‘I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil committed by so many Christians against the indigenous peoples,’ the Pope told indigenous leaders near the site of two former schools in Maskwacis, Alberta. Source link
Read More »Pope lands in Canada, set for apologies to indigenous groups
Pope Francis is greeted by George Arcand, Grand Chief of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations, as he arrives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on Sunday,. Photo: The Canadian Press via AP Source link
Read More »Funding cut for Hong Kong child protection group after abuse scandal
Authorities deduct more than HK$1.8 million after 34 staff at care facility were arrested for allegedly abusing 40 toddlers. Source link
Read More »Amber Heard ‘absolutely not’ able to pay Johnny Depp US$10 million in damages
The actress wants to appeal the verdict after a US jury took her ex-husband’s side in a high-profile defamation trial. Source link
Read More »WHO priority is to prevent sexual exploitation, says chief
‘Things are changing [but] it is not enough. We’re just starting,’ chief Tedros Ghebreyesus about making far-reaching changes following horrifying revelations of widespread abuse by humanitarian workers in 2020. Source link
Read More »Husband seeking protection from wife’s abuse starts debate on male victims
A court in China has granted a 49-year-old man a protection order against his wife who he says physically abused him, even biting him, and started a conversation about gender and domestic abuse. Source link
Read More »Hong Kong to establish new child care facility to tackle shortage of centres
Welfare minister Law Chi-kwong says city currently has limited ‘space capacity’ among providers of residential child care, calls for new operators to join sector. Source link
Read More »Amber Heard trial: Johnny Depp ‘became monster on drugs and alcohol’
The Pirates of the Caribbean star, however, says allegations that he abused his former wife are untrue and hurt his career; he is is seeking US$50 million in damages over a column she wrote. Source link
Read More »Nearly 100 die in Mediterranean boat tragedy
Nearly 100 people have died in international waters after setting off from Libya in an overcrowded boat, international organisations said. A commercial tanker, Alegria 1, rescued four people from a life raft in the Mediterranean early Saturday morning, the Doctors Without Borders charity said. “We know from our initial contact …
Read More »‘Treat us as human beings’, say Hong Kong domestic workers who caught Covid
When Josephine*, a 54-year-old domestic worker from the Philippines, began to have a sore throat, she feared it was Covid-19. It was at the time when Hong Kong was going through the most serious wave of the pandemic and hospitals were running out of beds. She was right. After testing …
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