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South Africa postpones travel to Mexico for World Cup
South Africa’s national men’s soccer team has postponed its travel to Mexico because of visa issues, just 11 days ahead of the World Cup. AP reports that Bafana Bafana were supposed to leave for Mexico on Sunday to start preparations for the tournament. The team is set to play co-host Mexico in the opening game in Mexico on…
Trump may cancel 259th US anniversary concerts after artists drop out
Photo credit: CBC US President Donald Trump said Saturday he’s considering cancelling a series of concerts commemorating the country’s 250th anniversary after several artists dropped out , and he may give a speech instead. CBC News reports that Trump said on social media that he was considering giving a speech and rally instead, and called…
Clash erupts over migration in Hungarian parliament
Photo credit: Euro News Prime Minister Peter Magyar and opposition politicians clashed in parliament this week over how long the Tisza government could resist the European Commission’s migration pact. The Budapest Times reports that László Toroczkai, leader of the right-wing Mi Hazánk party, told the prime minister that he could not continue presenting himself domestically…
For 50 years, Filipino nuns worked in factories and lived in slum areas, accompanying people at the margins
Photo credit: Global Sisters Report A nun in a blue veil sweeps fallen leaves at Queen Memorial Circle. Around her, couples linger on benches. It’s not the kind of place where one would expect to find a religious sister at work. A report in the Global Sisters Report states that one day, a nun from another…
Human rights panel accuses Canada of genocide against Indigenous population
Photo credit: Canada’s National Observer An international human panel of human rights experts has accused Canada of committing genocide against its Indigenous population after a week of hearings in Montreal. CTV News reports that the Permanent People’s Tribunal was mandated to look at missing and disappeared children and unmarked graves at Canada’s residential school sites, as…
Aboriginal title can’t apply to private title, High Court rules
Photo credit: Facebook A new Brunswick ruling that Aboriginal title cannot be declared over private land has been allowed to stand by the Supreme Court of Canada, giving British Columbia an avenue to win its appeal in the landmark Cowichan Tribes case, BC’s attorney general has said. The Canadian Press reports Niki Sharma as saying the High Court’s refusal to hear an…
War, crisis and Ebola – children are hit hardest
Photo credit: The Guardian A child injured by a grenade raised suspicions of Ebola infection while on the operating table. The deadly hemorrhagic fever is spreading in the midst of a raging war with hundreds of thousands of displaced people, many of whom are children. The outbreak is truly a nightmare, says Dr Babou Rukengeza. Sweden Herald reports that…