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UN Draft Condemns Attacks On Journalists, Urges Punishment
A proposed U.N. resolution would unequivocally condemn all attacks, reprisals and violence against journalists and media workers and urge governments to take action to end the prevailing impunity and punish these crimes.
UN Draft Condemns Attacks On Journalists, Urges Punishment
A proposed U.N. resolution would unequivocally condemn all attacks, reprisals and violence against journalists and media workers and urge governments to take action to end the prevailing impunity and punish these crimes.
Sergeant Whose Union Office Was Raided Loses Vacation Days
The former head of New York City's police sergeants union has been punished with a loss of 70 vacation days, which amounts to almost $32,000 in pay, after being found guilty by his own police department of improperly disclosing information and using inapp...
Sergeant Whose Union Office Was Raided Loses Vacation Days
The former head of New York City's police sergeants union has been punished with a loss of 70 vacation days, which amounts to almost $32,000 in pay, after being found guilty by his own police department of improperly disclosing information and using inapp...
Canada Raises Flags After Months Of Honoring Indigenous
The Canadian government announced Friday it will fully raise Canadas national flag again at all federal buildings, ending a nearly sixmonth period when the banner has been flown at halfstaff in honor of children whose remains were buried at Canadas Indige...
Official: A Dozen Drug Gangs Fighting For Mexico's Caribbean
The shooting of two suspected drug dealers at a resort on Mexicos Caribbean coast is part of a fight among about a dozen gangs to carve up the lucrative market of selling drugs to tourists and locals, an official said Friday.
Exclusive-Baby Handed To U.S. Soldiers In Chaos Of Afghanistan Airlift Still Missing
It was a split second decision. Mirza Ali Ahmadi and his wife Suraya found themselves and their five children on Aug. 19 in a chaotic crowd outside the gates of the Kabul airport in Afghanistan when a U.S. soldier, from over the tall fence, asked if they...
'Severely Underweight, May Not Survive Coming Winter': Chinese Scribe Jailed over Covid Reports 'Close to Death'
Zhang Zhan was detained in May 2020 and sentenced in December to four years in jail for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" -- a charge routinely used to suppress dissent.
US VP Kamala Harris Wishes Joyous Diwali To All Celebrating Festival Of Lights
US Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday wished a joyous Diwali to all Americans and people across the world celebrating the festival of lights, noting that this year, it carries a deeper meaning in the wake of the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. "I wan...
Japan To Provide $880 Cash Payout To Minors As Part Of Stimulus -Yomiuri
The Japanese government and ruling coalition have agreed to provide a cash payout of 100,000 yen ($878.73) to all children as part of an economic stimulus package to weather the pain of COVID19 pandemic, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Friday.
Portugal Heads To Polls On Jan. 30, Political Stability Fades
Portugal will head to the polls on Jan. 30 for a snap election called by the country's president on Thursday, a week after parliament threw out the minority Socialist government's 2022 budget bill, ending six years of relative political stability.
Mississippi Backtracks On Gender Policy For Driver's License
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety has abruptly rescinded a policy that would have simplified the process for people to change their gender listing on their driver's license or stateissued identification card.
Mostly White Jury Puts Race Out Front In Arbery Death Trial
The selection of a nearly allwhite jury to decide the fate of three men charged with murder for chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery has forced concerns about racial fairness to the forefront of the case before the trial even begins.
AP FACT CHECK: Biden Distorts Virginia's Electoral History
Downplaying his partys loss in Virginia, President Joe Biden suggested that Democrat Terry McAuliffe couldnt have won the governors election based on the states history of rejecting candidates in that race when their party occupied the White House.
Paraguayan Police Say No Arrests In Killing Of 2 Germans
Police said Wednesday they believe a German man who was slain with his youngest daughter last month at their home in a rural area of Paraguay were killed during a robbery, but no one has been arrested.
Iran Nuclear Talks With World Powers To Resume Nov. 29
Iran's talks with world powers aimed at reinstating a 2015 nuclear deal will resume on Nov. 29, its top nuclear negotiator, Ali Bagheri Kani, said on Wednesday, as Western concerns over Tehran's nuclear advances grow.