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South Georgia couple, both police officers, charged with child abuse
August 23, 2017 · By Ellen Eldridge The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for www.ajc.com
The GBI has arrested a South Georgia couple, both of whom are police officers, in connection with abuse of their adopted children. Tracy Jones, 47, is an officer with the Jacksonville (Fla.) Police Department and Rosemary Jones, 36, is an officer with the Poulan Police Department in Worth County, the GBI said Tuesday in a […]
Read More...Pope: Everyone has a duty to protect children
August 23, 2017 · By en.radiovaticana.va
(Vatican Radio) “It is a duty of everyone to protect children, especially those exposed to elevated risk of exploitation, trafficking, and deviant conduct.” That was the message of Pope Francis for International Missing Children’s Day at his General Audience on Wednesday. Missing Children’s Day was established in the United States by President Ronald Reagan in […]
Read More...Pope Francis says sexual abuse by priests is an ‘absolute monstrosity’ in new book
August 22, 2017 · By Reuters for www.theguardian.com
In foreword to memoir by survivor of clerical abuse, pope promises action but critics say he has not done enough to hold perpetrators to account Pope Francis has branded sexual abuse of children by Roman Catholic priests a “monstrosity” and pledged action against perpetrators and bishops who protected them. The pope made the comments in […]
Read More...Pizza and crisps makers urged to reduce fat to tackle childhood obesity
August 22, 2017 · By Denis Campbell for www.theguardian.com
Public Health England widens focus from cutting sugar as children are copying adults in consuming too many calories per day Public health bosses are urging food manufacturers to make chips, pizzas, crisps and burgers healthier, opening a second front in efforts to tackle childhood obesity. Public Health England wants to go further than the focus […]
Read More...Info: Bird-Flu Philippines
August 18, 2017 ·
Dear colleagues, After crosschecking with the medical department in Eschborn and an interest regarding the bird flu cases kindly see the below links for your information: As you probably know the Department of Agriculture ordered the slaughter of about 200,000 birds due to an avian flu epidemic at several poultry farms in Pampanga province, about […]
Read More...President Trump gave the most disgusting public performance in the history of the American presidency
August 18, 2017 · By David Rothkopf for www.washingtonpost.com
Donald Trump on Tuesday afternoon gave the most disgusting public performance in the history of the American presidency. Framed by the vulgar excess of the lobby of Trump Tower, the president of the United States shook loose the constraints of his more decent-minded advisers and, speaking from his heart, defended white supremacists and by extension, […]
Read More...Obama tolerance tweet becomes most liked
August 18, 2017 · By Dave Lee for www.bbc.com
It may be President Trump’s communication tool of choice – but it’s a tweet by former President Barack Obama that has become the most liked in Twitter’s history. The tweet, the first in a series of three, quoted Nelson Mandela and was accompanied by a picture of Mr Obama smiling with a group of children […]
Read More...The Pope drops Catholic ban on condoms in historic shift
August 17, 2017 · By Jonathan Wynne-Jones, Religious Affairs for www.telegraph.co.uk
The Pope has signalled a historic shift in the position of the Roman Catholic Church by saying condoms can be morally justified. After decades of fierce opposition to the use of all contraception, the Pontiff has ended the Church’s absolute ban on the use of condoms. He said it was acceptable to use a prophylactic […]
Read More...Pope Francis strikes blow for church ‘liberals’ in condom row
August 17, 2017 · By Paddy Agnew in Rome for www.irishtimes.com
Order of Malta chief forced to resign after disciplining colleague over ‘breach’ of doctrine Pope Francis has struck a blow for “reform” within the Catholic Church by weighing in on the side of the progressives against the traditionalists in a “condom row” involving the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Both the order and the Vatican […]
Read More...Obesity killing three times as many as malnutrition
August 16, 2017 · By www.telegraph.co.uk
Obesity is now killing triple the number of people who die from malnutrition as it claims more than three million lives a year worldwide, according to a landmark study. With the exception of sub-Saharan Africa, eating too much is now a more serious risk to the health of populations than eating poorly, found the Global […]
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