Philippine farmers struggle to rebuild lives after typhoon decimates crops
Thomson Reuters Foundation The destruction of crops by a powerful typhoon will push people in the Philippines deeper into poverty and prolong recovery efforts, aid agencies said as they called for more assistance for farmers. Typhoon Mangkhut tore across the northern part of the Philippines just over a week ago, wrecking homes and triggering landslides […]
The Vatican and China sign a “provisional deal” over bishop appointments
The Vatican and China have announced they have signed a “provisional agreement” over the appointment of Catholic bishops more than 65 years after the Holy See and Beijing severed official relations. The appointment of bishops has long been a major point of division between the China and the Holy See with China insisting it must […]
Africa’s nomadic herders help, not harm, land and planet – UN
Thomson Reuters Foundation Nomadic herders across Africa can work in tandem with farmers and produce sustainable food without damaging the land or harming the planet, experts and pastoralists said on Saturday. Pastoralists manage their land in a way that keeps carbon in the soil instead of releasing it into the atmosphere as climate-changing emissions – […]
One in 20 of the world’s deaths in 2016 due to alcohol abuse, says WHO
One in 20 of the world’s deaths in 2016 – a figure equating to some three million people – were caused by the harmful use of alcohol, according to a new report. The World Health Organization report, released last Friday, found that more than 75 per cent of those killed were men. Of those deaths due […]
NIGERIA: MORE THAN 20 CHRISTIANS DROWN IN LATEST OF ONGOING ATTACKS IN NORTH-EAST
World Watch Monitor reports on the latest of ongoing attacks on predeminantly Christian communities in north-east Nigeria…
Australian Christian women advocate for world’s poor at nation’s capital
A delegation of prominent Christian women met with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and MPs from both sides of Parliament in Canberra late last week to advocate for justice for the world’s poor. The delegation, which facilitated by Tim Costello, executive director of Micah Australia, included various church and NGO representatives – among them Eloise Wellings, […]
ESSAY: BREXIT AND THE FUTURE OF BRITISH DEMOCRACY
Amid ongoing consternation over the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, MAL FLETCHER looks at the pitfalls of the idea the UK should have a “second vote” on the issue of Brexit…
THIS LIFE: LETTING GO OF YOUR WORRIES
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, writes about how we can take our worries to God…
Child refugee arrivals on Greek islands soar, camp conditions dire – UN
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation The number of refugee and migrant children arriving on Greek islands has soared, with more than 7,000 making the perilous voyage so far this year, a UN official said on Friday as he warned of dangerous and filthy conditions in overflowing camps. UN children’s agency UNICEF said children in the camps – […]