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Exclusive: WFP launches investigation into its operations in Sudan as famine spreads


Exclusive: WFP launches investigation into its operations in Sudan as famine spreads

Inspector General investigates two senior WFP officials in Sudan – sources Investigators are investigating whether employees concealed the Sudanese army’s alleged role in blocking food aid Investigation also looks into disappearance of fuel stocks in Sudan WFP and USAID confirm that an investigation into the operation in Sudan is ongoing Hunger protection organisation IPC: 25 […]

US appeals court supports EEOC victory against Walmart in disability discrimination case


US appeals court supports EEOC victory against Walmart in disability discrimination case

Aug 27 (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld $300,000 in compensation for a former Walmart employee with Down syndrome who was fired because of her disability after 15 years with the company, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. A unanimous three-member panel of judgesopens new tab of the Chicago-based 7th U.S. […]

Union: Police in Caracas arrest local journalist during house search


Union: Police in Caracas arrest local journalist during house search

CARACAS, Aug 25 (Reuters) – A well-known Venezuelan journalist was arrested in Caracas on Sunday by police who searched her home, a journalists’ union and a local human rights group said. The National Union of Press Workers of Venezuela (SNTP) and the human rights organization Espacio Publico stated on their X-accounts that agents entered the […]