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News & Observer
April 20, 2018
A comedian is praising a Raleigh coffee shop after he says an employee offered a man who was begging for money a glass of water and "treated him like a human being." Gary Owen posted a video on Instagram on Thursday about his experience at The Morning Times downtown. He said he stopped at theÃâà...
WalesOnline
April 20, 2018
Beggars can make between Ãâã100 and Ãâã200 a day in this Welsh town, a council officer has claimed. As a result, people are being urged to stop giving money and food to street beggars. Share. By. Elizabeth BradfieldLocal Democracy Reporter. 16:51, 19 APR 2018; Updated 17:31, 19 APR 2018. News. Enter your postcodeÃâà...
What's On
April 20, 2018
People caught begging in the UAE will be subject to more jail time and higher fines with the introduction of a new law. The Federal National Council has approved a draft law that aims to crack down on those who run organised begging networks, Gulf News reports. The new punishments will include aÃâà...
The New Indian Express
April 19, 2018
HYDERABAD: One ride around the city and we are likely to spot beggars on streets, at signals and at various crossroads. This, despite the recent activity where the Prisons Department along with the GHMC conducted a drive to clear out beggars from the streets. However, the police department believesÃâà...
News24
April 17, 2018
THE problem of beggars persist and SAPS and Metro police have requested that the public stop giving the beggars money – they ask how is that going to promote a decent future for the beggars? The following is quoted verbatim from a social worker in Cape Town: “To the person who just gave a R10 noteÃâà...
Hull Daily Mail
April 17, 2018
Outraged rough sleepers in Hull have slammed a group of “aggressive” drug-takers in the city centre for giving the homeless community a bad name. A mob of around 30 people were condemned by shop owners and managers in King Edward Street for driving away customers by brawling in broad daylightÃâà...
The National
April 17, 2018
“Begging has become more widespread... and organised begging has also emerged,” said Ras Al Khaimah member Salem Al Shehhi, the leader of the FNC committee that studied the draft law and raised it with the Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. A beggar who provesÃâà...
St Helens Star
April 17, 2018
"PROFESSIONAL" beggars will be targeted by a taskforce created to rejuvenate St Helens town centre. Last month, the Joint Agency Group (JAG) formed with the aim of tackling issues facing the town centre. An update on initial objectives of the multi-agency group was given at the safer communitiesÃâà...
Manchester Evening News
April 16, 2018
'Prolific and aggressive' beggar from Manchester banned from EVERY railway station in the country. Daryl Whelan has been arrested numerous times ... A 'prolific and aggressive' beggar has been banned from all railway stations in the country after a rare court order. Daryl Whelan, 27, has been arrested aÃâà...
Buzz.ie
April 16, 2018
A beggar who stands accused of stealing from an Irish pensioner over Christmas of 2015 has been arrested upon her return to Ireland. Rahela Bujor (30) was detained on returning to Dublin after a 20 month absence, where she was brought to Dublin District Court and refused bail. According to The IrishÃâà...
Nottingham Post
April 16, 2018
Bill Soughton, mitigating, told the court: "We seem to be locking up beggars when begging is not a criminal offence. "People who are homeless have a miserable life and a difficult time, whatever people think of them. "If you walk into the city, you may see him sleeping in a doorway. Some, if they don't walkÃâà...
The Sunshine Coast Daily
April 14, 2018
APPARENTLY not despondent about the 30th straight week of polling behind Labor, the government ministers continue to follow a set of policies that makes them look lemming-like in their desire for destruction in the next election. How can a group of supposedly literate people be ignorant of the hugeÃâà...
The Hindu
April 14, 2018
Beggars and people without shelters are being sought to be brought into the election process across Karnataka by the Election Commission following a High Court order. It will also examine the possibility of allowing undertrials lodged in various jails in the State to exercise their franchise. “We haveÃâà...
Afloat (blog)
April 14, 2018
“Peter Ryan of ISORA”. That's all you have to say to anyone who knows anything of the Byzantine workings of the sailing scene in and around Ireland, and they'll immediately know not only know exactly who you mean, but will almost as quickly have a vision of how well things can work when the rightÃâà...
Business Mirror
April 14, 2018
On April 16, 1783, a Holy Wednesday, Benedict Joseph Labre dragged himself to Saint Maria dei Monte, the cardinalatial titular church in Rome, where he heard Mass every morning. Worn out after six years of austerities, he collapsed on the steps of the church at 1 p.m. He was carried to the house of aÃâà...
The Hindu
April 14, 2018
Seventy-two-year-old Shivalingamma from Kunigal, Tumakuru, spent her youth working as a manual labourer and had to turn to begging in her old age. She will vote for the first time on May 12. She has been living at the Beggar's Rehabilitation Centre, Sumanahalli, for six months and was enrolled as partÃâà...
The Better India
April 14, 2018
On April 4, 2018, the Democratic Ambassador for All India Rural Integrity (DAARI), requested the Election Commission to enrol beggars across the state as voters. Ravi Bangera, the Convenor of DAARI, had written a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer, Sanjeev Kumar, pointing out that the 5% of the state'sÃâà...
