POSTCARDS: CHESS VICTORIES WIN PAKISTAN’S ‘QUEENS OF KARACHI’ CONFIDENCE AND FREEDOM
ZOFEEN EBRAHIM reports for the Thomson Reuters Foundation…
Philippine indigenous activist shot dead in ‘increasingly hostile climate’
Thomson Reuters Foundation Authorities must thoroughly investigate the murder of an indigenous activist in the Philippines, where defenders of land and environment are increasingly under attack, said a group of Southeast Asian lawmakers on Monday. Ricardo Mayumi was shot dead on 2nd March in his home in Ifugao Province in the country’s north. He was […]
Pressure mounts on Trump after Putin’s recent anti-Semitic remarks
RNS US President Donald Trump is facing rising indignation for his ongoing silence following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s suggestion that Jews were behind tampering with the 2016 US election. Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, tweeted on Saturday, “Repulsive Putin remark deserves to be denounced, soundly and promptly, by world leaders. Why is Trump silent? […]
Rock star Bono ‘deeply sorry’ over bullying claims at his charity
Thomson Reuters Foundation Irish rock star Bono apologised at the weekend over claims that staff at an anti-poverty charity he set up were bullied and intimidated, in the latest case of staff misconduct at a leading global charity. Bono said he was “furious” to hear a string of accusations of bad conduct within the ONE […]
Lightning strike kills 17, injures scores, in Rwandan church
At least 16 people died and more than 100 more were injured when lightning struck a Seventh Day Adventist Church in Rwanda on Saturday, according to reports. Officials said most of those who were killed died instantly while injured churchgoers, which reportedly numbered more than 140, were rushed to a nearby hospital after the lightning […]
THIS LIFE: ARE YOU A ‘DOUBTING THOMAS’?
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, looks at what we can do when we battle with doubt…