San Francisco Archdiocese declares bankruptcy amid hundreds of lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse
San Francisco, US AP San Francisco’s Roman Catholic archdiocese filed for bankruptcy Monday, saying the filing is necessary to manage more than 500 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by church officials. The Chapter 11 protection filing will stop all legal actions against the archdiocese and thus allow it to develop a settlement plan with abuse […]
Ethiopia says it will investigate alleged migrant killings with Saudi Arabia
Addis Ababa. EthiopiaReuters Ethiopia will work with Saudi Arabian authorities to investigate allegations made by a human rights group that hundreds of Ethiopian migrants have been killed by the kingdom’s border guards, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Saudi Arabian officials did not respond to a request for comment about the investigation. A Saudi official […]
Number of US children killed by guns hit record high in 2021 – study
Reuters Child gun deaths in the United States have hit a record high, according to a new study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s mortality database, the study published on Monday in the AAP’s journal Pediatrics found that 4,752 children died from gun-related injuries in 2021, […]
Rescuers in Greece find 18 burned bodies as wildfires spread
Alexandroupolis, Greece Reuters Eighteen burned bodies, possibly migrants, were found on Tuesday in a rural area in northern Greece where wildfires were burning out of control for a fourth day, authorities said, as gale force winds fanned blazes across the country. In the nearby port town of Alexandroupolis, dozens of hospital patients were evacuated onto […]
Cambodia parliament endorses strongman Hun Sen’s son as new PM
Reuters Cambodia’s newly elected parliament endorsed four-star military general Hun Manet as prime minister on Tuesday, completing a historic transfer of power in a fast-changing country led by his father Hun Sen for nearly four decades. The Western-educated Hun Manet, 45, had the overwhelming backing of a National Assembly dominated by his Cambodian People’s Party, […]
Explainer – Why are space agencies racing to the Moon’s south pole?
Bengaluru, India/Washington DC, US Reuters India’s space agency is attempting to land a spacecraft on the Moon’s south pole, a mission that could advance India’s space ambitions and expand knowledge of lunar water ice, potentially one of the moon’s most valuable resources. Here’s what’s known about the presence of frozen water on the Moon – […]
Kenyan officials meet with Haiti police to discuss gang-fighting force
Port-au-PrinceReuters A Kenyan delegation met with leaders of Haiti’s national police on Monday, a day after arriving in the country as it assesses leading a possible United Nations-backed multi-national security force to help police fight escalating gang warfare. “We are here to assess the needs of Haiti’s national police, better understand the situation and do […]
Thailand’s fugitive ex-PM Thaksin returns to jail from years in self-exile
Updated: 4:30pm (AEST)Bangkok, ThailandReuters Thailand’s fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday set foot on Thai soil for the first time since 2008, returning from self-exile to prison just hours before his allies contest a parliamentary vote in a bid to form a government. Thaksin, the billionaire figurehead of the populist juggernaut Pheu Thai Party, […]
Senegal brings back survivors of drifting migrant boat
Dakar, SenegalReuters Senegalese authorities on Monday brought home 37 migrants who were rescued off the coast of Cape Verde last week after their boat was stranded without fuel in the Atlantic Oean for weeks. The survivors, mainly from the fishing village of Fass Boye, landed on Monday evening. Some were taken out of the plane […]
Storm Hilary moves north after drenching southern California, south-west
Cathedral City, California Reuters Storm Hilary flooded streets, downed power lines and triggered mudslides across Southern California on Monday after unleashing record-breaking downpours overnight, but no US deaths were attributed to the storm and fears of disaster dissipated. Hilary arrived in California as a rare tropical storm that dumped 10 to 12 centimetres of rain […]