Ahmaud Arbery’s mother files $1m lawsuit on anniversary of death
The mother of Ahmaud Arbery filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on Tuesday against the three men accused of killing her son, a Black man who was chased down and shot dead as he jogged through his Georgia neighbourhood. The $1m suit, filed by Wanda Cooper-Jones on the anniversary of her son’s death, also names […]
Irish PM issues state apology for mother and baby homes abuses
A ‘profound generational wrong’ was visited upon those who wound up in Ireland’s network of Catholic Church-run homes for unwed mothers and their children, Irish PM says. Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin has offered a formal apology in the country’s parliament for the treatment of unmarried mothers and their babies in a network of church-run […]
It’s Mother vs. Son in Britain’s Priciest Divorce War
For the United Kingdom, the influx of Russian capital — and capital from the super rich in other parts of the world — had upsides. Real estate prices and tax coffers were plumped, and a mini industry of accountants, lawyers and advisers sprang up, all of whom helped these émigrés navigate the tax codes and […]
Singaporean mother gives birth to baby with COVID-19 antibodies
A woman who was pregnant when infected with COVID has reportedly given her child antibodies against the virus. A Singaporean woman who was pregnant when she was infected with coronavirus in March has reportedly given birth to a baby with antibodies against the disease, offering a new clue as to whether the infection can be […]
‘No one bothered’: Afghan mother waits for son held in Guantanamo #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
For 13 years, Sehar Bibi has waited for her son to be released from Guantanamo Bay, where life for one of the last Afghan prisoners has been defined by hunger strikes, force feedings and isolation. Hundreds of detainees including senior Taliban leaders have been released from the notorious detention centre run by the United States […]