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French Open organisers to offer players AI protection against online abuse
May 25, 2023 ·
French Open organisers to offer players AI protection against online abuse French Open organisers are to offer players at the tournament artificial intelligence-protection from social media abuse. In the first initiative of its kind, the French Tennis Federation is using AI technology Bodyguard, which aims to filter out abusive comments on social media platforms like Instagram, Twitter […]
Read More...Church seeks aid for Mocha-hit Myanmar
May 24, 2023 · By UCAN News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Church seeks aid for Mocha-hit Myanmar The Church in civil war–torn Myanmar is knocking on the doors of international aid agencies to supply relief materials to the Cyclone Mocha-hit Southeast nation. We have asked aid agencies, including papal charity Caritas International, to deliver aid to affected places in Rakhine, Chin and Mandalay regions, Father Nereus […]
Read More...NSW man sentenced for online child abuse offences
May 24, 2023 · By AFP for www.afp.gov.au
NSW man sentenced for online child abuse offences A NSW man was sentenced to two years and ten months’ imprisonment this week (22 May 2023) by Tamworth Local Court for child abuse-related offences. The Guyra man, 39, was charged with multiple child abuse-related offences after the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and […]
Read More...Illinois report details scale of Catholic clergy sex abuse
May 24, 2023 · By Mike Wendling, Reporting from Chicago for www.bbc.com
Illinois report details scale of Catholic clergy sex abuse Hundreds of Catholic priests and church officials in the US state of Illinois have been named in a new report detailing sexual abuse by clergy. The state’s top prosecutor said 451 clergy in Illinois had sexually abused 1,997 children since 1950. The church had acknowledged only […]
Read More...Illinois probe reveals rampant sexual abuse in Catholic Church
May 24, 2023 · By Aljazeera News for www.aljazeera.com
Illinois probe reveals rampant sexual abuse in Catholic Church The attorney general of Illinois in the midwestern United States has released a 696-page report revealing widespread sexual abuse on the part of Roman Catholic clergy in the state — abuse it says went under-reported and, in some cases, tolerated. The report tallied 1,997 child survivors across seven decades, from […]
Read More...Tokyo archbishop elected Caritas Internationalis president
May 23, 2023 · By UCA News for www.ucanews.com
Tokyo archbishop elected Caritas Internationalis president Archbishop Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo has been elected as the new president of Caritas Internationalis, the global confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development, and social service organizations. Kikuchi, 65, was elected during the confederation’s 22nd General Assembly in Rome on May 13, a press release from the organization said. He […]
Read More...Man Sentenced for Production of Child Pornography and Extortion
May 23, 2023 · By The United States, Department of Justice for www.justice.gov
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 15, 2023 Man Sentenced for Production of Child Pornography and Extortion A Canadian man was sentenced today to 32 years in prison for producing images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children and for interstate extortion based on an online “sextortion” scheme. […]
Read More...Irish diet like a ‘slow-motion disaster’ fuelling premature death and disability – report
May 23, 2023 · By George Lee, Environment Correspondent for www.rte.ie
Irish diet like a ‘slow-motion disaster’ fuelling premature death and disability – report A new report by the Climate and Health Alliance has suggested the Irish diet and food system is like a slow-motion disaster, fuelling premature death and disability due to diet-related chronic diseases. The report calls for the ending of the junk food […]
Read More...Outcry as Australian police Taser 95-year-old care home resident
May 22, 2023 · By Tiffanie Turnbull and Tom Housden, BBC News, Sydney for www.bbc.com
Outcry as Australian police Taser 95-year-old care home resident An elderly Australian woman with dementia is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being Tasered by police at a care home. Officers were called to Yallambee Lodge in Cooma, New South Wales (NSW), after reports that 95-year-old Clare Nowland was carrying a knife. The early morning […]
Read More...Philippines to beef up anti-human trafficking efforts
May 22, 2023 · By UCAN News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Philippines to beef up anti-human trafficking efforts The Philippines aims to beef up anti-human trafficking measures after busting a major online scam and rescuing six Filipinos from Myanmar. On May 15, the Bureau of Immigration joined hands with the Commission on Filipinos Overseas to strengthen anti-human trafficking activities and illegal migration. Immigration commissioner, Norman Tansingco signed a […]
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