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UN rights chief urges commitment to end torture of children
Jacqueline Jones
April 10, 2016 02:08:53 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Friday warned about child torture and urged a commitment to end it. At the 43rd session of the Board of Trustees of the UN Voluntary Fund...

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Federal appeals court rules Google may not ignore Mississippi subpoena
Jacqueline Jones
April 10, 2016 01:20:48 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Friday overturned a district court decision that allowed Google to ignore a subpoena. Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood began investigating Google in 2012 for...

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News 2 Guantanamo detainees transferred to Senegal
2 Guantanamo detainees transferred to Senegal
Jacqueline Jones
April 5, 2016 11:12:31 am

The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Monday announced the transfer of two Guantanamo detainees to Senegal. Libyan nationals Salem Abdu Salam Ghereby, 55, and Omar Khalif Mohammed Abu Baker Mahjour, about 44, were released...

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News Federal judge approves $20 billion Gulf oil spill settlement
Federal judge approves $20 billion Gulf oil spill settlement
Jacqueline Jones
April 5, 2016 10:21:05 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Monday entered a final judgement approving a $20 billion settlement in the BP Oil Spill case . The settlement...

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Poland citizens protest possible total abortion ban
Jacqueline Jones
April 3, 2016 02:18:45 pm

Polish citizens protested on Sunday a possible total abortion ban following the suggestion of the ruling legislative party's president. The ruling conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party wants to bring the country's abortion policies in line with...

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Netherlands to vote on EU-Ukraine trade deal
Jacqueline Jones
April 3, 2016 01:41:17 pm

The Netherlands will vote in a non-binding advisory referendum on Wednesday regarding Dutch ratification of the EU-Ukraine trade agreement. The EU-Ukraine deal will remove trade barriers between the European Union (EU) and the Ukraine. Many Dutch...

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DOJ drops case against Apple after unlocking iPhone
Jacqueline Jones
March 29, 2016 10:11:34 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday dropped its case seeking to compel Apple to assist unlocking the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone, saying the DOJ has accessed the data itself. The DOJ...

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Georgia governor to veto controversial ‘religious liberty’ bill
Jacqueline Jones
March 29, 2016 09:52:15 am

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal said Monday that he will veto a controversial religious freedom bill . HB 757 was given final legislative approval earlier this month and awaited the governor's signature. The governor...

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Mississippi lawmakers propose bill allowing execution by firing squad
Jacqueline Jones
March 27, 2016 01:48:06 pm

Mississippi lawmakers on Saturday reintroduced a bill that would allow for execution by firing squad as an alternative to lethal injection. Attorney General Jim Hood stated earlier this year that he planned...

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International war crimes court jails journalist for contempt
Jacqueline Jones
March 27, 2016 01:25:05 pm

The UN Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals on Thursday arrested a French journalist on an outstanding warrant from November 2011 for contempt. French journalist Florence Hartmann , in her book Paix...

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New Zealand establishes Nuclear Free Zone

On June 8, 1987, the government of New Zealand passed the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act, which barred ships that are powered by nuclear energy or carry nuclear weapons from entering the country's territorial waters.

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