Shooter kills four in Australian city of Darwin
Sydney, AustraliaReuters A gunman killed four people and wounded one in the Australian city of Darwin on Tuesday, authorities said, in one of the country’s most violent attacks in years. A suspect had been arrested, police said. “At this stage we do not believe this is terrorism related. This is one individual who has acted […]
Hong Kong holds sombre Tiananmen vigil as Beijing goes into lockdown
Hong Kong/BeijngReuters Tens of thousands joined a sombre candlelight vigil in Hong Kong on Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of Chinese troops opening fire on student-led democracy protesters in and around Tiananmen Square, as authorities in Beijing went into lockdown. Demonstrators gathered in the financial hub’s Victoria Park, holding up candles and placards as […]
Security tight in Tiananmen 30 years after students “died for nothing”
Beijing, ChinaReuters Tourists thronged Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Tuesday amid tighter-than-usual security, although most visitors approached by Reuters said they were unaware of the bloody crackdown on student-led protests 30 years ago or would not discuss it. The anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, when Beijing sent troops and tanks to quell pro-democracy activists, is not […]
HEALTH INSIGHT: WHAT’S THE BEST WAY TO SIT?
In an article first publisehd on The Conversation, LEON STRAKER, professor of physiotherapy at Australia’s Curtin University, looks at some tips for sitting…
World’s biggest firms foresee $US1 trillion climate cost hit
LondonReuters More than 200 of the world’s largest listed companies forecast that climate change could cost them a combined total of almost $US1 trillion, with much of the pain due in the next five years, according to a report published on Tuesday. Even so, the findings by charity CDP suggested many companies still underestimated the […]
US Southern Baptist leaders plan to remedy “insufficient” approach to abuse claims
RNS Southern Baptists hope to take steps at their upcoming annual meeting in Birmingham, Alabama, to address continuing reports of sexual abuse in their denomination. Leaders of the nation’s largest – but declining – Protestant denomination will consider an amendment that would allow the Southern Baptist Convention to remove from its ranks a church that […]
UK Government to help savers invest in good under new initiative
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation All Britons putting money into savings products and pensions are to be given the chance by a new independent institute to choose investments that can do good and get financial returns, the government said on Monday. Britain’s Culture Secretary Jeremy White said the government wanted to make it as simple as possible […]
Canned tuna brands found failing to combat slavery in supply chains
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation About 80 per cent of the world’s biggest canned tuna brands do not know who caught their fish, putting workers in the industry at risk of exploitation and slavery, a human rights group said on Monday. Of 35 tuna companies and supermarkets surveyed by the UK-based Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, […]
BILLY GRAHAM: SCHOLARS FEAR FRANKLIN GRAHAM WILL CUT OFF ACCESS TO ARCHIVES
TIM FUNK, writing for Religion News Service, reports on the controversy surrounding the move of the Billy Graham Center Archives from Wheaton College to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Graham’s hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina…
Quick facts – From money to violence, 10 facts about women’s lives today
Vancouver, CanadaThomson Reuters Foundation Thousands of world leaders, policymakers, experts and activists convene this week at the Women Deliver conference in Canada to look at women’s economic rights, pay gaps, education opportunities and other wide-ranging issues of gender equality. Here are 10 facts illustrating where women stand today: Phunchok Angmo, 33, a mathematics teacher, poses […]