos identified Webb abusing children as young as one. […]
Read More...Myanmar children bear the brunt of landmines
April 15, 2024 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Myanmar children bear the brunt of landmines At least 210 children were killed or maimed because of the use of landmines and explosives in conflict-torn Myanmar last year, the U.N. children’s agency (UNICEF) said in a new report. Children formed more than 20 percent of 1,052 civilian casualties, it said. The number of people injured […]
Read More...Myanmar’s opposition calls for unity after sweeping victories
April 15, 2024 · By Luke Hunt for www.ucanews.com
Myanmar’s opposition calls for unity after sweeping victories Myanmar’s opposition National Unity Government (NUG) has urged a united political front among a patchwork of ethnic armies after a five month dry-season offensive resulted in unprecedented battlefield gains in the north, west and southeast of the country. NUG Prime Minister Mann Winn Khaing Thann said public […]
Read More...Pope asks nations to repeal laws discriminating against women
April 12, 2024 · By CAROL GLATZ for www.ncronline.org
Pope asks nations to repeal laws discriminating against women Governments must eliminate laws discriminating against women and help guarantee women’s human rights, Pope Francis said. “Let us respect women. Let us respect their dignity, their basic rights. And if we don’t, our society will not progress,” the pope said in a video message released April 2 by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, […]
Read More...Pope, looking well, visits female prison for foot-washing ritual
April 12, 2024 · By REUTERS for www.rappler.com
Pope, looking well, visits female prison for foot-washing ritual ROME – Pope Francis looked well as he washed and kissed the feet of 12 women prisoners on Thursday, March 28, at a traditional ritual on the first of four event-filled days leading to Easter for the 87-year-old pontiff. Francis travelled to Rome’s Rebibbia prison, in a run-down […]
Read More...Paedophile who raped children as young as two is jailed
April 3, 2024 · By Jenness Mitchell for news.sky.com
Paedophile who raped children as young as two is jailed A sexual predator who abused and raped children as young as two years old and shared the footage online has been jailed for at least 12 years and handed an order for lifelong restriction. Benjamin Young created and moderated private chat rooms as part of […]
Read More...Harsh penalties sought against women and child abuse in Macau
March 26, 2024 · By UCANews for www.ucanews.com
Harsh penalties sought against women and child abuse in Macau A leading women’s rights group in Macau has called on the authorities to introduce tougher punishments to tackle rising number of cases of violence against women and children in the region. Macau should “strengthen the deterrent effect” to ensure safety of women and children from […]
Read More...Princess Diana’s brother Earl Spencer says he was sexually abused at boarding school
March 20, 2024 · By Charlotte Gallagher & James Gregory, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Princess Diana’s brother Earl Spencer says he was sexually abused at boarding school Earl Spencer, the younger brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, said he was sexually abused as a child at boarding school. In an extract from his memoir, published in the Mail on Sunday, Earl Spencer said he was targeted by a female member […]
Read More...Hiroshima grapples with ‘Oppenheimer’ Oscars success
March 20, 2024 · By Harumi OZAWA for japantoday.com
HIROSHIMA – “Oppenheimer” had a glittering night at the Oscars but in Hiroshima, devastated by the first nuclear bomb in 1945, the film about the weapon’s creator is harder to stomach. “Is this really a movie that people in Hiroshima can bear to watch?” said Kyoko Heya, president of the Japanese city’s international film festival, […]
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