The Independent Commission for the Study of Child Sexual Abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church Monday reported that at least 4,812 children have been sexually abused by members of the Portuguese Catholic Church since 1950. The commission, established by the Portuguese Episcopal Conference (PEC), acknowledged on Tuesday that this figure is the “tip of the [...]

Canadian independent news outlet The Narwhal and journalist Amber Bracken Monday announced a lawsuit against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) concerning the RCMP’s arrest of Bracken, another journalist and multiple indigenous persons at an indigenous environmental rights protest. Bracken was reporting the protest for The Narwhal at the time of her arrest, which the [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Monday ordered the reinstatement of an appeal of a ruling regarding a Connecticut school policy on transgender students’ participation in sports. The ruling dismissed a claim that the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Association’s (CIAC) policy, which provides transgender student athletes with an opportunity to participate in athletic [...]

The US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled Monday that Starbucks violated federal labor laws by firing two workers who were planning to organize a union at a Philadelphia store in 2020. The NLRB upheld the ruling of an administrative law judge which found that, in 2019 and 2020, Starbucks took illegal actions when it [...]

Crypto firm Paxos Trust Company LLC Monday announced the New York Department of Financial Service (NYDFS) ordered them, effective February 21, to cease issuing new BUSD tokens with fellow crypto firm Binance. However, Paxos “will continue to manage BUSD dollar reserves.”  Paxos claimed that, throughout the company’s existence, it “has always prioritized the safety of [...]

Australian First Nations group the Gomeroi people are preparing to file their native title appeal against the Santos Narrabri Gas Project, a multi-billion-dollar project aiming to build up to 850 gas wells in the state of New South Wales. The National Native Title Tribunal ruled in December that the public benefit of the project outweighed [...]

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. (Matthew 5:9) South Sudan, Africa’s youngest nation, has been struggling with civil strife, armed conflict and a deplorable state of human rights and the rule of law before and after its independence in 2011. South Sudan came to international attention in the early [...]

A Georgia Superior Court judge Monday issued an order directing the release of three portions of a Georgia special purpose grand jury’s report regarding alleged 2020 general election interference on February 16. The three parts of the report that will be released this Thursday are the introduction, conclusion and the section that details the grand jury’s [...]

China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin Monday stated China has spotted at least ten unauthorized US high-altitude balloons over Chinese airspace in the past year. Webin also warned that the US should “reflect on its own behavior and change course rather than attacking others and stoking confrontation.” The comments came amidst increased US scrutiny after [...]

Australia Minister for Immigration Andrew Giles announced Monday that the Australian government will give more than 20,000 refugees living in the country a pathway to permanent visas. The move would grant a more secure future to refugees with temporary visas who have been “in limbo” for over a decade. Delivering on an election commitment, the [...]