Folau found guilty of “high level” breach of code of conduct
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Wallabies fullback Israel Folau moved a step closer to being sacked by Rugby Australia after he was adjudged on Tuesday to have committed a high-level breach of the player’s code of conduct with a social media post. Folau, a fundamentalist Christian, faced a three-member panel over three days of hearings to decide whether […]
Two Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar after more than 500 days in jail
Yangon, MyanmarReuters Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from prison on Tuesday after more than 500 days behind bars. Wa Lone, 33, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29, had been convicted in September and sentenced to seven years in jail in a case that […]
Cut emissions and poverty, not trees, by letting locals manage forests
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Giving local communities the responsibility to manage forests – which are shrinking worldwide – could help ease poverty and deforestation, scientists said on Monday in what they described as one of the largest studies of its kind. Researchers examined more than 18,000 community-led forest initiatives in Nepal, using satellite images and census […]
Children may be their parents’ best climate-change teachers, scientists find
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation Teenagers in the US coastal state of North Carolina who were schooled in the basics of man-made climate change saw their parents grow more concerned about the issue, scientists said on Monday in the first study of its kind. The results suggested nationwide protests by young people urging action […]
Indian police rescue suspected Rohingya victims of trafficking
New DelhiThomson Reuters Foundation A dozen Rohingya refugees, including teenagers, have been rescued from a suspected human trafficking operation, police in India said on Monday, after the group entered the country from Bangladesh without valid travel documents. Acting on a tip-off from local charities, police in the north-eastern state of Mizoram raided the house of […]
DOLPHINS
Dolphins are amazing creatures! PICTURE: Talia Cohen/Unsplash Did you know dolphins can’t drink salt water? They are actually a desert animal, like a camel. They get their water from their food and fresh water springs. Living in water, so they don’t drown dolphins sleep half their brain at a time. They close one eye and […]
PHILIPPINES: CYBERSEX CRACKDOWN SPARKS CONCERN OVER CARE FOR CHILD VICTIMS
MATT BLOMBERG, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Scientists warn a million species at risk of extinction
ParisReuters One million animal and plant species are at imminent risk of extinction due to humankind’s relentless pursuit of economic growth, scientists said on Monday in a landmark report on the devastating impact of modern civilisation on the natural world. Scientists made an impassioned appeal to governments and businesses worldwide to confront “vested interests” they […]
ESSAY: THE MAN WHO PAINTED JESUS
In an article first published on The Conversation, MATTHEW ROBERT ANDERSON, an associate professor in theological studies, looks at the history behind the famous ‘Head of Christ’ image…
SIGHT-SEEING: MEETING GOD IN THE SILENCE
NILS VON KALM reflects on what he learned during a recent six day silent retreat…