World News
The diets cutting one in five lives short every year
April 10, 2019 · By Marilyn Campbell, QUT for www.brisbanetimes.com.au
The food we eat is putting 11 million of us into an early grave each year, an influential study shows. The analysis, in the Lancet, found that our daily diet is a bigger killer than smoking and is now involved in one in five deaths around the world. Salt – whether in bread, soy sauce or […]
Read More...Ban painful restraint techniques on children, say charities
April 10, 2019 · By Hannah Richardson for www.bbc.com
Ministers are under growing pressure to ban the painful headlocks, wrist and arm twists that can be used to control children’s behaviour in youth prisons. The national inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA) recently concluded “pain compliance” measures were child abuse and should be outlawed. And the Equalities and Human Rights Commission ruled last week […]
Read More...Chile economy minister apologises for accepting sex doll gift at industry dinner
April 8, 2019 · By Rachael Revesz for www.independent.co.uk
Chile’s economic minister has apologised for accepting an inflatable sex doll at an industry dinner. Luis Cespedes received the gift from Roberto Fantuzzi, the head of the Chilean exporters’ association at an annual industry dinner on Tuesday night. The naked doll, which has a hole where its genitals would be, had a note taped […]
Read More...Modern slavery prosecutions rise by a quarter amid criticism of government crackdown
April 8, 2019 · By Lizzie Dearden for www.independent.co.uk
More than 5,000 potential modern slaves were referred for help last year but the CPS only prosecuted 239 suspects The number of modern slavery prosecutions has risen by more than a quarter in the past year, but still make up a small fraction of the thousands of potential cases flagged to authorities. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it was […]
Read More...Broadband customers to get automatic compensation
April 8, 2019 · By Zoe Kleinman for www.bbc.com
Many customers who experience fixed broadband or landline loss will soon automatically receive compensation. The £8-per-day deal follows a new agreement between Openreach and five of the UK’s internet service providers. It will apply only when the fault takes longer than two days to fix. If an engineer does not arrive on schedule, or cancels […]
Read More...VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has issued sweeping new sex abuse legislation for the Vatican City State and Vatican diplomats that requires the immediate reporting of allegations to Vatican prosecutors, as he seeks to create a model policy for the Catholic Church.
April 5, 2019 · By NICOLE WINFIELD for www.apnews.com
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has issued sweeping new sex abuse legislation for the Vatican City State and Vatican diplomats that requires the immediate reporting of allegations to Vatican prosecutors, as he seeks to create a model policy for the Catholic Church. The mandatory reporting provision, while limited in scope to Vatican officials, marks […]
Read More...Cartoonists showcase work on human rights
April 4, 2019 · By Victor D. Kintanar, Cebu City for www.ucanews.com
At least 100 artists from 42 countries showcase skills at international exhibition in Philippines More than a hundred cartoonists from around the world have gathered in the central Philippine city of Cebu this week to showcase their work. This year’s exhibition focused on the issue of human rights and how they are being abused or respected in […]
Read More...Philippines protests hundreds of Chinese ships around disputed island
April 3, 2019 · By Brad Lendon, CNN for edition.cnn.com
Hong Kong (CNN) – The Philippines government has filed a diplomatic protest with China over the presence of hundreds of Chinese vessels near a Philippines-administered island in the South China Sea. As many as 275 Chinese ships and boats have been spotted this year around Thitu island, also known as Pag-asa island in the Philippines, […]
Read More...Hundreds of child sex dolls seized at UK borders, sparking legal crackdown
April 3, 2019 · By Lizzie Dearden for www.independent.co.uk
Hundreds of child sex dolls have been seized at Britain’s borders before they can be used by paedophiles, prosecutors have revealed as they launch a crackdown. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has issued new legal guidance to help bring charges against importers and jail them for up to seven years. A total of 230 suspected child sex dolls have been […]
Read More...Would you fly in Boeing 737 Max Aircraft?
April 1, 2019 · By www.bbc.com
Boeing has issued changes to controversial control systems linked to two fatal crashes of its 737 Max planes in the past five months. But it is still not certain when the planes, which were grounded worldwide this month, will be allowed to fly. Investigators have not yet determined the cause of the accidents. As part […]
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