Man who suffered 'horrific and debased' abuse by uncle awarded €203,000
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The victim's psychiatrist said it was in the top five of childhood and adolescent abuse cases which she had dealt with in 40 years of practice.

Taoiseach warns country could face further cost-of-living ‘challenges’
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Micheál Martin described the crisis as a 'unique set of circumstances' brought on by the pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

Escort site offers ‘war-inspired fantasies’ with Ukrainian women – investigator
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As hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian women fled, searches for Ukrainian prostitutes spiked by up to 600%

Escort Ireland, the country’s largest escort site, is offering men the opportunity to live out their “war-inspired fantasies” with newly-arrived Ukrainian women, a researcher with the OSCE told an Irish NGO. Amid the outpouring of refugees from Ukraine, the researcher said that internet searches for buying sex from these women has increased by up to 600%.

Since refugees began leaving Ukraine in late February, Escort Ireland has reported a 250% increase in searches f...

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Meta restricts abortion discussion – media
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A company speech policy bars workers from discussing the issue lest Meta become a ‘hostile work environment’

Meta employees have been warned against discussing abortion on Workplace, the company’s internal Facebook clone, workers told The Verge on Thursday. To justify the ban on discussing the topic, which has apparently been in place since 2019, the company cited an “increased risk” that the company would be seen as a “hostile work environment.”

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US re­moves ul­tra­na­tion­al­ist Is­raeli group from ‘ter­ror’ list
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State De­part­ment re­vokes ‘ter­ror­ism’ des­ig­na­tion of Ka­hane Chai and four oth­er groups, say­ing they have been in­ac­tive.
Published On 20 May 2022

US un­veils new steps, re­sources to tack­le ris­ing hate crimes
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At­tor­ney gen­er­al an­nounces new mea­sures to raise aware­ness, as well as pre­vent and ad­dress hate crimes in US.
Published On 20 May 2022

UN rights chief to make land­mark trip to Chi­na’s Xin­jiang re­gion
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Michelle Bachelet’s vis­it marks the first trip to Chi­na by a UN hu­man rights com­mis­sion­er since 2005.
Published On 20 May 2022

Trump pays $110,000 fine for fail­ure to co­op­er­ate with NY probe
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New York state is in­ves­ti­gat­ing for­mer US pres­i­dent’s real es­tate com­pa­ny for al­leged­ly mis­stat­ing val­ue of as­sets.
Published On 20 May 2022

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US urges probe, ac­count­abil­i­ty for Shireen Abu Ak­leh’s killing
Wash­ing­ton re­news calls for in­ves­ti­ga­tion into jour­nal­ist’s killing af­ter Is­raeli mil­i­tary rules out crim­i­nal in­quiry.
Published On 20 May 2022

Canada: Alberta’s Jason Kenney resigns after party leadership review
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After winning only by a slender margin in a leadership review, Alberta premier Jason Kenney on Wednesday (May 18) resigned shocking many who expect

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Russia mulling to allow citizens above 40 and foreigners over 30 to join military
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Russia is reportedly trying to bolster the manpower of its armed forces by considering allowing citizens over 40 and foreigners over 30 to sign up

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In Budapest, Hungary’s Viktor Orban tells CPAC conservatives to have own media to retain power
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Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said that the only way to remain in power is to have your own media outlet and to tackle the “insanity of

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G7 Mulls Cartel To Cap Russian Oil Prices

G7 representatives have discussed controlling the price of Russian oil, with US Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen admitting it would need a “significant cartel” to achieve their aims.

Plans have not been finalized, but goals are thought to include ensuring some Russian oil continues entering the global market to help hold down prices.

Turning the G7 into a cartel - who’d have thought?

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❗️Footage Shows the Exit of the Last Group of Fighters from the Azovstal Factory

A total of 2,439 people have reportedly surrendered.

The territory of the factory is now under complete control of the Russian military.

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Explained: Global Monkeypox Outbreak From Australia, to Europe & Americas - health experts baffled

▪️What is monkeypox?

A virus similar to 'normal' pox [smallpox] that generally runs its course within a month. Incubation is 7-21 days. Strains from West and Central Africa identified. It's thought around 1 in 10 of those who are infected in Africa die.

▪️Human Transmission

Close contact. More cases detected in gay men, but experts say too early to confirm intercourse main cause. Originated from contact, bites or eating infected animals.

▪️Symptoms

Pustules, lesions and blisters on the skin, head, back/muscle ache, and fever. Smallpox vaccines and antiviral treatments are already available and have been cleared to treat monkeypox - but efficacy doubts.

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Boris Johnson’s father acquires French citizenship to keep link with EU
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Stanley Johnson, a former MEP, said he is ‘absolutely delighted’ to have acquired the nationality.