Death toll from Italian earthquake rises to at least 159
The death toll from a 6.2 magnitude earthquake which struck central Italy early on Wednesday has risen to at least 159 with hundreds more injured. More than half of those killed were in the historic town of Amatrice – where the mayor has reportedly said more than 75 per cent of the town was destroted […]
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UN report recommending negotiations begin on treaty banning nuclear weapons a “high point”, says WCC
A UN working group report recommending a legally-binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons be negotiated next year has been hailed as the “highest point” in a campaign to outlaw nuclear weapons on humanitarian grounds, according to Peter Prove, international affairs director of the World Council of Churches. The final report, which was adopted on 19th August […]