OPEN BOOK – HINTS FROM THE SPIRIT OF HOLINESS: PAUL IN ROME
As the Book of Acts nears its conclusion, BRUCE C WEARNE looks at how Paul explained his arrival in Rome…
Africa tops global hunger index, driven by war and climate shocks
Thomson Reuters Foundation Global hunger has fallen more than a quarter since 2000, but conflict and climate shocks are beginning to reverse these gains, an annual global hunger index said on Thursday. Nearly half of the 119 countries surveyed had “serious”, “alarming” or “extremely alarming” hunger levels between 2012 and 2016, with war-torn Central African […]
In victory for Trump, Supreme Court dismisses travel ban case
RNS/USA Today The US Supreme Court dismissed a major challenge to President Trump’s travel ban on majority-Muslim countries because it has been replaced by a new version, sending the controversy back to the starting block. The ruling on Tuesday is a victory for the Trump administration, which had asked the court to drop the case […]
HEALTH INSIGHT: ‘GOOD’ OR ‘BAD’ FATS – LOOKING BEYOND THE LABELS
Nutritionist BRIDIE KERSTEN takes a look at how the way the medical community views fats is changing…
Algerian Christian on hunger strike after parole rejected
World Watch Monitor Slimane Bouhafs was sentenced to five years in prison for “blasphemous” comments on Facebook. PICTURE: World Watch Monitor An Algerian court has rejected a parole application for Slimane Bouhafs, an Algerian Christian jailed for five years for blasphemy in September 2016, despite his deteriorating health. Mr Bouhafs heard the news on 2nd […]