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Canada: indigenous community suicide crisis
The Attawapiskat First Nation of 2,000 people living in Ontario declared a state of emergency on Saturday after eleven of its members tried taking their own lives this month and twenty-eight tried to do so in…
Middle East: girl soldiers terrify IS
Who would have believed that the group that is beheading, burning alive and drowning in cages the supposed enemies of Allah would be afraid of girls? It is an oxymoron. On the one hand, IS fighters…
Pakistan: 'shaming' of Christians in school books
Textbooks in Pakistan’schools have become more antagonistic to Christians. A new report says, ‘The trend towards a more biased curriculum against religious minorities is accelerating. These grossly generalised and stereotypical portrayals of religious minority communities signal…
A world of hidden wealth
The biggest data leak in history, detailing the activities of 200,000+ offshore companies, charts an escalating transfer of wealth by the offshore system from the poorest to the richest nations. Money that funds superyachts, private jets,…
