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Pope admits clerical abuse of nuns including sexual slavery
In one case, the abuse was so serious that an entire congregation of nuns was dissolved by former Pope Benedict, CBS News reported . Pope Francis receives a gift from a journalist during his flight from Abu Dhabi to Rome, Tuesday, Feb. Last week, Women Church World - the Vatican's women's magazine - denounced the sex abuse and said that in some cases sisters were required to abort priests' unbo... [Full Article...]
Paris fire: Seven dead after flames engulf building
Firefighters warn the death toll could rise as the fire was still burning on the upper floors of the building. Firefighters are seen near a building that caught fire in the 16th arrondissement in Paris , on February 5, 2019. The cause of the fire is unknown. "We feel the smoke", she said. The suspect is a 40-year-old woman who lived in the building. At least seven people have died after a... [Full Article...]
Memories made of this: USB stick found in frozen seal poo
Scientists with the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) decided recently to thaw out some seal poo that was in a freezer for more than a year. Ironically, on it were photos of sea lions at Porpoise Bay in the Caitlins and a video of a mum and baby sea lion frolicking in the shallows. The video also provides the only clue about the former owner of the thumb drive-the nose ... [Full Article...]
Seven passengers killed when train derails in Bihar
Earlier, principal secretary, disaster management, Pratyay Amrit, had told reporters that seven people died in the mishap. "It was on account of a communication gap at hospitals in Vaishali district that a mix-up occurred". The deceased have been identified as Ilcha Devi (66), Indira Devi (60), Shamsuddin Alam (26), Ansar Alam (19), Shaida Khatoon (40), Sudarshan Das (60), the Government Railw... [Full Article...]
U.S. judge sets Manafort sentencing date in Washington case
District Court in Washington, U.S. June 15, 2018. Manafort is awaiting his sentencing for charges of bank and tax fraud, but has been pushed back because of his ongoing dispute with the special counsel. Manafort agreed to fully cooperate with Mueller's team in exchange for a lenient sentence. Prosecutors are expected to meet with Manafort's defense team at a closed hearing on February 13 to di... [Full Article...]
Shinzo Abe's deputy Taro Aso blunders by criticising childless Japanese
The problem is those who don't have children", he told the audience. According to Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper, Mr Aso also called the rise in life expectancy "marvellous" on Sunday, and said Japan needs a social security system that supports people of all generations. [Full Article...]
Security Minister Says ISIS Hostage John Cantlie Is Still Alive
Briefing a group of foreign journalists and researchers at the Home Office on Tuesday morning, Ben Wallace said the government believes John Cantlie is still a prisoner of the terrorist group. BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner said this news was a surprise to Mr Cantlie's next of kin. 'The guard saw that Cantlie (had freed himself) and Foley could have tried to escape on his own, but gave... [Full Article...]
Australia says last child refugees to leave Nauru camp
The government announced yesterday that the last four children held on Nauru would soon be resettled with their families in the U.S. under a deal signed with the Obama administration in 2016. An inpatient mental health service has also been established at the Pacific International Hospital in Port Moresby, to help asylum seekers sent to the country by the government. [Full Article...]