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September 19, 2018

Facebook accused of job ad gender discrimination

Van driving, roofing, police work – all jobs for men. At least, that’s what a cluster of job ads placed on Facebook seemed to suggest. The […]
September 19, 2018

India man held for ‘inhumane torture’ of sister

A man has been arrested in India’s capital accused of locking up and torturing his sister for two years. Police and officials from the Delhi Commission […]
September 19, 2018

Christine Blasey Ford: Kavanaugh accuser ‘faces death threats’

The woman who accuses US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of attempting to rape her will not testify to the Senate next week, her lawyer says. […]
September 19, 2018

Yemen conflict: A million more children face famine, NGO warns

A further one million children are at risk of famine in Yemen, Save the Children has warned. Rising food prices and the falling value of the […]
September 19, 2018

US surgeon and girlfriend suspected of multiple drug rapes

A California surgeon and his girlfriend have been charged with two sexual assaults, and investigators suspect there could be “hundreds” more victims. Grant William Robicheaux, 38, […]
September 18, 2018

Australia’s elder abuse scandal ‘beyond belief’

On Sunday, Australia announced that it would hold a royal commission – its supreme form of inquiry – into the nation’s scandal-hit aged care sector. Prime […]
September 18, 2018

UK freezes aid to Zambia over corruption concerns

The UK government has frozen direct financial aid to the Zambian government over concerns about corruption. The alleged multi-million fraud involves the creation of shell companies […]
September 18, 2018

Burkina Faso botched FGM leaves 50 girls in hospital

Around 50 girls are being treated in hospital in Burkina Faso after botched circumcisions, or female genital mutilation (FGM), a minister says. Not all girls who […]