European efforts to curb plastic litter in oceans are working – researchers
Thomson Reuters Foundation The number of plastic bags found in the seas around Britain has significantly dropped since 2010 as European governments crack down on their use, researchers said on Thursday. The percentage of trawls by fishermen that catch at least one plastic bag in the greater North Sea, off Britain’s east coast, more than […]
US: AT KOREAN-AMERICAN CHURCHES, A STRUGGLE TO RETAIN LANGUAGE AND TRADITION
AZIZA KASUMOV reports for Religion News Service on challenges facing Korean churches in the US over cultural heritage…
China pledges to protect religious freedom, days after Bible ban
World Watch Monitor China presented an official ‘white paper’ on religion on Wednesday, guaranteeing “protection” for religious freedom, just four days after banning the online sale of Bibles. The policy paper, titled ‘China’s Policies and Practices on Protecting Freedom of Religious Belief’, was presented by the State Council Information Office at a press conference and followed the disbandment […]