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Italy unions refuse to load Saudi ship in protest over Yemen war

Reuters
Mon, 20 May 2019 13:45 UTC

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Protesters and workers on strike prevent a Saudi ship Bahri Yanbu, that was prevented by French rights group ACAT from loading a weapons cargo at the French port of Le Havre due to concerns they might be used against civilians in Yemen, from loading cargo at the Port of Genoa, Italy May 20, 2019.

Italian unions refused on Monday to load electricity generators onto a Saudi Arabian ship with weapons on board in a protest against the war in Yemen.

The Bahri-Yanbu vessel loaded arms in the Belgian city of Antwerp earlier this month, but was prevented from picking up another consignment of weapons in the French port of Le Havre following protests by humanitarian groups.

Rights campaigners say the weapons contravene a U.N. treaty because they might be used against civilians in Yemen, where a Saudi-led military coalition is battling the Iran-backed Houthis in a war that has killed thousands.

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Fury as UK church offers to cover up Jesus and crosses for Muslim prayer

Sputnik
Mon, 20 May 2019 11:02 UTC

A former chaplain to the Queen argued that covering up the image of Jesus would be tantamount to disrespecting him in his own house.

An Anglican parish church in the UK has courted controversy over its plans to cover up religious imagery while hosting a Muslim prayer.

The vicar of the St. Matthew and St. Luke's church in Darlington had invited Muslims attending a nearby mosque to commemorate the holy month of Ramadan in her church, The Times reports.

Male worshippers were expected to say prayers in an aisle while women would be separated off into smaller rooms.

According to records of a meeting between Reverend Lissa Scott and Muslim representatives, the church pledged to cover up Christian crosses and photographs as well an image of Jesus.

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Unexploded shell discovered at British beach, sparking evacuation, officials say

Travis Fedschun
Fox News
Mon, 20 May 2019 15:07 UTC

A popular British beach area was evacuated Monday after an unexploded shell was reportedly found just offshore from a lighthouse.

The device was discovered at Beachy Head in East Sussex, England. The area is known for the high chalk sea cliff that rises to 531 feet above sea level.

The Martime and Coastguard Agency said on Twitter that coast guard officials are asking people to "keep a safe distance" after the unexploded shell was discovered Sunday.

French police negotiating with suicidal man who climbed Eiffel Tower forcing its evacuation and shutdown

Sputnik
Mon, 20 May 2019 16:56 UTC

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The man looking down towards the ground nearly 900ft below as he holds onto the tower just below the viewing platform.

The Eiffel Tower, which is considered to be the French capital's major symbol, is visited by several millions of people annually.

Despite media reports claiming that the man who climbed the Eiffel Tower earlier in the day was arrested by police, he is in fact still at the top of the tower and is reportedly threatening to commit suicide.

"He is sitting on the third floor of the tower at the moment and is threatening to commit suicide", BFMTV broadcaster said.

The identity and the motivation of the "freerunner" remain unknown.

Earlier on Monday, the Eiffel Tower was evacuated after a man was seen climbing the tower. The authorities have advised people to postpone their visits until further notice.

According to Twitter users, police have cordoned off and secured the area, and are negotiating with the man.

HRW: UK families going hungry thanks to welfare cuts - cites 'skyrocketing food bank use'

RT
Mon, 20 May 2019 17:25 UTC

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Prince Harry visits a food bank during his visit to Oxford, an area studied in the HRW report, May 14, 2019.

In an incendiary new report, Human Rights Watch claims that, through protracted welfare cuts over the last decade, the UK government has abdicated its responsibility to feed its poorest citizens.

The report, titled 'Nothing Left in the Cupboards: Austerity, Welfare Cuts, and the Right to Food in the UK,' claims that tens of thousands of poor British families have been left without enough food to eat and are forced to rely on charity, food banks and local community initiatives to survive, because successive governments since 2010 have slashed welfare spending by some 44 percent.

The report cites a series of austerity-motivated cuts, the introduction of the Universal Credit system - which has delayed payments to those most in need, including many single-parent households led by women - as well as an arbitrary cap on family benefits under the "two-child limit" as major root causes for the growing hunger among the British population.

Comment: The British government has had plenty of warning of a looming catastrophe. It has chosen to ignore them, or worse, blame those caught in the vise of government greed and stupidity.

Child exploitation: DNA tests of migrants at US-Mexico border reveal 30% of minors unrelated to accompanying adults

RT
Mon, 20 May 2019 13:12 UTC

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Migrant families recently released from detention arrive at a bus depot in McAllen, Texas, US, May 17, 2019.

DNA tests of migrant children arrested at the US-Mexico border with their families have revealed the minors were not related to the adults accompanying them, the US media have reported.

In a pilot program conducted by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) DNA tests were being taken of immigrants who are suspected of arriving at America's southern border with children who were not theirs.

"There's been some concern about, 'Are they stepfathers or adopted fathers?'" an official involved in the system's temporary rollout told Washington Examiner. "Those were not the case. In these cases, they are misrepresented as family members."

