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Global Quickies: Ritual Killings, Honor Killings, and Restraining Orders Against God
CHINA (From cerberus40) “China has launched an investigation into search giant Baidu after the death of a student who tried an experimental cancer therapy he found online.” “Chinese people were already annoyed that Baidu sold off search positions, but when it became a life and death matter it has enraged them.” INDONESIA “A brutal crime that snuffed out the life…
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Global Quickies: Same-Sex Marriage in Colombia, Albinos Hunted in Malawi, and a Weasel in the LHC
COLOMBIA “Colombia’s top court has legalised same-sex marriage, making the country the fourth in Latin America to do so.” MALAWI “Malawi’s estimated 10,000 albinos face “extinction” if they continue to be murdered for their body parts for use in witchcraft, a UN expert has warned.” SAUDI ARABIA (From criticaldragon1177) “When people talk bustling gaming scenes, Saudi Arabia is not the…
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Global Quickies: Child Marriage Around the World, Pseudoscience and Sexism in Brazil, and Another Atheist Murdered in Bangladesh
BANGLADESH “Isis has claimed responsibility for the murder of a professor in Bangladesh for supposedly “calling to atheism”. Rezaul Karim Siddique, 58, was on his way to the Rajshahi University where he worked as an English teacher when he was viciously attacked.” MEXICO (Via Amy) “A group of recent college grads in the southern state of Michoacán have crowdfunded a…
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Global Quickies: Father Fighting Pseudoscience, A Hero in Mali, and Selfies in Heaven
SPAIN “A Spanish father has launched a court case against a homeopath he accuses of telling his son his cancer could be cured with “fungi and alcohol”.” SIERRA LEONE (From Critical Dragon1177) “Since December, parliament, dominated by President Ernest Bai Koroma’s party, has twice passed the “Safe Abortion Bill” which would scrap the current ban, both times with more than…
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Global Quickies: Surfer Girls, Annulling Child Marriages, and Jesus’ Wife
NEPAL “Sixteen-year-old Amrita knew what she wanted in her life – to get an education and become a teacher. She was able to stop her own marriage and continue her studies but many other girls in Nepal are not in the same position.” CHINA “Footage that appears to show a woman being assaulted in a Beijing hotel has sparked a…
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Global Quickies: Rainbow Laces, Ghosts, and Very Bad Ideas
ZIMBABWE “Five members of the same family were charged with the murder of a prophet who had been called to their their home in the village of Mazonde, Zimbabwe to help them cleanse their house of evil spirits. (…) Pastor Kanyama had reportedly asked his followers to bury him alive so that he could summon more cleansing powers to heal…
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Global Quickies: Quacks, Acupuncture, and Danger in Public Transportation
UK “Acupuncture is no longer recommended as a treatment for low back pain on the NHS, according to new draft guidelines released today by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice). The u-turn comes after a review of scientific evidence found that the practice was no better than a placebo in treating those living with low back pain…
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Global Quickies: Victim-Blaming, Black Magic, Child Marriage
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO “A mayor who linked a woman’s death at a carnival to her “vulgarity” has said he will resign from his role, following an online petition calling for him to do so.” EGYPT An Egyptian court has sentenced a four-year-old boy to life in prison, convicted of four counts of murder, eight of attempted murder, one vandalisation of…
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