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Restoring dignity one haircut at a time in Kenya's largest mental health hospital
Jun 30, 2026 - World 
At Kenya’s largest mental health referral hospital, male patients experience a unique therapy: personal grooming sessions from visiting barbers
Pope promotes Italian nun to top migrant role in first major appointment of a woman
Jun 30, 2026 - World 
Pope Leo XIV has made his first major appointment of a woman to the Holy See hierarchy
Pope begs breakaway traditionalist group to back off bishop consecrations
Jun 30, 2026 - World 
Pope Leo XIV is begging a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics to call off its planned consecrations of new bishops without his consent
Fire at petrochemical plant in India injures at least 20 people
Jun 30, 2026 - World 
A fire at a petrochemical plant in eastern India has injured at least 20 people
Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui sentenced to 30 years in US prison for fraud
Jun 30, 2026 - World 
Guo Wengui, who gained fans for criticising China’s Communist party, was found guilty in 2024 on nine charges including money launderingA US federal court has sentenced exiled Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui to 30 years in prison, after he was convicted of defrauding thousands of people out of more than $1bn.In July 2024, a jury unanimously found Guo, also known as Ho Wan Kwok and Miles Guo, guilty on nine of 12 charges, including securities offences, wire fraud and money laundering. The FBI arrested Guo, who is in his fifties, in March 2023 at his luxury Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park. Continue reading...
