How The Pandemic Has Affected Patients In Hospice Care
The coronavirus crisis has left little to no time for important discussions with those in hospice care — about whether they want the treatment that could save them or wish to do without it.
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View ArticleA Trial In Spain Raises Hope For Justice For 1989 Priest Killings In El Salvador
A court in Madrid is due to rule next month on murder and terrorism charges against an ex-Salvadoran military officer alleged to have played a key role in the executions of five Spanish priests.(Image...
View ArticleSpain Starts Trial Of Former Salvadoran Officer Over Killing Of Jesuit Priests
A Spanish court has put a former Salvadoran military officer on trial for the alleged killing of Jesuit priests three decades ago.
View ArticleA Syrian Refugee Family's Resettlement In The U.S. Is Captured In Graphic Novel
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View ArticleCanada Works To Fly Thousands Home From Overseas In Coronavirus Airlift
The country's foreign minister called the move possibly the largest peacetime repatriation in Canadian history.(Image credit: Blair Gable/Reuters)
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Pluto and her human, Nancie Wight, have been churning out viral videos with lifestyle tips from their home in Montreal.
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Afghans who helped U.S. troops back home in Afghanistan have ended up in the New York area with their families, and they're helping fight the coronavirus.
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In a first, Syrian witnesses and plaintiffs, some of whom survived torture in a Damascus prison, will see a former high-ranking Syrian official in court on charges of crimes against humanity.(Image...
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View ArticleSyrian War Crimes Trial Resumes In Germany
A former Syrian intelligence officer faces war crimes charges in a landmark trial underway in Germany. He's charged with thousands of counts of torture that allegedly took place at a prison he ran.
View ArticleHow The Pandemic Has Affected Patients In Hospice Care
The coronavirus crisis has left little to no time for important discussions with those in hospice care — about whether they want the treatment that could save them or wish to do without it.
View ArticleU.S. Immigration Crackdowns Not Unusual During Times Of Crisis
President Trump is expected to sign an order to suspend some temporary work visas through the end of the year. A look at history shows a connection between pandemics and efforts to limit immigration.
View ArticleSyrian Filmmaker Speaks Out On Torture: 'I Was Holding This Pain For A Long...
Oscar-nominated documentary maker Feras Fayyad delivered the first witness testimony in a crimes against humanity trial against a former Syrian government official in Germany.(Image credit: Thomas...
View ArticleAt The U.N., Russia Forces Reduced Access For Aid To Syrians
Aid groups warn that civilians are in danger, as a humanitarian assistance program that funnels supplies to displaced Syrians in areas outside government control is whittled down yet again.(Image...
View ArticleA Trial In Spain Raises Hope For Justice For 1989 Priest Killings In El Salvador
A court in Madrid is due to rule next month on murder and terrorism charges against an ex-Salvadoran military officer alleged to have played a key role in the executions of five Spanish priests.(Image...
View ArticleSpain Starts Trial Of Former Salvadoran Officer Over Killing Of Jesuit Priests
A Spanish court has put a former Salvadoran military officer on trial for the alleged killing of Jesuit priests three decades ago.
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