News Radio 1310 KLIX
April 12, 2018
Does full employment mean the panhandlers that once worked these streets have all found jobs? Or did their livers fail? I ask the last question because a fellow once told me he gave a beggar some cash and two hours later saw the man buying two cases of beer at Costco. It was blustery and cold when IÃâà...
TheStranger.com
April 12, 2018
Would the beggar pay his Hegelian price? ... If the beggar on the sidewalk did not give the man her eyes, would he still give her the bill? ... about is this: Because the homeless population in Seattle is expanding, it's reasonable to assume that the number of beggars on our streets is also doing the same.
New Zealand Herald
April 12, 2018
Two primary schools and a social services agency in Greerton have added their voices to a growing chorus of community concern about homelessness and intimidating beggars in the village. One school is locking its gates overnight to stop homeless people from sleeping there, and another reports aÃâà...
The Hindu
April 12, 2018
During peak hour every day in the traffic-choked lanes of RTC Complex, a woman with an infant slung across her shoulders knocks on car windows to beg. The sight of the infant creates sympathy among the passengers. A couple of hours later, the woman takes a break under the flyover, while the infant isÃâà...
Hull Daily Mail
April 12, 2018
A homeless woman who sleeps rough in a tent in a wood in Hull has described her pain and terror after she was “attacked” by out-of-town beggars. Jess Rivers, 47, has been on the streets for four years after she started getting “bullied” by other tenants in social housing and her benefits were stopped.
The Star Online
April 12, 2018
Invalid travellers: The Chinese nationals being detained at a special court at the Pekan Nenas detention centre in Johor. PEKAN NENAS: The six foreign men are all disabled and get around with crutches, some on wheelchairs. They entered Malaysia posing as tourists on social visit passes andÃâà...
East Coast Radio
April 11, 2018
... divided by this one. While I understand that they are doing it for a good cause, is there not a better means of raising funds for their trips? Can the school or their parents not sponsor them? Would you instead donate money to a beggar who needs money to survive or young school kids for their sports tour?
AllAfrica.com
April 11, 2018
More surprisingly, the beggars receive their meals on site, like any personnel of a regular force who are required to stay in their assigned places. The difference is that the beggars do not receive a single menu. Each group member has his favorite meal. One beggar has a taste for burger, another favors foolÃâà...
Ilford Recorder
April 11, 2018
“We brought the customer into the store to avoid any fights - things got very aggressive.” “[The beggar] tried to punch the customer and then tried to punch me.” Mr Masilamani said that there are now five beggars who take it turns outside the store and, in some instances, there will sometimes be as many asÃâà...
gulfnews.com
April 10, 2018
Have I got a scoop for you! It has come to my attention that a British minister asked the prime minister “Why don't you expel 70 Russian diplomats? That has been our practice in the past when we want to ensure the press loses interest in something. “It would be a great headline for you 'Government cracksÃâà...
BBC News
April 4, 2018
A man who posed as a homeless ex-serviceman to beg for cash died of a drugs overdose, an inquest has heard. Stewart Fenton used homemade signs claiming he had served in the 7th Paratrooper Regiment as he begged in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. He was given a 16-week suspended prisonÃâà...
The New Indian Express
April 4, 2018
MANGALURU: Democratic Ambassador for All India Rural Integrity (DAARI) has requested the Election Commission to enrol beggars across the state as voters and until then stop all election process. In a letter to Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sanjeev Kumar, DAARI convenor Ravi Bangera said that about 5Ãâà...
Himalayan Times
April 4, 2018
The trust declared the area a no-begging zone after Human Service Ashram rehabilitated as many as 81 elderly beggars from the area. The ashram is a ... area a no-begging zone. Member Secretary of PADT Pradeep Dhakal urged the public to support their initiatives and help to keep the area beggar-free.
Somerset Live
April 4, 2018
Keynsham residents say 'professional beggars' are operating in the town. Police said some people have reported seeing individuals being dropped off in order to beg. Share; Comments. By. Bronwen Weatherby. Bronte Howard. 09:57, 4 APR 2018. News. Enter your postcode to see news and information near youÃâà...
The Siasat Daily
April 3, 2018
Blind beggar couple forced to chant “Jai Shri Ram” – Here's what Asaduddin Owaisi says. April 3, 2018, 10:58 PM IST. Blind beggar couple forced to chant “Jai Shri Ram” – Here's what Asaduddin Owaisi. Kolkata: In an incident, an elderly Muslim beggar couple was forced to chant “Jai Shri Ram”. Later, a video of theÃâà...
The Daily Progress
April 3, 2018
I would like to respond to the letter to the editor of March 25, which he heaps scorn on “beggars” (panhandlers) and calls them “a glaring example of urban blight” (“Begging provides evidence of blight,” The Daily Progress). I confess that I once also held a low opinion of them, but that all changed last yearÃâà...
