Cameroon tops list of world’s most neglected displacement crises
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation A conflict that has forced half a million people from their homes in Cameroon was on Wednesday named the world’s most neglected displacement crisis by aid workers who said the country was edging towards full-blown war. Hundreds of villages have been burned, hospitals have been attacked and nearly 800,000 children have seen […]
Christians in their hundreds brave wet conditions for Sydney Prayer Breakfast
More than 1,400 Christians from across denominations gathered at Sydney’s International Convention Centre on Wednesday for the city’s annual prayer breakfast. The 2019 Sydney Prayer Breakfast. PICTURE: Christopher Gilbert Attendees at the breakfast, first held 10 years ago with 400 people, found shelter from the winter rain in the fifth floor ballroom of the Darling Harbour […]
“Bravery and sacrifice”: World leaders gather in south England to remember D-Day
Postmouth, UKReuters World leaders gather on the coast of southern England on Wednesday to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the largest seaborne invasion in history and a feat that helped bring World War II to an end. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Theresa May will be joined for the commemorative events in […]
Kenya’s President vows to push for more women in power and end FGM
VancouverThomson Reuters Foundation Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta promised to push for more women in power, keep all girls in school, tackle child marriage and end female genital mutilation at the opening of the world’s biggest gender equality conference on Monday. He told delegates attending Women Deliver in Vancouver that Kenya would make it compulsory for […]
STRANGESIGHTS: A ‘BABY TRUMP BLIMP’ TO LIVE IN LONDON?; A MARRIAGE INVITE FOR PIKACHU; AND, A US TOWN’S PINK WATER…
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…
Quick facts – As cases pass 2,000, key facts about Congo’s Ebola epidemic
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation The number of Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of Congo has topped 2,000, according to new government figures that show the growth of the epidemic is gaining pace. The world’s second-biggest outbreak has killed 1,346 people since it was detected in August last year. Furana Katungu, two, who is confirmed to […]
FREEDOM AND AVOIDING SIN
I’ve been talking about freedom recently, suggesting that freedom is not what we probably think – saying and doing whatever you want -but rather the ability to obey God; that is, do good and avoid sin. PICTURE: Julio Rionaldo/Unsplash Why do I think that? Think about that idea of avoiding sin. Sin is anything that hurts us and […]
EVANGELISM: ALPHA CELEBRATES ITS 500,000TH COURSE PARTICIPANT IN AUSTRALIA
DAVID ADAMS speaks with John Lamerton, national ministry director of Alpha Australia, as the organisation marks the milestone…
Tough at the top: girls believe female leaders suffer widespread harassment
London/Vancouver, CanadaThomson Reuters Foundation Girls worldwide hope to become leaders, but they expect to face sexism and harassment when they get there, a global child rights organisation said in a report released on Tuesday. More than nine in 10 girls and young women said female bosses could expect unwanted physical contact and to be treated […]
ESSAY: D-DAY SUCCEEDED THANKS TO AN INGENIOUS DESIGN CALLED THE MULBERRY HARBOURS
As the world prepares to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, COLIN FLINT, of Utah State University, writing in an article first published on The Conversation, pays tribute to the role ‘Mulberry Harbours’ played in their success…