Are Canadians being driven to assisted suicide by poverty or healthcare crisis?
Critics argue laws are being misused to punish the poor but experts say cases represent country’s failure to care for its most vulnerable citizens After...
Month : May 2022
Paraguay’s top prosecutor killed on honeymoon on Colombian beach
Shooting of Marcelo Pecci in front of his wife decried by Paraguayan president as ‘cowardly murder’ Paraguay’s prosecutor of organised crime and drug-trafficking cases, Marcelo...
El Salvador: woman sentenced to 30 years in prison for homicide after miscarriage
Activists say case offers a stark warning to women in the US, where the supreme court is considering overturning Roe v Wade A court in...
Threat of being sent to Rwanda ‘harming health of UK asylum seekers’
Rights organisations say refugees going into hiding as Home Office admits LGBTQ+ people could face persecution in African country Ministers’ threats to send unauthorised migrants...
Ordure! Ordure! Canadian MP sorry for logging on to session from toilet stall
Liberal Shafqat Ali promises never to repeat ‘this error’ after fellow MP deplores affront to ‘cathedral of Canadian democracy’ A Canadian lawmaker has apologized after...
Ex-Facebook moderator in Kenya sues over working conditions
Petition alleges local workers subjected to irregular pay and inadequate mental health support A former Facebook moderator has filed a lawsuit against its owner, Meta...
Two slain in Mexico are the latest in unrelenting slaughter of journalists
The president has been accused of failing to address the wave of violence and has been incessant with his attacks on reporters The unrelenting slaughter...
Priti Patel blames lawyers as she admits Rwanda plan will ‘take time’
Home secretary attacks ‘specialist lawyers’ as Labour calls delayed plan little more than a press release Priti Patel has admitted that it will take time...
Ferdinand Marcos Jr set to triumph in Philippines presidential election
Son of late dictator has enough votes in unofficial tally, signalling remarkable rehabilitation of Marcos family Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the...
Elon Musk tweet sparks debate in Japan on falling birthrate
Tesla boss responds to data showing population fell by record 644,000 last year – the 11th straight year of decline Elon Musk has warned that...
