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Petition for public inquiry into Jason Arday’s media harassment gathers 31,000 signatures

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Petition for public inquiry into Jason Arday's media harassment gathers 31,000 signatures

Cambridge professor Jason Arday’s death sparks 31,000-signature petition over press harassment More than 31,000 people, including several MPs, have signed a petition calling for a public inquiry into alleged media harassment of the late Cambridge academic Jason Arday, campaign organisers said Sunday.The petition was launched by activist group Good Law Project, which had supported Arday … Read more

In 2011, Myanmar suspended a giant China-backed dam after public outrage; it now plans to restart a project that could flood an area the size of Singapore

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In 2011, Myanmar suspended a giant China-backed dam after public outrage; it now plans to restart a project that could flood an area the size of Singapore

Ethnic Kachin people visit Myitsone, the confluence of the Mali and Nmai rivers, outside Myitkyina, capital city of Kachin state, Myanmar Fourteen years after public protests forced construction to stop, Myanmar is preparing to restart the $3.6 billion (£2.8 billion) Myitsone hydropower project in Kachin State. The China-backed dam would create a reservoir roughly the … Read more

Why did Patrick Clancy divorce Lindsay Clancy? He once asked public to forgive ex-wife, ‘I wasn’t married to a monster’

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Why did Patrick Clancy divorce Lindsay Clancy? Why he asked public to forgive ex-wife (REUTERS/Brian Snyder, Jonathan Wiggs/Pool via REUTERS )

Lindsay Clancy’s trial is underway, with the Massachusetts mother facing three counts of murder in the killings of her children Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months. The proceedings are taking place in a Plymouth, Massachusetts, courtroom. Why did Patrick Clancy divorce Lindsay Clancy? Why he asked public to forgive ex-wife (REUTERS/Brian Snyder, Jonathan … Read more

Women’s public role shrink in China as official rhetoric shift towards family, children: Study

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Women’s public role shrink in China as official rhetoric shift towards family, children: Study

Beijing, The Chinese Communist Party has long portrayed the protection of women’s rights as one of its achievements but studies have found that their role in public life has diminished in recent years, particularly at the highest levels of political and policy leadership. Women’s public role shrink in China as official rhetoric shift towards family, … Read more

Why wasn’t Lindsay Clancy’s fingerprints found on exercise bands or knife? Public confusion grows over one evidence

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Lindsay Clancy's trial continues, with significant public interest in the lack of her fingerprints on evidence linked to her children's deaths. (via REUTERS)

Lindsay Clancy’s second week trial has left several people monitoring the case with more inquiries than clarifications. Lindsay Clancy’s trial continues, with significant public interest in the lack of her fingerprints on evidence linked to her children’s deaths. (via REUTERS) Lindsaya former labor and delivery nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital, confessed to the murders of … Read more

US judge compares Meta to ‘public nuisance,’ orders $567m payout over child harm

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US judge compares Meta to 'public nuisance,' orders $567m payout over child harm

US judge has ordered Meta to pay $567m in a New Mexico child safety case, ruling that Instagram and Facebook exposed children to harmful content and sexual exploitation Meta has been ordered to pay another $567 million by a US judge over allegations that its social media platforms exposed children to harmful content and failed … Read more