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U2 stars Bono and Edge support Ukraine with gig in Kyiv bomb shelter
May 13, 2022 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
U2 stars Bono and Edge support Ukraine with gig in Kyiv bomb shelter Bono and The Edge from U2 played a gig in a bomb shelter in Kyiv, Ukraine, today after being invited to perform by President Volodymyr Zelensky. The Dublin band shared the news in a post on Twitter: “President @ZelenskyyUa invited us to […]
Read More...Russian mercenaries behind Central African Republic atrocities – HRW
May 13, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Russian mercenaries have been accused of summarily executing, torturing and beating civilians in the Central African Republic (CAR). Witnesses told Human Rights Watch (HRW) that in one incident last July, Russian-speaking fighters shot dead at least 12 unarmed men at a roadblock. Most victims were put in a shallow hole by the road near Bossangoa, […]
Read More...Myanmar journalists under siege since coup
May 13, 2022 · By UCANews for www.ucanews.com
Myanmar journalists under siege since coup To mark World Press Freedom Day, reporters spoke to Radio Free Asia’s Burmese service about the state of journalism in Myanmar. Journalists face repression and arrest just for doing their jobs.
Read More...Pope agrees to treat painful knee with therapeutic injections
May 12, 2022 · By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
The pope told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera that he will have knee injections for a torn ligament Pope Francis will have therapeutic injections to try to alleviate the pain in his right knee, he told an Italian newspaper. “I have a torn ligament; I will have a procedure with injections and we will see,” […]
Read More...Almost 15 million people died due to pandemic – WHO
May 12, 2022 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
Almost 15 million people died due to pandemic – WHO The Covid-19 pandemic killed almost 15 million people in 2020 and 2021, the World Health Organization has estimated. This is up to triple the number of deaths attributed directly to the disease. The World Health Organization’s long-awaited estimate of the total number of deaths caused […]
Read More...Ukraine war: EU plans Russian oil ban and war crimes sanctions
May 12, 2022 · By Paul Kirby, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Ukraine war: EU plans Russian oil ban and war crimes sanctions The EU has proposed some of its toughest measures yet against Russia, including a total ban on oil imports and sanctions on war crimes suspects. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the package was aimed at maximising pressure on Russia while minimising […]
Read More...Civilians evacuated as Russia tightens grip on Mariupol steel plant
May 12, 2022 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie/news
Civilians evacuated as Russia tightens grip on Mariupol steel plant Ukraine has said 50 civilians were evacuated from a bombed-out steelworks in the city of Mariupol, accusing Russia of violating a truce intended to allow dozens more still trapped beneath the plant to depart after weeks under siege. Mariupol has endured the most destructive bombardment […]
Read More...Disabled children ‘dumped’ in Ukrainian institutions
May 11, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Disabled children ‘dumped’ in Ukrainian institutions There are claims that thousands of disabled Ukrainian children have been forgotten and abandoned in institutions that can’t look after them. The human rights organisation, Disability Rights International, has carried out an investigation and found children with severe disabilities tied to beds in overrun children’s homes unable […]
Read More...A 13-year-old girl told the police she had been gang-raped. Then a police officer allegedly raped her
May 11, 2022 · By Esha Mitra and Rhea Mogul, CNN for edition.cnn.com
A 13-year-old girl told the police she had been gang-raped. Then a police officer allegedly raped her New Delhi (CNN)A 13-year-old girl who was allegedly gang-raped by four men in India, was allegedly raped again by a police officer after she tried to seek his help in reporting the initial attack. Authorities in Uttar Pradesh […]
Read More...Germany investigates 30,000 suspects as online paedophilia probe widens
May 10, 2022 · By NEWS WIRES for www.france24.com
Germany investigates 30,000 suspects as online paedophilia probe widens Germany is investigating 30,000 suspects as part of a probe into an online paedophile network, the latest in a series of child sex abuse scandals that prompted authorities to promise a crackdown. The probe began last October with the arrest of a suspected perpetrator in Bergisch […]
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