Tag: Human welfare
Russian activists issue report on rights abuses in Syria
MOSCOW — Russian human rights activists released a report Friday that chronicles alleged war crimes and violations of international humanitarian law during the 10-year...
Lawsuits: SC officials ignored risks ahead of prison riot
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A slew of new lawsuits accuse South Carolina prisons officials of negligence and constitutional rights violations in a 2018 riot in...
Malawi starts vaccination drive with AstraZeneca from COVAX
BLANTYRE, Malawi — Malawi is vaccinating health care workers, the elderly and those with health conditions that put them at higher risk of severe...
Where every kid needs lunch, school fights to feed them all
FAYETTE, Miss. — Most mornings, children are waiting beside the road with arms outstretched by the time driver Brian Hall pulls up in the...
Oklahoma town eases pandemic, one restaurant meal at a time
NEW YORK — In Miami, Oklahoma, restaurants and their customers are doing their part to ease pandemic heartache, one meal at a time.
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Mexico finds 4-year-old Honduran boy near US border alone
MEXICO CITY — Mexican immigration authorities said Wednesday they found a 4-year-old Honduran boy apparently wandering alone in an area near the Rio Grande....
Brazil’s government celebrates military coup anniversary
SAO PAULO — Key members of Brazil's government on Wednesday celebrated the anniversary of the country's 1964 military coup, which launched a 21-year dictatorship...
UK watchdog: Police acted correctly at vigil for slain woman
LONDON — A U.K. police watchdog said Tuesday that officers didn't behave “in a heavy-handed manner” when they broke up a vigil for a...
Tennessee flood deaths rise to 6 with more rain coming
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee emergency officials have reported a sixth person died in flash flooding over the weekend, and four of the six deaths...
Bill in Washington state would ban private immigration jail
SEATTLE — The Washington Legislature has approved a bill aimed at shutting down one of the country’s largest for-profit, privately run immigration jails.
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