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U.N. Peacekeepers Accused of Rape in Central African Republic

U.N. Peacekeepers Accused of Rape in Central African Republic

DAKAR, Senegal — United Nations peacekeepers in the Central African Republic raped or sexually exploited at least eight women and girls last fall, including a young teenager who said she was released only because she had managed to scream, according to a Human Rights Watch report released Thursday...

Source: nytimes

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Scottish independence: UK government ‘will not grant indyref2 consent’

Scottish independence: UK government ‘will not grant indyref2 co...

Theresa May's deputy has said the Scottish Parliament will not be given the power to hold a...

Posted: About 7 years ago
Source: BBC News
Racism row over Trieste half-marathon

Racism row over Trieste half-marathon

Organisers of the Trieste half-marathon have reversed a ban on professional African athlet...

Posted: About 7 years ago
Source: BBC News
US jury awards $2bn damages in Roundup weedkiller cancer claim

US jury awards $2bn damages in Roundup weedkiller cancer claim

A jury in California has awarded more than $2bn (£1.5bn) to a couple who said the wee...

Posted: About 6 years ago
Source: BBC News

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Brumadinho dam collapse: ‘Little hope’ of finding missing in Brazil
Posted: About 7 years ago

Brumadinho dam collapse: ‘Little hope’ of finding missing in Brazil

About 300 people are missing after a dam collapsed at an iron ore mine in south-eastern Brazil, officials say. The break caused a...

Source: BBC News
Sightsavers organizes Photography Events for the Visually Impaired sponsored by HH SheikhaArwa Al Qassimi
Posted: About 10 years ago

Sightsavers organizes Photography Events for the Visually Impaired sponsored by HH SheikhaArwa Al Qassimi

Sightsavers is an organization that aims at preventing avoidable blindness, and advocates for the social inclusion and equal treatmen...

White House aide Mira Ricardel removed after Melania Trump row
Posted: About 7 years ago

White House aide Mira Ricardel removed after Melania Trump row

A White House spokeswoman said Mrs Ricardel "departs the White House to transition to a new role within the administration". She did ...

Source: BBC News
Kim Jong Un agrees to close missile test site after South Korea talks
Posted: About 7 years ago

Kim Jong Un agrees to close missile test site after South Korea talks

North Korea dictator Kim Jong Un has vowed to permanently dismantle a missile test site and a launch pad after talks with South Korea...

Melania calls for national security aide Mira Ricardel’s firing
Posted: About 7 years ago

Melania calls for national security aide Mira Ricardel’s firing

The first lady feuded with Mira Ricardel, the deputy national security adviser, during her tour of Africa in October, US media report...

Source: BBC News
Posted: About 7 years ago

US shutdown: Trump renews national emergency threat over wall

US President Donald Trump has renewed a threat to declare a national emergency to fund the construction of a wall on the Mexican b...

Source: BBC News

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Source: foxnews
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