Social Issues
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Bride, groom, spy: India’s Wedding Detectives
From an anonymous office in a New Delhi mall, matrimonial detective Bhavna Paliwal runs the rule over prospective husbands and wives — a booming industry in India, where younger generations are increasingly choosing love matches…
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Hanoi karaoke bar fire kills 11, arson suspected
Rescue workers rushed to the scene and managed to bring out seven people alive, two of whom were rushed to hospital. Eleven people were found dead, they said.
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France Mass Rape Trial Triggers Soul-Searching in Spain
A French court is expected to give its verdict this week in the case of Dominique Pelicot, 72, who has admitted drugging his then wife Gisele Pelicot, also 72, for almost a decade so he…
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Father, Stepmother of Murdered UK-Pakistani Girl Handed Life Sentence
A UK court on Tuesday handed life sentences to the father and stepmother of a murdered 10-year-old British-Pakistani girl who died after being subjected to a prolonged “campaign of torture” and “despicable abuse”.
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15-year-old Girl Reportedly Killed Two in Latest US School Shooting
A 15-year-old female student was identified by police as the assailant who opened fire Monday at a school in the US state of Wisconsin, where a fellow student and teacher were killed and the suspected…
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I-TRACK Foundation Appoints EPRA The Official Local Issuer Of I-REC(E)
With the I-REC(E) certification, EPRA is well-positioned to attract favorable investor attention. This certification not only validates their commitment to renewable energy but also aligns with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals.
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Msako Mkubwa Wafanywa Syria katika jela la Saydnaya Linaloaminika Kuwa “Kichinjio Cha Binadamu”
Wafungwa waliokuwa wakishikiliwa ndani ya jengo hilo, ambalo lilikuwa eneo la kunyongwa bila ya mahakama, kuteswa na kutoweka kwa lazima, waliachiliwa mapema wiki iliyopita na waasi waliomtimua kiongozi wa Syria Bashar al-Assad mnamo Desemba 8,…
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Anglican Church Hit by New Abuse Claims
The report found the Church of England — the mother church of Anglicanism — covered up the “traumatic physical, sexual, psychological and spiritual attacks”, which occurred in Britain, Zimbabwe and South Africa over several decades.
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Archbishop of Canterbury to End Official Duties on January 6
Welby faced days of growing pressure to quit after the independent probe found Welby “could and should” have formally reported decades of abuse by a Church-linked lawyer to authorities in 2013.
