Category Archives: Social
For pregnant women, pandemic made hunt for drug rehab harder
After using drugs on and off for years, Megan Sims wanted to get clean again. But she couldn’t bring herself to stop during the coronavirus pandemic, even when she discovered she was going to have a baby. She had been
Biden’s Census nominee promises independence, transparency
If confirmed, Robert Santos, a third-generation Mexican American, would be the first person of color to be a permanent head of the agency.
Lawyer: US editor jailed in Myanmar fears he has COVID-19
BANGKOK (AP) — An American journalist detained in Myanmar told his lawyer he believes he has COVID-19, but prison authorities deny he is infected.
Italy OKs more aid for Libyan coast guard amid alleged abuse
ROME (AP) — Italian lawmakers approved renewed funding to train the Libyan coast guard as a human rights group released a report Thursday outlining fresh accusations that the coast guard returns the migrants it rescues at sea to horrific detention
Chinese farmer who praised lawyers during crackdown on trial
BEIJING (AP) — A prominent Chinese pig farmer who was detained after praising lawyers during a crackdown on legal activists by President Xi Jinping’s government went on trial Thursday on charges including fighting with police and organizing a protest, ...
Lebanon’s PM-designate steps down after months of deadlock
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri stepped down Thursday over what he called “key differences” with the president, deepening a political crisis that has left the Lebanese without a government for nine months even as they endur...
Small Manitoba cabinet shuffle includes replacement for Indigenous relations
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister has appointed a new minister of Indigenous relations to replace Eileen Clarke, who resigned after the premier's comments on Canadian history. Pallister has named Alan Lagimodiere to the portfolio. Lagimodiere...
Small Manitoba cabinet shuffle includes replacement for Indigenous relations
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister has appointed a new minister of Indigenous relations to replace Eileen Clarke, who resigned after the premier's comments on Canadian history. Pallister has named Alan Lagimodiere to the portfolio. Lagimodiere...
What pairs with beetle? Startups seek to make bugs tasty
LONDON (AP) — Tiziana Di Costanzo makes pizza dough from scratch, mixing together flour, yeast, a pinch of salt, a dash of olive oil and something a bit more unusual — ground acheta domesticus, better known as cricket powder.
Ethiopia accuses aid groups of ‘arming’ Tigray fighters
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s government has accused humanitarian aid groups working in its war-hit Tigray region of “arming” Tigray fighters and threatened to halt some groups’ operations there.
