British PM Theresa May resigns, paving way for Brexit confrontation with EU
Updated: 10.15pm LondonReuters Fighting back tears, Theresa May said on Friday she would quit, setting up a contest that will install a new British prime minister who could pursue a cleaner break with the European Union. May’s departure deepens the Brexit crisis as a new leader, who should be in place by the end of […]
SNAPSHOT: UYUNI SALT FLAT, BOLIVIA
See DIEGO AGUILAR’s image…
MUSIC: ‘ILLUMINATION’ AN ENERGETIC AMALGAM OF CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY ROCK
MARCUS CHEONG listens to Phil Keaggy and Rex Paul’s collaboration…
Amid land crunch, US state legalises human composting
Washington, DCThomson Reuters Foundation It saves space, cuts emissions and feeds plants – now human composting may go mainstream after Washington became the first US state to legalise the transformation of human remains to nurturing soil. The bill passed by wide margins and was signed into law on Tuesday by Washington state Governor Jay Inslee, […]
From Afghan saffron to Wayanad coffee, geographic labels protect places
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation Developing countries are increasingly using geographic labelling to boost the value of products ranging from carpets to rice, raising rural incomes and protecting farm land, according to agriculture experts and lawyers. Geographical indication is a sign used on products that have a specific geographic origin, which gives them certain qualities or […]
Waste is “worth gold”, city dwellers told in push to reuse resources
Oslo, NorwayThomson Reuters Foundation Faced with the twin challenges of rapid population growth and rising carbon emissions, cities have no choice but to “go circular” and cut waste while using fewer resources, researchers and policymakers said on Thursday. The amount of materials the world uses has tripled since 1970 and could double again by 2050 […]
HOMELESSNESS: DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS, WOMEN FIND REFUGE IN GRANDEUR
ZOE TABARY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Paris on how the city is helping homeless women…
Christians and non-Rohingya Muslims still facing religious freedom restrictions in Myanmar, says report
Restrictions on the construction of churches and occasional incidents of violence against Christians are part of ongoing religious freedom abuses taking place in Myanmar, according to a new report from Christian Solidarity Worldwide. Released those week, the report from the UK-based religious freedom advocacy states that while the international community is “now well aware of […]
ESSAY: PRIVACY IS THE FUTURE? NOT ON LONDON’S TRAINS
Writing from London, MAL FLETCHER looks at how a decision by transport authorities in London raises questions over the future of privacy…
OPEN BOOK – PAUL’S GALATIAN LETTER: BELIEVING THE PROMISE AND FORSAKING FOOLISHNESS, PART I
BRUCE C WEARNE continues his commentary on Galatians with a look at a passage in which Paul calls them “foolish”…