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Portugal arrests four people suspected of enslaving man for 17 years

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)May 2, 2024

LISBON — Portugal’s criminal police agency said on Wednesday it had arrested four people on suspicion of holding a man in slavery-like conditions for 17 years in the country’s northern region of Braganca. In a statement, the police said the 54-year-old man suffered physical and psychological abuse over that period, and was the victim of […]

Ukrainian official discusses taken children with Vatican envoy

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)May 2, 2024

Papal Special Envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi attends a meeting with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv, Ukraine June 6, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/ Handout via REUTERS/ File photo Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff thanked a Vatican envoy on Tuesday for his efforts in trying to bring home thousands of children forcibly taken […]

Extreme heat is closing schools, widening learning gaps worldwide

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)May 1, 2024

Hena Khan, a grade nine student in Dhaka, is one of more than 40 million students who have been shut out of classrooms in recent weeks as heatwaves have forced school closures in parts of Asia and North Africa. Hena Khan, a grade nine student in Dhaka, has struggled to focus on her studies this week as […]

A 98-year-old Ukraine woman walks 10 km under shelling to escape Russians

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)May 1, 2024

A 98-year-old Ukrainian woman said she walked 10 kilometers (6 miles) under shelling, supporting herself with sticks and sleeping on the ground, leaving Ocheretyne in Donetsk, now occupied by Russia, and trying to reach areas controlled by Kyiv. In a video posted by Ukraine’s police on social media on Monday, the woman, identified as Lidia […]

Pro-Palestinian campus protests spread across US despite police crackdowns

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)April 30, 2024

A Palestinian flag and posters are put up as people protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, California, April 27, 2024. REUTERS/ David Swanson Pro-Palestinian protests at US universities showed no sign of slowing as they spread coast-to-coast over the weekend and police crackdowns and […]

World Central Kitchen to resume Gaza aid after staff killed by Israeli strike

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)April 30, 2024

A World Central Kitchen vehicle is seen after an Israeli strike that killed its seven occupants, all aid workers, in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza, April 2, 2024. REUTERS/ Ahmed Zakot NICOSIA — World Central Kitchen (WCK) said it would resume operations in the Gaza Strip on Monday, a month after seven workers of the US-based […]

Yemen’s Houthis say their missiles hit Andromeda Star oil ship in Red Sea

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)April 27, 2024

Another oil tanker in the Red Sea was hit by missiles fired by Houthis on Saturday, April 27, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/ Illustration/ File photo CAIRO/LOS ANGELES – Yemen’s Houthis said on Saturday their missiles hit the Andromeda Star oil tanker in the Red Sea, as they continue attacking commercial ships in the area in a […]

North Korea accuses US of politicizing human rights issues

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)April 27, 2024

SEOUL – North Korea accused the United States on Saturday of politicizing human rights in the East Asian country, denouncing what it called political provocation and conspiracy. Pyongyang will make stern and decisive choices to protect its sovereignty and safety in response to Washington using human rights as a tool for invasion and hostile, anti-North […]

Northern Gaza still heading toward famine, says deputy WFP chief

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)April 26, 2024

People walk past destroyed buildings in Khan Younis, Gaza April 11, 2024, in this screengrab from a handout video. UN News/ Handout via REUTERS/file photo UNITED NATIONS – The northern Gaza Strip is still heading toward a famine, the deputy U.N. food chief said on Thursday, appealing for a greater volume and diversity of aid to be […]

US, 17 other countries urge Hamas to release hostages, saying it will end Gaza crisis

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)April 26, 2024

People walk past destroyed buildings in Khan Younis, Gaza April 11, 2024, in this screengrab from a handout video. UN News/ Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON — The United States and 17 other countries on Thursday issued an appeal for Hamas to release all of its hostages as a pathway to end the crisis in Gaza, but […]

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