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Over 1,100 unmarked graves found so far at Indigenous schools in Canada

By Barry Ellsworth Another 182 graves revealed at St. Eugene’s Mission in British Columbia As Canada prepares to commemorate its birth as a nation on July 1, it will be a bleak anniversary overshadowed by the chilling news that there are 1,148 unmarked graves discovered at the sites of three former Indian residential schools. In

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Bill Cosby freed from prison, his sex conviction overturned

File – In this Sept. 24, 2018 file photo, Bill Cosby arrives for his sentencing hearing at the Montgomery County Courthouse, in Norristown, Pa. Pennsylvania’s highest court has overturned comedian Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction. The court said Wednesday that they found an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the

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Tigray forces seize regional capital, say Ethiopian-led troops are on the run

Credit Associated Press Photo Ben Curtis/Fighters loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) greet each other on the street in the town of Hawzen, then-controlled by the group, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, By Giulia Paravicini Maggie Fick Tigray capital under full control of TPLF, spokesman says Government forces being pursued No

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Thousands of EU citizens may lose legal status to live in UK

File – In this file photo dated Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, an anti-Brexit campaigner waves European Union and British Union flags outside Parliament in London. Millions of Europeans who have freely lived, worked and studied in the U.K. for decades, now have to apply to stay under the “settlement” plan, but the deadline for applications

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Exclusive: Camera ‘switched to catch Matt Hancock’

An internal investigation is seeking to discover if the camera was moved accidentally / REUTERS     By Joe Murphy CCTV ‘deliberately turned from balcony to door where minister kissed aide’ The CCTV camera that ended Matt Hancock’s career was deliberately tampered with to “stitch up” the former Health Secretary, senior Whitehall insiders believe. The

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Suldaan Said Ahmed, first Somalia-born Finnish MP

Finnish politician and incoming Member of Parliament Suldaan Said Ahmed. Photo: Twitter/@suldaansaid. “I’m the first, but I’m certainly not the last,” he emphasized “Glass ceilings are made to be broken,” Suldaan Said Ahmed (Left Alliance) told the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) when interviewed about his impending appointment as a Finnish member of Parliament. “I’m the

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Farah Maalim criticizes Farmajo-report

File Photo/Somali Times former deputy speaker Kenya parliament. Prominent politician Farah Maalim, a former deputy speaker of the Kenyan parliament, has spoken out about the resumption of relations between Somalia and Kenya. Farah Maalim said the decision by the Somali government to cut ties with Kenya should not be rushed if it could not be

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Iran-backed militias attack US-controlled oil field in Syria

At least 5 missiles launched from Mayadin district toward Syria’s largest oil field A missile attack was carried out Monday on the US-controlled Al-Omar oil field from Mayadin district in Syria’s Deir-ez-Zor province, which is under the control of the Bashar al-Assad regime and Iran-backed militia groups. Al-Omar, Syria’s largest oil field, where the US

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UN calls for end of ‘impunity’ for police violence against black people

A mural commemorating Kevin Clarke, who died after he was restrained by Metropolitan police officers in March 2018, in Lewisham, south London. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA By Aamna Mohdin Report launched in aftermath of George Floyd murder cites example of 2018 death of Kevin Clarke in UK A UN report that analysed racial justice in the

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At least 272 police in Germany under investigation for far-right extremism

German police officers are seen as protestors march against police brutality and racism in Berlin, Germany. ( FILE PHOTO – Anadolu Agency ) By Erbil Basay Report says far-right extremism is more widespread in law enforcement agencies in Germany than previously thought At least 272 police officers in Germany are being investigated over their alleged

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