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War on children: US sanctions on Venezuela threaten the lives of sick children

Esther Yáñez Illescas
Sputnik
Mon, 20 May 2019 00:00 UTC

© Familia de Isabella
Isabella's life is still at risk, because to ensure the successful result of a liver transplant, she needs very expensive medicines that her family can't pay for without government support. Venezuela, in turn, is not able to pay for her treatment because its funds are blocked in the United States.

Esther Yáñez Illescas - Isabella lives not knowing that her life depends on coloured pills. She is 21 months old, and her speech is clear only to those who look after her on a daily basis in the Italian hospital of Buenos Aires, deciding which pill she needs to take.

Isabella was born with a congenital disease and doctors immediately warned that she required a liver transplant to survive. Her parents, Douglas and Yelibeth, addressed the issue straight away: donor, funding, where, how and when the transplant will be performed.

It wasn't so difficult. Yelibeth was a match and could be her daughter's donor, and all the treatment was covered by the Simon Bolivar Foundation, a charity funded by the US subsidiary of Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA - Citgo.

The agreement between the Italian Hospital of Argentina and Venezuela has been in force since 2007, and 109 Venezuelan children have undergone organ transplants under this programme during this period. High-skilled specialists of the Italian hospital have been conducting transplantation surgeries for 12 years.

Douglas and Yelibeth left everything behind in Venezuela and in September 2018, without worrying about the political situation in the country, moved to the capital of Argentina. Their eldest son Abraham, who's 12 years old, went to school in Buenos Aires.

Comment: The arch hypocrisy of Washington knows no bounds - it demonizes other countries as human rights violators while simultaneously murdering children around the globe. But then what can one expect from a country which has little concern for the well-being of its own children?

Palestinian family slams Israeli plea deal that allows 2015 arson attacker to dodge murder charges

Al Jazeera
Tue, 14 May 2019 16:30 UTC

illegal settler arson palestinian baby dies

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Remnants of the Dawabsheh home, where settlers killed a couple and their 18-month-old baby in July 2015

A Palestinian family has denounced a plea deal to clear an Israeli settler from murder charges in a 2015 arson attack in which a Palestinian baby and his parents were burned alive in the occupied West Bank.

Saad Dawabshe, 31, his wife, Reham, 27, and their 18-month-old son Ali were killed in the attack when settlers set on fire their home in the village of Duma in Nablus in July 2015.

Their firstborn son, then four-year-old Ahmad, was the sole survivor and sustained severe burns to over 60 percent of his body.

On Sunday, the Central District Court in Lod (known as al-Lydd to Palestinians) approved a plea deal between the settler's lawyers and the state prosecutor's office under which he was cleared of the murder conspiracy charges.

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Russia goes after Nestle after discovery of GMO in its breakfast cereals

RT
Mon, 20 May 2019 14:56 UTC

Russia's consumer rights protection watchdog Rospotrebnadzor has filed an administrative violation case against Nestle Russia after finding genetically modified papaya in the company's instant cereals oatmeal porridge.

According to Rospotrebnadzor, the manufacturer knew about the non-compliance of its Bystrov brand ingredients with the mandatory requirements and did not inform the watchdog about that.

The violation case was initiated under the Article 37 of Russia's Federal Law on technical regulation which stipulates that manufacturer should inform the state control authority about any non-compliance "in accordance with its competence within ten days from the date of receipt of this information."

Media reported earlier that Rospotrebnadzor has removed the product from sale.

Comment: See also: Russian regulators take 'huge step' towards ridding country of dangerous GMO foods

Transgender woman brutally attacked on video last month fatally shot in Dallas

Karma Allen
ABC News
Mon, 20 May 2019 03:19 UTC

A transgender woman seen brutally attacked in a widely circulated video last month was shot to death in Dallas over the weekend.

Muhlaysia Booker, 23, was found "lying face down" on a Dallas road early Saturday morning, police said, adding to a fast-growing number of homicides involving people who identify as transgender.

Officers with the Dallas Police Department said the slaying was the result "homicidal violence," but it stopped short of calling it a hate crime.

"We recognize that hate crimes, if you will, are a serious topic," Assistant Dallas Police Chief Avery Moore said at a press conference Sunday. "We at the Dallas Police Department take them serious."

A video of Booker drew national attention last month when it circulated online, showing a brutal beating by several men in the parking lot of an apartment complex as a crowd cheered.

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Society's Child

Italy unions refuse to load Saudi ship in protest over Yemen war

Fury as UK church offers to cover up Jesus and crosses for Muslim prayer

Unexploded shell discovered at British beach, sparking evacuation, officials say

French police negotiating with suicidal man who climbed Eiffel Tower forcing its evacuation and shutdown

HRW: UK families going hungry thanks to welfare cuts - cites 'skyrocketing food bank use'

Child exploitation: DNA tests of migrants at US-Mexico border reveal 30% of minors unrelated to accompanying adults

War on children: US sanctions on Venezuela threaten the lives of sick children

Palestinian family slams Israeli plea deal that allows 2015 arson attacker to dodge murder charges

Russia goes after Nestle after discovery of GMO in its breakfast cereals

Transgender woman brutally attacked on video last month fatally shot in Dallas

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