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Tag Archives: Ethics

20Oct/17

Tech companies lobby for ‘Dreamers’

October 20, 2017ImmigrationCoalition for the American Dream, Company: Facebook, Company: Google, Company: Microsoft, Company: ThomsonReuters, Country: United States, Criminal law, Ethics, Fred Katayama, Human migration, Illegal immigration, Morality, Politics, Social Issuessmbale

Nearly two dozen major technology companies are planning to launch a coalition to demand legislation that would allow illegal immigrants a path to permanent residency. Fred Katayama reports. Continue reading →

31Mar/17

Nigerian born chef in London puts an African twist on vegan cuisine

March 31, 2017Food and Drinkanimal products, Ethics, food, Hospitality/Recreation, Intentional living, Lifestyles, Meatless Monday, Personal life, Philosophy of life, Sustainable food system, Tomi Makanjuola, Veganismsmbale

In London, Nigerian born entrepreneur Tomi Makanjuola has been leading the vegan rise in popularity among Africans living in the city, offering healthier and meatless dishes, packed with flavours.
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13Jan/16

Splendour Joe Abisoye a 9-year-old Nigerian writer

Quotable African quotes of 2015

January 13, 2016Human Interest, LifestyleBarack Obama, Crime, Dispute resolution, Ethics, Joe Abisoye, John Githongo, Kweku Ansah-Asare, Nigeria, Nuruddin Farah, Rita Nipal Daniel, Victor Mpofu, Violencesmbale

From a 9-year-old published author in Nigeria to an activist spreading the word on why gender violence must stop, there were several memorable African voices this year.

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04Jul/15

Obama: “Have a safe and happy Fourth of July”

July 4, 2015Politics4th of July, Barack Obama, Bo, Ethics, Human Interest, Illinois, Life liberty and the pursuit of happiness, Luo people, Malia, Natural and legal rights, president, United Statessmbale

(NVO) – U.S. President Barack Obama wished Americans a “happy and safe Fourth of July” on Saturday (July 4) during his weekly address.
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01Jul/15

Bookkeeper of Auschwitz says he can only ask God for forgiveness

July 1, 2015CrimeAuschwitz, Auschwitz concentration camp, Ethics, Extermination camp, Forgiveness, German court, Germany, Gröning, Hans Holtermann, Human behavior, Irene Weisz, Jewish history, Law/Crime, officer, Oskar Groening, Oskar Gröning, Religion, The Holocaustsmbale

Former SS officer and Auschwitz bookkeeper Oskar Groening says he can only ask God for forgiveness in a German court case where he stands accused of being an accessory to mass murder.

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07May/15

Phone app helps alcoholics quit drinking

May 7, 2015HealthcareAddiction, Alcohol, Alcohol abuse, Alcoholism, Breathalyzer, Drinking culture, drug addiction, Ethics, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Huang, Taipei City Hospital, Technology/Internet, Yang Cheng-changsmbale

Taiwanese scientists design a mobile phone app, the Sober Diary, to help addicts quit alcohol.
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06Apr/15

Rolling Stone retracts University of Virginia rape story deemed a ‘journalistic failure’

April 6, 2015MediaEntertainment/Culture, Ethics, Jann Wenner, Mass media, NIGERIAN BOTTLING COMPANY PLC, PRISA, Publishing, Rape, Rolling Stone, Sabrina Rubin Erdely, University of Virginia, Virginia, Will Danasmbale

Rolling Stone retracted an explosive article Sunday (April 05) detailing an alleged gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity after an outside review concluded that the story failed to follow journalistic standards.

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01Apr/15

Twenty-three people charged in New York Medicaid fraud ring

April 1, 2015HealthcareCommon law, Ethics, Federal assistance in the United States, Fraud, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare reform in the United States, Homelessness, Law, Medicaid, New York Times, Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson, THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY, the Wall Street Journal, The Wall Street Journal Onlinesmbale

(Next Media Online) – Twenty-three people have been indicted for being part of an alleged Medicaid fraud ring that took advantage of thousands of homeless people in New York to claim millions of dollars from Medicaid.
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01Apr/15

Death sentences ‘no crime deterrent’

April 1, 2015WorldAmnesty International, Boko Haram, Capital punishment, Crime, Ethics, Hanging, London, Penology, Social Issues, Violence, War/Conflictsmbale

(NVO) – Governments using executions to punish crime and “terrorism” are responsible for a 28% rise in death sentences worldwide, a report released by Amnesty International said on Wednesday (April 1).
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14Mar/15

Officials condemn gang rape of elderly nun in India

March 14, 2015CrimeAnti-rape movement, Crime, Ethics, India, Jagmati Sangwan, Law, Law/Crime, Laws regarding rape, Parthasarathi Chatterjee, Rape, Social Issues, War rape, West Bengalsmbale

Officials give their reaction to the gang rape of a 72-year-old nun in the Nadia district of West Bengal.

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