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Arctic heat record is like Mediterranean, says UN

Arctic heat record is like Mediterranean, says UN The highest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic, 38C (100F), has been officially confirmed, sounding “alarm bells” over Earth’s changing climate. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday verified the record, reported in the Siberian town of Verkhoyansk on 20 June last year. The temperature was 18C […]

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Bangladesh shocked by US sanctions on its elite force

Bangladesh shocked by US sanctions on its elite force The United States has imposed sanctions on Bangladesh’s elite Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and six of its serving and former officers for serious human rights abuses. Former RAB director General Benazir Ahmed, who is now inspector general of police, has been banned from entering the US. […]

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Church calls for end to exploitation of nature in Myanmar

Church calls for end to exploitation of nature in Myanmar Church officials have called for the end to the exploitation of natural resources which has caused massive environmental damage in northern Myanmar’s Kachin state. Taking advantage of the current political crisis, businesses in Kachin state are primarily based on natural resource extraction and are significantly increasing gold […]

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Abdul Elahi: Blackmailer sold abuse ‘box sets’ to paedophiles

Abdul Elahi: Blackmailer sold abuse ‘box sets’ to paedophiles An “exceptionally dangerous predator” targeted almost 2,000 victims to amass images of degrading sexual acts before selling the images to paedophiles. Abdul Elahi was described as being “in a league of his own” in terms of the scale of his online offending. Some women were blackmailed […]

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Canada offers up to $40bn to compensate indigenous children

Canada offers up to $40bn to compensate indigenous children Canada has pledged up to C$40bn ($31bn; £23.6bn) in compensation for indigenous children and families who suffered discrimination while in foster care. In September, a top court upheld a 2016 ruling that the government underfunded First Nations services compared with those for non-indigenous children. It ordered […]

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New global studies show health threats throughout the plastics supply chain

Press Release Embargoed until 9AM Beijing, China time 14 December 2021 Attn: Health, News,and Environment Editors Contacts: Björn Beeler, IPEN, [email protected] New global studies show health threats throughout the plastics supply chain Health and environmental groups call for international action to control plastic chemicals, and the scaling down of plastics production, to curb growing crisis (Report […]

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Boy’s ‘extraordinary courage’ helps unmask man of cloth in sexual abuse case

Boy’s ‘extraordinary courage’ helps unmask man of cloth in sexual abuse case NAVAL, BILIRAN—After years of being sexually abused by an American Roman Catholic priest, a 12-year-old boy is leading the fight against pedophilia in a remote village here where his older brother and many of their friends are also victims. Police officials here said […]

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Former RTÉ producer videoed himself sexually abusing a child in the Philippines, court hears

Former RTÉ producer videoed himself sexually abusing a child in the Philippines, court hears FORMER RTÉ PRODUCER, Kieran Creaven, videoed himself sexually abusing a child in the Philippines while saying she was “beautiful”, a court heard today. The 59-year-old said, via a letter of apology to Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, that he was glad he […]

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China’s Uyghur population control was genocide – report

China’s Uyghur population control was genocide – report China committed genocide in the Xinjiang region by preventing births in the Uyghur population, a London panel investigating alleged human rights abuses concluded today. Nine lawyers and human rights experts published their opinion after hearing allegations of torture, rape and inhumane treatment at two evidence sessions this […]

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Light in darkness and hope in despair

Light in darkness and hope in despair Dear brothers and sisters of Myanmar, Greetings of peace. This message comes as we sail through another hope-filled Advent, a season waiting for the Prince of Peace, Jesus. It is the season of peace. It urges us to invest in hope. We live in challenging times. The Prophet […]

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