Global Village space (blog)
April 3, 2018
A viral video has unearthed fake beggars in the UK, where the perpetrators pose as fake Muslims. According to reports in London, a Romanian mafia has employed a group of girls and women dress in Muslim attire to pose as Muslims. This group, posing as Muslims, begs at the most crowded and popularÃâà...
The Siasat Daily
April 2, 2018
Hindutva goons forced blind beggar couple to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'. April 2, 2018, 10:30 AM IST. Hindutva goons forced blind beggar couple to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'. KOLKATA: A disturbing video of an elderly Muslim beggar couple being forced to chant Jai Shri Ram went viral on social media groups. In a video that hasÃâà...
Guardian (blog)
April 2, 2018
Pope Francis on Saturday led an Easter vigil service, baptising eight adults, including a formerly undocumented Nigerian migrant beggar who became a hero when he disarmed an Italian thief wielding a cleaver. The baptism took place during a long Holy Saturday or Easter Eve mass for some 10,000Ãâà...
gulfnews.com
April 2, 2018
Abu Dhabi: As part of efforts exerted by the United Arab Emirates to combat human trafficking crimes, the country lodged the first case of exploitation of people with determination in begging by an Asian national, involving 15 male victims. Sharjah Prosecution filed a human trafficking case in accordance withÃâà...
The National
April 2, 2018
The alleged human traffickers – from undisclosed Asian countries – are accused of taking advantage of more than 35 people with special needs and using them as beggars. The gang brought the people with special needs from their home countries into the UAE, including four people with amputated armsÃâà...
gulfnews.com
April 2, 2018
Sharjah Police raided an apartment and found all the 35 people housed there in shabby conditions. Sharjah Prosecution filed a human trafficking case against one man. Colonel Ebrahim Al Ajel, director of Criminal and Investigation Department at Sharjah Police, said the victims were sent to the Shelter ofÃâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
April 1, 2018
In the Christian tradition, Jesus tells a parable in the Gospel of Luke about a rich man and Lazarus, a beggar. The rich man “lived in luxury every day,” while a beggar named Lazarus sat “at his gate” every day “longing to eat what fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores” (LukeÃâà...
The Star Online
April 1, 2018
JOHOR BARU: The Government wants state authorities to clear beggars from the streets of the city. Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim said the presence of beggars gives a bad image to not only Johor, but also Malaysia. She said street beggars wereÃâà...
Press Herald
April 1, 2018
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Saturday urged Catholics to not remain paralyzed in the face of the injustices around them as he baptized eight adults, including a Nigerian beggar who became a hero in Italy for having disarmed a thief with his bare hands. In an Easter Vigil homily, Francis challengedÃâà...
The Times
March 31, 2018
Beggars in a wealthy town that was named Britain's happiest place to live are making up to Ãâã200 a day, a homeless charity has said. By that estimation a five-day week would earn rough-sleepers in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, Ãâã52,000 a year tax free. The average British salary is Ãâã27,600, beforeÃâà...
Psychology Today (blog)
March 25, 2018
He would seek a package trip that focused on major sights and that would keep him out of beggars' way. "I don't want to face all those needy people." There are so many people and he couldn't give to everyone. Should he offer money to a beggar at all? If yes, to whom would he give? To whom should heÃâà...
The Australian
March 25, 2018
“It seemed completely beyond belief that the Australian cricket team had been involved in cheating,” Mr Turnbull said. “After all, our cricketers are role models. And cricket is synonymous with fair play. How can our team be involved in cheating like this? It beggars belief.” Bill Shorten expressed his shock.
9news.com.au
March 25, 2018
A disappointed Malcolm Turnbull has contacted the head of Cricket Australia amid the national team's cheating scandal in South Africa. The prime minister said he was shocked and bitterly disappointed to learn the national team, led by captain Steve Smith, illegally tampered with the ball during the thirdÃâà...
Manchester Evening News
March 25, 2018
The GMP City centre post read: “Three more beggars arrested this week on High St, Piccadilly Gardens and Bridge St. Two charged and bailed to court with conditions not to enter the city centre. The third breached bail by being in the city begging again and was remanded to court. Drug treatment referralsÃâà...
cricket.com.au
March 25, 2018
It beggars belief. “I've spoken with David Peever, the Chairman of Cricket Australia, a few moments ago and I've expressed to him very clearly and unequivocally my disappointment and my concern about the events in South Africa. “He has said to me that Cricket Australia will be responding decisively,Ãâà...
South China Morning Post
March 25, 2018
Professional beggars who prowl the subway network of a major city in central China are taking home 400 yuan (US$63) a day, or about five times the national average working wage, according to a local media report. Such is the scale of the problem that police and subway authorities in Wuhan, capital ofÃâà...
The Local Sweden
March 22, 2018
And of course we tell both Swedish beggars, Russian beggars and so on. But the EU migrants are so many". He said that according to their interpretation of the law, people may not sit on the pavement and beg, but walking around with for example a cup is allowed. They are given two chances to leave,Ãâà...
