Aboriginal man, 24, dies in police custody in Australia’s NT
First Nations people in Australia have long been disproportionately harmed by deaths in custody, according to the Australian Human Rights Commission. The death comes as the Yuendumu community prepares for the findings of an inquest into the fatal police shooting in 2019 of 19-year-old Warlpiri man Kumanjayi Walker near Alice Springs.
Namibia honours victims of colonial genocide as reparation calls grow
In tonight’s edition: Namibia marks the mass killings of Indigenous people in the early 20th century by former colonial ruler Germany with its first genocide remembrance day. Also, leaders of West African regional bloc ECOWAS celebrate 50 years since its formation. And as war rages elsewhere in the country, the scale of the destruction in Sudan’s capital Khartoum is laid bare.
Argentina used as a ‘testing ground’ for eroding abortion rights, warns Amnesty
Julieta Bazán, a doctor in Buenos Aires, said professionals – whether ultrasound staff, nurses or doctors – “no longer want to guarantee” abortion rights due to discrimination and a lack of resources. The “noticeable” abortion pill shortage was a “violation of our law”, she said.
Unknown Species of Bacteria Discovered in China’s Space Station
It’s yet to be determined whether Niallia tiangongensis poses any threat to the health of Tiangong’s astronauts, but given its cousin’s ability to cause sepsis in immunocompromised patients and its newfound ability to break down gelatin, the potential for health problems from this and other space microbes is a serious issue.
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