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Police arrest Indian Orthodox priest for molesting young girl
April 25, 2023 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Police arrest Indian Orthodox priest for molesting young girl Police in a southern Indian state have arrested a 77-year-old priest of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church for allegedly molesting a young girl. The priest identified as Shimayon Ramban was arrested and remanded in judicial custody on April 21. The priest is charged under various provisions of a […]
Read More...Warmest eight-year period on record – WMO report
April 25, 2023 · By George Lee, Environment Correspondent for www.rte.ie
Warmest eight-year period on record – WMO report The United Nations General Secretary, Antonio Guterres, has urged governments to pick up the pace and accelerate climate action. He is calling for deeper, faster emissions cuts to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius as well as a massive scaling up in investment in climate change […]
Read More...Former GAA club treasurer jailed for 16 years over sexual assaults
April 25, 2023 · By Conor Macauley, Northern Correspondent for www.rte.ie
Former GAA club treasurer jailed for 16 years over sexual assaults A former Gaelic Athletic Association club official who abused more than 20 victims over almost three decades has been sentenced for 16 years in prison. Thomas McKenna, 62, is a former treasurer of the Crossmaglen Rangers GAA club in Co Armagh. He pleaded guilty […]
Read More...Meta encryption ‘blindfolds’ authorities to child abuse, crime agencies claim
April 19, 2023 · By Jim Pickard in London and Hannah Murphy in San Francisco for www.ft.com
Meta encryption ‘blindfolds’ authorities to child abuse, crime agencies claim The FBI, Interpol and the UK’s National Crime Agency have accused Meta of making a “purposeful” decision to increase end-to-end encryption in a way that in effect “blindfolds” them to child sex abuse. The Virtual Global Taskforce, made up of 15 law enforcement agencies, issued […]
Read More...‘Marry your rapist’ laws in 20 countries still allow perpetrators to escape justice
April 19, 2023 · By Sarah Johnson for www.theguardian.com
‘Marry your rapist’ laws in 20 countries still allow perpetrators to escape justice Twenty countries still allow rapists to marry their victims to escape criminal prosecution, according to the UN’s annual state of world population report. Russia, Thailand and Venezuela are among the countries that allow men to have rape convictions overturned if they marry […]
Read More...Morocco: Outrage after 11-year-old girl’s rapists sentenced to just two years in prison
April 19, 2023 · By Aurélie Collas(Casablanca, correspondance) for www.lemonde.fr
Morocco: Outrage after 11-year-old girl’s rapists sentenced to just two years in prison Two years in prison for repeatedly raping an 11-year-old girl, who became a mother at 12 as a result of the sexual assaults she suffered for months. How can one accept such a lenient prison sentence? In Morocco, the March 20 conviction […]
Read More...Ghana first to approve ‘world-changer’ malaria vaccine
April 19, 2023 · By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent for www.bbc.com
Ghana first to approve ‘world-changer’ malaria vaccine Ghana is the first country to approve a new malaria vaccine that has been described as a “world-changer” by the scientists who developed it. The vaccine – called R21 – appears to be hugely effective, in stark contrast to previous ventures in the same field. Ghana’s drug regulators […]
Read More...Johnny Kitagawa: Ex-pop star Kauan Okamoto details sexual abuse by famed producer
April 14, 2023 · By Nicholas Yong, BBC News, Singapore for www.bbc.com
Johnny Kitagawa: Ex-pop star Kauan Okamoto details sexual abuse by famed producer Another former J-pop star has said he was the victim of sexual abuse by Johnny Kitagawa, a revered Japanese music producer who died in 2019. Kauan Okamoto said he was abused up to 20 times from 2012-2016, beginning when he was 15 and […]
Read More...Body of missing Ati chieftain found, speedboat skipper arrested
April 12, 2023 · By JUN AGUIRRE for www.rappler.com
Body of missing Ati chieftain found, speedboat skipper arrested According to the survivor, Ricky Valencia, the speedboat skipper did not even attempt to rescue him and his father-in-law, Ati chieftain Ernesto Coching, after their vessels collided BORACAY, Philippines – A joint team on Saturday, April 8, found the body of the Ati chieftain who had gone […]
Read More...Sex is a ‘beautiful thing,’ Pope Francis says in documentary
April 12, 2023 · By REUTERS for www.rappler.com
Sex is a ‘beautiful thing,’ Pope Francis says in documentary Pope Francis is quizzed on a variety of topics including LGBTQI+ rights, abortion, the porn industry, sex, faith and sex abuse, among others VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has praised the virtues of sex in a documentary released on Wednesday, April 5, describing it as […]
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