EU members call for revision of anti-deforestation law
Brussels, Belgium Reuters A group of EU countries led by Austria is calling for urgent revisions to the bloc’s anti-deforestation law set to go into effect at the end of the year, saying it could hurt European farmers, according to a document reviewed by Reuters on Monday. The EU law aims to root deforestation out […]
Victims ask Pope for independent inquiry into abuse by prominent priest
Rome, Italy Reuters Former nuns who said they were subjected to sexual, psychological or spiritual abuse by a famous priest urged Pope Francis on Wednesday to allow an independent investigation, saying the Catholic Church had put up “a rubber wall” blocking the truth. Father Marko Ivan Rupnik, a religious artist whose mosaics adorn about 200 […]
Ex-Jesuit’s religious community in Slovenia ordered to dissolve in one year over widespread abuse
Rome, ItalyAP The Vatican has decided to shut down a Slovenian-based female religious community founded by a controversial ex-Jesuit artist accused by some women of spiritual, psychological and sexual abuses. The Archdiocese of Ljubljana, Slovenia said in a statement Friday that the Loyola Community would have one year to implement the 20th October decree ordering […]
Child poverty levels in the UK worst among world’s richest nations, UNICEF report finds
London, UKReuters Child income poverty rates in the United Kingdom were the highest among the world’s richest countries, a report by UN children’s agency UNICEF said, ranking bottom of the table for changes in those rates in the past decade. The UNICEF report, published on Wednesday, looked at relatively well-off countries to assess the rate of child income poverty […]
StrangeSights: Dog bites…president; a controversial ‘Bird of the Century’; and, biggest plane yet lands in Antarctica
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“Nature fights back”: Slovenia’s worst floods kill six
Prevalje, Slovenia Reuters Slovenia’s worst floods on record have killed at least six people, swept away homes and clogged villages with debris, authorities and media said on Monday. Heavy rains have lashed about two thirds of the Alpine nation for days, destroying buildings and bridges to cause an estimated €500 million of damage. A view […]
Jesuits expel prominent priest after allegations of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuse
Rome, ItalyAP Pope Francis’ Jesuit religious order said Thursday it has expelled a prominent Slovenian priest from the congregation following allegations of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuses against adult women. A statement from the Jesuits, obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, said Rev Marko Ivan Rupnik was dismissed from the Jesuit order by decree […]
Five nations elected to UN Security Council, but Belarus denied
United NationsReuters The United Nations General Assembly elected Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and South Korea to the UN Security Council on Tuesday for two-year terms starting on 1st January, 2024, while Belarus – allied with Russia in its invasion of Ukraine – was denied a spot. Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone and South Korea ran […]
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European police arrest more than 100 mafia suspects in drug crackdown
Rome, Italy/Brussels, BelgiumReuters Police across Europe arrested more than 100 people on Wednesday in a massive crackdown that targeted the Italian ‘Ndrangheta mafia, with suspects accused of drugs and weapons trafficking with counterparts in Latin America. “Today’s raids are one of the largest operations carried out so far in the fight against Italian organised crime,” said […]