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Jewish leaders slam Tory Party for whipping MEPs to support far right Hungarian leaders despite “vivid antisemitism”
“It is very concerning that the Conservative Party MEPs chose to defend Hungary’s appalling track record, rather than supporting this motion to protect the rule of law.”
Roy Moore sues for $93m for this Sacha Baron Cohen prank:
Former US right wing senator Roy Moore is suing TV prankster Sacha Baron Cohen, as well as Showtime and CBS which air his Who Is America? show in a $93m lawsuit after a hilarious sketch which mocked the former conservative judge’s sex offence allegations. The lawsuit says that the show “falsely painted, portrayed, mocked and with malice defamed Judge Moore as a sex offender, which he is not.” Several women came forward to allege sexual harassment when he was in...
Bullied 9 year old took own life after telling classmates he was gay
A heartbroken mum says her nine-year-old son took his own life after he was bullied for being gay. Leia Pierce, 31, discovered Jamel Myles dead at their home on Thursday, four days into the new school term. She said that a few weeks before he started the fourth grade at Shoemaker Elementary School in Denver, Colorado, US, Jamel came out as gay. Leia said at first she thought he was messing around but when she realized he was serious, she...
Pope Francis should beg on his knees for Ireland’s forgiveness
When Pope Francis visits Ireland this weekend he can expect a rather less warm reception than John Paul II had on the last Papal visit to Ireland in 1979. Then over a million people – almost a third of the country’s population at the time – welcomed John Paul II in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Modern Ireland has since woken up to the horrors the Church had committed. This weekend considerably fewer people are expected to attend the mass in Phoenix...
Victory for Vegan Campaigners as Pets at Home Drops Kangaroo Meat
Animal welfare charity Viva! scores another victory in their long-standing kangaroo campaign as companion animal supplies retailer Pets at Home discontinues the sale of dog treats that contain kangaroo meat. Viva! contacted Pets at Home after an animal advocate reported seeing kangaroo meat dog treats on sale. Pets at Home CEO Peter Pritchard responded positively, confirming that as the treats do not meet their ethical standards, they would discontinue sales. Pets at Home stocked two variations of the 100 per...
Girl, 2, with rare ‘water on the brain’ condition undergoes pioneering surgery to have 72cm head reduced
Tot Maryam had eight four-hour operations to drain her head from the excess fluid
Watch – Trees and homes uprooted in a massive landslides which left four dead, in India
Torrential rain caused landslides across south India - leaving four dead and dozens of homes destroyed
Death toll rises in horrific Genoa motorway bridge collapse
Authorities in the Italian city of Genoa have confirmed that at least 35 people have died and around 10 vehicles were involved in a horrific collapse of a raised section of motorway. Footage shows firefighters battling to rescue survivors in heavy rains. Cars can be seen crushed by the collapsed section of the bridge. 200 firefighters are still searching for survivors in the rubble. The Morandi bridge is part of the A10 motorway, connecting Genoa to Ventimiglia near the French...
“Change will come,soon it will come” activists pledge abortion laws will change in Argentina
In the early hours of Thursday, August 9th, Argentina’s Senate narrowly voted down a bill to legalise elective abortion. Senators debated for more than 15 hours before voting 38 to 31, with two abstentions and one absentee, not to allow abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. Women’s rights activists had been optimistic that the passing of the bill in the lower Congress in June was a sign that times were changing in the majority Catholic county. So this...