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UN rights chief leaving with China report still unreleased
UN rights chief leaving with China report still unreleased
World
by  AFP

Diplomats paid tribute to departing UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday, despite her failure to release a long-promised report on alleged abuses in China's Xinjiang region. But while the former Chilean president was greeted with praise, flowers and a standing ovation, the row over a long-promised report on the rights situation in Xinjiang remains unresolved.

'Second life': helicopters rescue the stranded from Pakistan valleys
'Second life': helicopters rescue the stranded from Pakistan valleys
World
by  AFP

Up to 200,000 people are stranded in remote Pakistan valleys after the unrelenting floods of the past week -- with helicopters the only way of reaching them. So far 21 deaths have been reported in the area's valleys –- mostly as a result of collapsed houses -- but a handful of people were washed away by floods.

UK cost of living crisis sees surge in pet abandonments: charity
UK cost of living crisis sees surge in pet abandonments: charity
World
by  AFP

The UK's leading animal charity on Tuesday blamed spiralling costs and the huge upsurge in pet ownership during the pandemic for a 24-percent rise in pet abandonments this year. The charity, which is running an anti-animal cruelty campaign, attributed the surge to the pandemic and cost of living crisis for stretching pet owners' finances.

Indonesia arrests soldiers accused of killings, mutilations in Papua
Indonesia arrests soldiers accused of killings, mutilations in Papua
World
by  AFP

Six Indonesian soldiers have been arrested after being accused of killing four indigenous Papuans and mutilating their bodies last week, authorities said on Tuesday. Military investigators were questioning the six soldiers, who were named as suspects and arrested by the military police on Monday, military official Chandra W. Sukotjo said on Tuesday.