Thai fishing boat slavery in spotlight at Toronto film festival
Thomson Reuters Foundation The plight of workers trapped in slavery on Thai fishing boats has been cast in the spotlight at the Toronto International Film Festival, with the screening of a documentary aimed at making people think twice about the seafood they consume. Ghost Fleet, a 90-minute film backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, follows […]
19th OCTOBER – VICTORIA – ‘THE LIFE AND TEACHING OF JESUS’
ESSAY: HOW WILLOW CREEK EXPOSED OUR SINS
KYLE STROBEL, an associate professor at Talbot School of Theology, and JAMIN GOGGIN, a pastor at Missions Hills Church in San Marcos, California, say recent events at Willow Creek Community Church and other churches show the evangelical church in the US is at a “tipping point”…
Two million risk hunger after drought in Central America, says UN
Thomson Reuters Foundation Poor harvests caused by drought in parts of Central America could leave more than two million people hungry, the World Food Programme said on Friday, warning climate change was creating drier conditions in the region. Lower than average rainfall in June and July has led to major crop losses for small-scale maize […]