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Short-sightedness a growing problem in Asia
June 15, 2022 ·
The overuse of tablets , cellphones and gadgets can damage eyesight but another more serious cause of eye-damage among children is lack of sunlight. The Economist There are, admittedly, worse things to suffer from. But short-sightedness is not always benign. Glasses and contact lenses are an expensive, lifelong hassle. In parts of rural China, where […]
Read More...Border rapist trial starts in France for 56 attacks
June 15, 2022 · By Paul Kirby, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Border rapist trial starts in France for 56 attacks Four years after he was arrested in a French village close to the Belgian border, Dino Scala has gone on trial accused of a 30-year series of rapes and sexual assaults. The former caretaker, now aged 61, has already confessed to 40 attacks on girls and […]
Read More...The Black Sea blockade: mapping the impact of war in Ukraine on the world’s food supply – interactive
June 15, 2022 · By Kaamil Ahmed, Garry Blight, Liz Ford and Lydia McMullan for www.theguardian.com
Wheat is on the verge of rotting in Ukraine’s warehouses. Piles of it have been stuck in storage since Russia invaded in February and imposed a blockade on Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea, from where the bulk of wheat is exported. This immediately disrupted global wheat exports from the two countries, which together provide […]
Read More...Myanmar junta accused of ‘gradual destruction’ of Rohingya
June 15, 2022 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Myanmar junta accused of ‘gradual destruction’ of Rohingya Myanmar’s military junta is using identity documents to facilitate the genocide of Rohingya people, says a new report by a human rights group. The Rohingya genocide mirrored tactics used in the Holocaust and Rwanda killings, Fortify Rights claims in a 63-page report released on June 8. It […]
Read More...Myanmar junta attacks historic Catholic village again
June 14, 2022 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Myanmar junta attacks historic Catholic village again Civilian homes in a historic Catholic village have been burned down by junta troops in Myanmar for the second time in a month. More than two-thirds of an estimated 500 houses were destroyed in fires set during a military raid on Chan Thar village in the predominantly Buddhist […]
Read More...Indian Dalit Catholics celebrate first cardinal
June 14, 2022 · By UCA News Network for www.ucanews.com
Indian Dalit Catholics celebrate first cardinal Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals including six from Asia last Sunday. The new cardinals will receive their coveted red hats during a consistory in the Vatican on August 27. Archbishop Anthony Poola of Hyderabad in India is the first cardinal from the marginalized Dalit community while Archbishop Felipe Nerri of Goa and Daman comes […]
Read More...Belgian royals in DR Congo: King Philippe laments racism of colonial past
June 14, 2022 · By Emery Makumeno and Cecilia Macaulay, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Belgian royals in DR Congo: King Philippe laments racism of colonial past Belgium’s King Philippe has decried the racism meted out in the Democratic Republic of Congo under the colonial rule of his ancestors. “This regime was one of unequal relations, unjustifiable in itself, marked by paternalism, discrimination and racism,” he said. King Philippe is […]
Read More...Simone Biles and others to sue FBI for $1bn over Larry Nassar investigation
June 13, 2022 · By Holly Honderich, BBC News, Washington for www.bbc.com
Simone Biles and others to sue FBI for $1bn over Larry Nassar investigation Women who say they were sexually assaulted by a disgraced US national gymnastics team doctor plan to sue the FBI for $1bn (£800m). Claimants say the FBI mishandled credible complaints of sexual assaults by Larry Nassar. They include Olympic gymnastics gold medallists […]
Read More...Harvey Weinstein to be charged with indecent assault in UK
June 13, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Harvey Weinstein to be charged with indecent assault in UK Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein will be charged with two counts of indecent assault against a woman in London in the summer of 1996. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge the 70-year-old after a review of evidence gathered by the […]
Read More...La Luz del Mundo megachurch leader jailed for child sex abuse
June 9, 2022 · By Vanessa Buschschlüter, BBC News for www.bbc.com
La Luz del Mundo megachurch leader jailed for child sex abuse Naasón Joaquín García, the leader of the La Luz del Mundo megachurch, has been sentenced in a Los Angeles court to 16 years and eight months in prison. García, 53, pleaded guilty last week to three counts of sexually abusing girls from his congregation. […]
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