Jan Ruff-O’Herne, 93, was repeatedly raped in a Japanese army brothel. Now, she is campaigning for the Japanese Government to offer apologies and compensation to herself and other “comfort women”.
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Councils seek advice on weed killer that ‘probably causes cancer’
The peak body for local councils in Queensland says it will seek legal advice about using the world’s most popular weed killer, glyphosate.
Our president should speak English: French students
Nine out of ten French students think that the president of France should speak fluent English, and the vast majority aren’t impressed with Hollande’s attempts.
France to give workers right to ignore emails after hours
France looks set to give workers the freedom to turn off their smart phones and laptops and ignore work emails when at home or on holiday.
No Balkan fence on my watch, Merkel tells eastern Europe
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Tuesday criticised an eastern European proposal to close the Balkans refugee route and vowed to push for a plan with Turkey to reduce the influx at an EU summit.
Growers despair as disease ravages Italy’s olive groves
Italian olive grower Federico Manni is at the end of his tether.
Mussolini’s shrine town will get €5m fascism museum
The Italian government is reportedly ready to break a 70-year taboo by funding a controversial museum dedicated to fascism in Benito Mussolini’s hometown of Predappio – a place of pilgrimage for modern-day fans of the wartime dictator.
Murdered Italian student’s family deny he was a spy
The family of Giulio Regeni, the student brutally murdered in Cairo earlier this month, has denied he was a spy.
Photos: These Maniacs Ran Around In Their Underwear During “Life Threatening” Temps
On Saturday some unhinged lunatics actually paid money to be out in the below-freezing “life-threatening” weather in their underwear. The annual Cupid Undie Run—which raises money for the Children’s Tumor Foundation—went down around 2 p.m. near Pier 84 in Manhattan. [ more › ]
El Niño Is Washing Away Our Beaches
Powerful, El Niño-fueled waves have washed away massive amounts of sand at many of L.A. County’s beaches, causing more erosion than typical winter months. [ more › ]
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