Germany reports rise in child sexual abuse and depiction of abuse
by BERLIN (AP) – German police reported a significant increase in child sexual abuse depictions last year compared with the previous year, the country’s top criminal …
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Sri Lanka closes schools and limits work amid fuel shortages
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) – Sri Lankan authorities closed schools on Friday and urged civil servants not to come to work in a desperate move …
UK and Rwanda defend asylum seekers plan at UN agencies
GENEVA (AP) – Britain and Rwanda on Thursday clashed with two UN agencies that sharply criticized their controversial plan in which the British hope to …
MP’s arrest is latest sex allegation to rock UK Parliament
LONDON (AP) – A Conservative UK lawmaker was released on bail on Wednesday as police investigate allegations of rape and sexual assault against him, the …
New Zealand shooting survivor says violence achieved nothing
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – If the Buffalo supermarket gunman learned anything from the New Zealand massacre that apparently inspired him, it should have been …
Guatemala reappoints criticized attorney general for 2nd term
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) – Guatemala’s president has reappointed the attorney general whom the United States last year dubbed an “undemocratic actor” for a second term, …
More Americans apply for unemployment benefits last week
More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but the total number of people collecting unemployment benefits is at its lowest level in more than …
California moves to adopt cryptocurrency and regulate it
SACRAMENTO, California – California, which would have the world’s fifth-largest economy if it were a country, on Wednesday became the first U.S. state to formally …