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Canada indigenous children’s compensation order upheld
BBC News In 2016, a rights tribunal ruled that the government had underfunded First Nations children's services compared with those...
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Babi Yar: Ukraine marks 80 years since Nazi massacre of nearly 34,000 Jews in just two days
Euro News By AP Ukraine has marked the 80th anniversary of the Babi Yar massacre, one of the most infamous...
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Brazil hospital chain hid COVID-19 deaths, whistleblowers’ lawyer tells Senate
Reuters By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA, Sept 28 (Reuters) - A Brazilian hospital chain tested unproven drugs on elderly COVID-19 patients...
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Italy: Statue of scantily-clad woman sparks sexism row
BBC News The sculpture in the southern town of Sapri is a tribute to La Spigolatrice di Sapri (The Gleaner...
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N.C. hospital system fires about 175 workers in one of the largest-ever mass terminations due to a vaccine mandate
The Washington Post By Timothy Bella A North Carolina-based hospital system announced Monday that roughly 175 unvaccinated employees were fired...
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Biden, McConnell get COVID-19 boosters, encourage vaccines
AP News By ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — Seventy-eight-year-old Joe Biden and 79-year-old Mitch McConnell got their booster shots Monday,...
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Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. Being Released From Rehab Center After COVID Battle
NBC Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. will be released from a rehab center Wednesday "having overcome both COVID-19 and successful therapy...
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Canadians vote in pandemic election that could cost Trudeau
AP News By ROB GILLIES TORONTO (AP) — Canadians voted Monday in a pandemic election that could weaken Prime Minister...
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Veterans Discharged Under Anti-Gay ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Will Be Eligible for Benefits
People By Aaron Parsley Ten years after the repeal of the U.S. military's controversial "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy banning...
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The coronavirus death toll is approaching the 1918 flu pandemic — with some key caveats
The Washington Post By Aaron Blake The United States just hit a grim milestone when it comes to the toll...
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