Monthly Archives: January 2022
UN relief chief pledges support for Nigeria
Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths, has ended a four-day visit to Nigeria, pledging support and promising the United Nations will do everything it can to help rebuild the lives of vulnerable families who have been impacted by violence and extremism there.
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Human Rights Violations and Culture of Impunity in South Asia
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IPS) – As countries across South Asia continue to battle the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, causing serious public health and economic crisis, this region, which is home to almost 2 billion people, is also grappling with the erosion of democratic norms, growing authoritarianism, the crackdown on freedom of press, speech and dissent.
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French diplomat talks about the stakes of the ongoing Ukraine conflict
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Emmanuel Bonne, the diplomatic and national security advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron, about Russia and Ukraine.
‘Waking Ned Devine’ meets ‘Weekend at Bernie’s’ in bizarre attempt to collect money
Witnesses in an Irish town were shocked to see a deceased man propped up by two others trying to collect on his pension
Police were called after a man entered a post office in Ireland’s Carlow, propped up by two others. It was discovered later the men had been attempting to collect on the deceased individual’s earnings under the guise that he was still alive, but were told that the senior resident had to be present in person.
At a small post office in the town of Carlow, employees and customers waiting in line became immediately suspicious, the Irish media reported. One neighbor said her daughter saw the man’s feet dragging as he was pulled into the post office.
Neighbors described the dead man as “lovely” and said they were in “total shock” to discover the attempted scheme, which many social media users found reminiscent of the 1998 film ‘Waking Ned Devine’, which follows a group of townsfolk trying to collect on a winning lottery ticket owned by a recently deceased neighbor, or the US 1989 comedy ‘Weekend at Bernie’s’ in which two men do their best to pretend their dead employer is still among the living.
Takes “Waking Ned Devine” to a whole new level. Ireland, oh Ireland 🇮🇪💚🧡🤍 https://t.co/yZNdoJLA0J
— Dr. StephanieB (@sboumedi) January 21, 2022
what in the waking ned devine https://t.co/Wszr3sM4wu
— Jess (@InfiniteJess) January 21, 2022
Brilliant film 👌 https://t.co/bVwGb4rMiY pic.twitter.com/OxUTaDF9We
— NickyC (@rexclark81) January 21, 2022
I HAVE JUST BEEN SENT THIS BY ALMOST EVERY IRISH FRIEND I HAVE IN THE LAST TEN MINUTES. https://t.co/Nq6ngc9nh8
— Aisling Bea (@WeeMissBea) January 21, 2022
Carlow Mayor Fianna Fáil Councillor Ken Murnane said he too was “shocked” to learn of the incident, revealing he’s been to that post office many times in the past.
Gardai confirmed to local media that they are investigating the strange incident and the autopsy of the body will determine where the investigation goes, and a nearby house has been cordoned off as a crime scene while the investigation continues.
Human Rights Violations and Culture of Impunity in South Asia
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IPS) – As countries across South Asia continue to battle the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, causing serious public health and economic crisis, this region, which is home to almost 2 billion people, is also grappling with the erosion of democratic norms, growing authoritarianism, the crackdown on freedom of press, speech and dissent.