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Venezuelaʼs health care crisis: Hospitals have ʼnothing leftʼ The situation has become increasingly dramatic over the past several years. Thousands of Venezuelanscross the border every day, either staying in Colombia or moving on to other Latin American countries. In Colombia alone, at the moment, there are 1.2 million Venezuelans, in Ecuador more than 200,000 people and in Peru more than oneandahalf million — so in these three countries alone there are nearly 2 million Venezuelans who no longer know, how they are going to make ends meet at home. As a first response, we set up two health centers right on the border crossing at Cucuta — one directly behind the border bridge has been in operation since 2017. In the meantime, we also have medical aid stations on the border with Ecuador and along the migration route in Colombia. Many Venezuelans donʼt even have enough money for a simple bus ticket and are just walking to get to destinations hundreds of kilometers away.
Nuns fight sexual abuse in Indiaʼs Catholic Church Last year, Catholic nun Sister Anupama, and four of her companions from the Missionaries of Jesus congregation in Kerala, led protests demanding thearrest of Bishop Franco Mulakkal, 54, a senior member of the Roman Catholic clergy and head of its Jalandhar diocese. Mulakkal was accused of raping a Catholic nun 13 times between 2014 and 2016. He is currently out on bail as the case is being heard in court. Last month, Anupama and her companions were supposed to have been transferred from their convent in Kuravilangad, but the transfer order was revoked after a couple of weeks. The transfer order had sparked speculation that they were being punished for complaining.
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German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld dies age 85 The Germanborn designer has died at the age of 85
German Health Minister blocks suicide aid to terminally ill Germany has so far not provided any lethal drugs to terminally ill people wanting to put an end to their suffering, despite a2017 verdict allowing such suicide assistancein exceptional cases, a newspaper reported on Tuesday. The Tagesspiegel daily said that 93 of 123 applications for the drugs had so far been rejected by the relevant authority, the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM). The paper said none had yet been approved and that 22 people had died while waiting for their application to be processed. According to the Tagespiegel Health Minister Jens Spahn has played a considerable role in the rejection of applications, urging the BfArM in June last year not to allow anyone to purchase lethal drugs for the purposes of suicide.
Saudi women refugees in Germany: Still living in fear Chanelʼs leading designer for 30 years, Karl Lagerfeld was a brand in his own right with an unmistakable look and outrageous comments. The French fashion house Chanel on Tuesday confirmed that theGermanborn designer Karl Lagerfeldhad died at the age of 85. Lagerfeld held a number of top jobs in the fashion world and had an almost unprecedented influence on the industry. Wellheeled roots Karl Lagerfeld was born into a wealthy family, on September 10, 1933. His father was a canned milk manufacturer and together with his wife, young Karl and his sister lived in Hamburgʼs Blankenese district, home to aristocrats, pretty villas and wellkept parks. All that changed for Lagerfeld when Hamburg was bombed in July 1944, as the family moved to their estate in SchleswigHolstein. It was there, in the countryside, that he spent half of his childhood, though his urban origins, affinity to unusual clothing and his long hair made him stand out among the country kids. Little Karl was
y quite unusual in other ways as well. Even before starting school, he learned English and French and spent hours up in the attic drawing. He preferred going to museums rather than school, and was fascinat ed by French painters. "I loved everything that was French … thatʼs where I wanted to go and thatʼs why I learned French as a child," he told filmmaker Gero von Boehm in the 2014 documentary Deutschland, deine Künstler: Karl Lagerfeld (Germany, Your Artists: Karl Lagerfeld). Over the years, the desire to move to Paris grew. After attending a Dior show in Hamburg in 1950, his mind was made up and in 1953 he and his mother moved to the fashion capital. He quickly made a name for himself: At just 20 years of age, he took first place in a fashion competition with a coat design. Yves Saint Laurent also participated, but only finished third.
"Where are you hiding? We know you are not in your apartment." Ayasha* scrolls further. "We will get you. Even if you go to the end of the world, we have people who can track you down." Ayasha sits barefoot in sweatpants and a Tshirt in her kitchen, in front of her a folder. In it, she has collected all the threatening messages she has received, printed and translated into German by an official interpreter. Another message reads: "The embassy has people who can get information about you through the city administration."
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