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Pope Francis calls for action to safeguard women, children
Associated Press, Published on 21/11/2019
» Pope Francis called for migrants to be made welcome and women and children to be protected from exploitation, abuse and enslavement as he began a busy two days of activities in Thailand on Thursday.
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Teen climate activist sets stare on Trump
Associated Press, Published on 24/09/2019
» WASHINGTON: After teen climate activist Greta Thunberg delivered an emotional speech to world leaders at the United Nations in New York City on Monday, news cameras captured her staring at President Donald Trump when he arrived in the same lobby she was in.
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Police: 7 killed, 22 injured in West Texas shooting rampage
Associated Press, Published on 02/09/2019
» ODESSA, Texas: Authorities said Sunday they still could not explain why a man with an AR-style weapon opened fire during a routine traffic stop in West Texas to begin a terrifying, 10-mile (16-kilometre) rampage that killed seven people, injured 22 others and ended with officers gunning him down outside a movie theater.
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Australia launches $55m anti-trafficking effort for Asean
Associated Press, Published on 01/08/2019
» Australia on Thursday launched a new A$80-million (US$55 million) programme to help Southeast Asian nations combat human trafficking.
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Malaysia: Myanmar must seek justice for Rohingya
Associated Press, Published on 30/07/2019
» Malaysia's foreign ministry said Tuesday that Myanmar's government must pursue justice for alleged human rights abuses against the Muslim Rohingya minority so that hundreds of thousands who fled a brutal military crackdown can return safely to the country.
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Ja New rejects police offer of conditional protection
Associated Press, Published on 09/07/2019
» Pro-democracy activist Sirawith Seritiwat, who was attacked and left unconscious on a Bangkok pavement, said he will refuse an offer of police protection that would require him to stop political activities.
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Indonesia military: Use of child soldiers a rights violation
Associated Press, Published on 25/06/2019
» JAKARTA: An Indonesian military spokesman says any use of child soldiers by Papuan independence fighters would be a violation of human rights that implicates both the rebels and state institutions.
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World Bank unit implicated in huge Latin America graft scandal
Associated Press, Published on 02/07/2019
» BOGOTA: A unit of the World Bank has been dragged into the edges of Latin America's biggest corruption scandal.
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Hong Kong court overturns Tsang's misconduct conviction
Associated Press, Published on 26/06/2019
» HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court on Wednesday threw out former Chief Executive Donald Tsang's conviction for misconduct relating to a property deal while in office.
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UK lawmakers seize Brexit agenda in bid to break deadlock
Associated Press, Published on 26/03/2019
» LONDON: British lawmakers seized a measure of control over the stalled Brexit process from Prime Minister Theresa May's foundering government on Monday, setting up a series of votes that could dramatically alter the course of the UK's departure from the European Union.
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