15 June 2020
Every year or so, shocking allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers deployed under the United Nations flag ricochet around global media. Why does it persist? And how can we put an end to it?
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14 Jun: Gregorian chants, burning incense and cat memes about Mary Magdalene. The 'weird Christian' movement is both ancient and modern, and it's attracting young people in unexpected ways.... more
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14 Jun: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says it is "deeply saddened" by a Chinese court's decision to sentence Australian man Karm Gilespie to death for drug smuggling.... more
13 Jun: The co-creator and star of the 1970s British television comedy says the decision to remove an episode of the series from streaming services comes from "marketing people and petty bureaucrats" concerned only about losing their jobs.... more
13 Jun: Lakhaan Singh recalls the day he first killed a tiger. But the arrival of a solar panel in his village has meant there are now fewer excuses for poaching, and a community is being transformed, writes Luke Taylor.... more
13 Jun: A statue of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is boxed up ahead of planned Black Lives Matter protests at Parliament Square in Westminster, leaving current PM Boris Johnson to call it "shameful" that the monument could be at risk of vandalis... more
