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A Catholic priest who sexually abused “maybe 20” boys was instructed to say prayers to repent for his crimes: The 95-year-old said he “got the impression that kids liked it”.(independent.co.uk)
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Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has resigned from an advisory panel to Panama’s government set up after the Panama Papers scandal, citing lack of transparency within the committee. He said he found evidence in the papers of crimes such as money laundering for child prostitution rings. (maltatoday.com.mt)
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Incl. intl. flightsDelta airlines says all flights suspended "due to system outage nationwide" (bbc.com)
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Grooming of young girls by gangs of predominantly Kashmiri men is still occurring on an “industrial scale” in Rotherham (express.co.uk)
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Majority of Germans against EU-Turkey refugee deal, two thirds of Germans are in favour of halting aid to Turkey and more than half want to end refugee deal. (aljazeera.com)
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Chinese tourist spends 12 days in a German refugee centre after filling out asylum application by mistake (independent.co.uk)
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UK prisons aren't big enough to jail all paedophiles, senior police officer warns, The number of convicted paedophiles in UK prisons has soared in recent years. (independent.co.uk)
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One drug can treat three deadly and neglected infections - Chagas disease, leishmaniasis and sleeping sickness - animal studies show. It has been described as a "new hope" for tackling the parasitic infections which affect millions of people in the poorest parts of the world. (bbc.com)
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Rejection of experts spreads from Brexit to climate change with 'Clexit' - Clexit calls for withdrawal from climate treaties, rejects the conclusions of 97% of climate science experts and 95% of economics experts (theguardian.com)
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U.S. Soccer Team Greeted With Homophobic Chants At Rio Olympics, U.S. midfielder Megan Rapinoe, who is openly gay, called the insults “personally hurtful.”(huffingtonpost.com)
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UK's top bosses received 10% pay rise in 2015 as average salary hit 5.5m. For the average worker, wages rose by 2% in 2015, according to the Office for National Statistics. (theguardian.com)
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A Brazilian priest mentioned in the Catholic clergy sex abuse film "Spotlight" was found dead in a prison cell after he was arrested again for suspected pedophilia (reuters.com)
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'Straddling bus' locked up, all testing stopped after allegations surface that it's just a big scam (shanghaiist.com)
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UK's Home Office bans caseworkers from asking LGBT asylum seekers for ‘proof’ of gay sex (pinknews.co.uk)
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Canada is seizing more suspect Chinese currency than ever before, Suspected criminal proceeds or undeclared money seized from Chinese travelers has more than doubled in Canada since 2013 | VICE News (news.vice.com)
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Thousands of failed asylum-seekers are unaccounted for in Ireland - State did not carry out checks to make sure ‘voluntary’ deportees left the country (irishtimes.com)
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Ethiopian government switched off the Internet and mobile phone connectivity over the weekend as dozens are killed during widespread political protests. (bbc.com)
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