Cancer patients seek damages from Fukushima nuclear plant
TOKYO (AP) — A Tokyo court began hearings Thursday in a lawsuit seeking nearly $5 million in damages for six people who were children in Fukushima at the time of…
Chile: Apology for sterilizing HIV-positive women in moment of ‘reproductive justice’
The head of the UN agency leading the fight against HIV/AIDS, welcomed on Friday a public apology from Chile on a landmark case of involuntary sterilization of women living with…
Rights office welcomes Zambia’s pledge to abolish the death penalty 
Zambia’s plan to abolish the death penalty adds to the growing global chorus against the practice, the UN Human Rights Office, OHCHR, said on Friday in welcoming the decision. President…
Shanghai aims to return to normal, but many find it hard to recover from the harsh lockdown
The city is set to end lockdown Wednesday, but two months of stringent restrictions have taken a toll on the economy, public health and trust in the government. rd to…
HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES (2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGQ3-Tt__Xs&feature=youtu.be A mysterious album of never before seen Nazi-era photographs arrives at the desk of United States Holocaust Memorial Museum archivist Rebecca Erbelding. As Rebecca and her team of historians…
WHO condemns Russia’s aggression in Ukraine in rare vote, rejects Moscow’s counter-proposal
GENEVA, May 26 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization assembly passed a motion on Thursday condemning the regional health emergency triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and rejected a rival…
Maker of gun used in school shooting got $3.1M in pandemic aid: report
Daniel Defense, which made a gun used in the Texas school shooting, received pandemic aid, per The NYT. The gunmaker received $3.1 million in aid in April 2020, according to…
Musicians cancel performances at upcoming NRA convention in wake of Uvalde shooting
At least four musicians who were set to sing in a concert at this weekend's annual convention of the National Rifle Association have canceled their performances in the wake of…
Ukrainian refugees arrive in Poland ‘in a state of distress and anxiety’
With more than 3.5 million people having fled to Poland since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, continues to scale up its operations…
‘We Never Thought This Would Happen Here.’ Uvalde Residents Reckon With Gun Violence in Their Quiet Town
In the Town Square in Uvalde, Texas, 21 crosses stand in rows, each bearing the name of someone killed by the gunman who stormed Robb Elementary School on May 24. They’re about…