RIO DE JANEIRO — A bloody, hourslong gunbattle in a Rio de Janeiro slum echoed into Friday, with authorities saying the police mission killed two dozen criminals while residents and activists claimed human rights abuses. It was just after sunrise Thursday when dozens of officers from Rio de Janeiro state’s civil police stormed Jacarezinho, a […]
Tag Archives: Social affairs
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LISBON, Portugal — On the list of things not to do during a pandemic, holding big international gatherings is close to the top. But European Union leaders and their large following of diplomats and advisers are meeting in Portugal on Friday for two days of talks, sending a signal that they see the threat from […]
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Officials in southern Brazil say a knife-wielding attacker has killed three children and at least one teacher at a day care center in the city of Saudades ByThe Associated Press May 4, 2021, 7:59 PM • 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article RIO DE JANEIRO — Officials in southern Brazil say […]
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took a tougher stance on China’s human rights record by saying it was getting harder to reconcile differences as China’s role in the world grows By NICK PERRY Associated Press May 3, 2021, 5:30 AM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article WELLINGTON, New Zealand […]
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JAKARTA, Indonesia — Workers in Indonesia marked international labor day on Saturday with significantly less-attended marches due to coronavirus restrictions, but thousands still vented their anger at a new law they say harms their rights and welfare. About 50,000 workers from 3,000 companies and factories were expected to take part in traditional May Day marches […]
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The newly appointed bishop of President Joe Biden’s home diocese in Delaware says he would gladly speak with the president about his stance on abortion but he’s not saying whether he would allow Biden to keep receiving Communion, as his predecessor has By NICOLE WINFIELD and LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press April 30, 2021, 4:34 […]
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JERUSALEM — The Islamic militant group Hamas has rejected Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ decision to cancel the first elections in 15 years, calling it a “coup” with no popular support. In his announcement early Friday, Abbas cited a dispute with Israel over voting in east Jerusalem, but delaying the elections will likely spare his divided […]
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Members of Indonesia’s counterterrorism police have arrested the lawyer of a firebrand cleric and accused him of inciting people to commit terrorist acts and of pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group, officials said By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press April 27, 2021, 3:11 PM • 3 min read JAKARTA, Indonesia — Members of Indonesia’s counterterrorism […]
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JERUSALEM — The holy city of Jerusalem, a tinderbox of competing religious and political claims, has repeatedly triggered bouts of Israeli-Palestinian violence. This time around, there have been some additional sparks, including Jewish extremists who, emboldened by their political patrons’ recent election to parliament, staged a provocative march to Jerusalem’s walled Old City chanting “death […]
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Crowds have gathered in Paris and other French cities to denounce a ruling by France’s highest court that the killer of Jewish woman Sarah Halimi was not criminally responsible and therefore could not go on trial By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press April 25, 2021, 1:19 PM • 2 min read PARIS — Crowds gathered Sunday […]