Tag: Human welfare
Macron reveals more torture by French army in Algeria war
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron has met with four grandchildren of an Algerian independence fighter to tell them that Ali Boumendjel had been tortured...
Refugees’ flights cancelled as Trump policy remains
SAN DIEGO — More than 260 refugees who were vetted, approved and booked to come to the United States have had their flights canceled...
Cavs’ Love honored for mental health advocacy, charity work
CLEVELAND — Kevin Love's devotion to raising awareness and advocating for mental health during isolating times has earned him another honor.
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San Francisco paying $16.1 million for homeless tent camps
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco is paying $16.1 million to feed and house people in tent villages as the city struggles with a swelling...
Hundreds claim decades of abuse by 150 youth center staffers
CONCORD, N.H. — Abuse allegations against New Hampshire’s state-run youth detention center now span six decades, with 150 staffers during that time accused of...
India giving COVID-19 vaccines to more people as cases rise
NEW DELHI — India is expanding its COVID-19 vaccination drive beyond health care and front-line workers, offering the shots to older people and those...
Thousands flee rebel violence in Central African Republic
BANGASSOU, Central African Republic — Monique Moukidje fled her home in Central African Republic’s town of Bangassou in January when rebels attacked with heavy...
Feds award Indiana $35M for modernize public housing
INDIANAPOLIS — A federal agency has awarded Indiana housing authorities $35 million for large-scale projects to modernize public housing around the state.
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Experts notice pandemic’s mental health toll on German youth
BERLIN — Pollina Dinner returned to school in Berlin for the first time this week after two months of lockdown. The 9-year-old third-grader was...
UN: Yemen faces world’s worst famine and needs $3.85 billion
UNITED NATIONS — Conflict-torn Yemen “is falling off a cliff” and will face the worst famine the world has seen for decades unless donors,...
