Hundreds of pregnant women risk death in Yemen, says UN
Thomson Reuters Foundation Hundreds of pregnant women in the Yemeni city of Hodeidah risk dying as the escalating conflict puts medical care out of reach in a country with one of the world’s highest maternal mortality rates, the United Nations said. The UN Population Fund said pregnant women were at “extreme risk” as it became […]
ON THE SCREEN: ‘MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT’, A STAR VEHICLE IN CRUISE CONTROL
MARCUS CHEONG watches the latest instalment in the ‘Mission: Impossible’ franchise…
ESSAY: POPE FRANCIS PUSHES CATHOLICS TO ACTIVELY OPPOSE THE DEATH PENALTY
US Jesuit priest THOMAS REESE reflects on Pope Francis’ change to the catechism of the Catholic Church…
Religious minorities fear backlash as Sunni Islam declared state religion of Comoros
World Watch Monitor On Monday, 30th July, the “Yes” vote recorded an overwhelming victory in the referendum on constitutional reforms in the southeast African island nation of Comoros, declaring Sunni Islam the “religion of the state”. “The state draws from this religion the principles and rules of Sunnite observance,” the amended constitution reads. Comoros is […]
Soundbite – The Week That Was
A quick look back at The Week That Was on Sight… Click here to listen…