In “climate apartheid”, rich will save themselves while poor suffer – UN report
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The world is on course for “climate apartheid”, where the rich buy their way out of the worst effects of global warming while the poor bear the brunt, a UN human rights report said on Tuesday. The report, submitted to the UN Human Rights Council by its special rapporteur on extreme poverty, Philip […]
In the US, Taylor University president resigns after hosting VP Pence as commencement speaker
RNS Taylor University President Paul Lowell Haines has resigned from the nondenominational Christian university a month after hosting Vice President Mike Pence as commencement speaker. Taylor’s board of trustees announced Haines’ resignation Monday, noting in a press release on the school website his departure was neither solicited nor encouraged by the board. His last day at the […]
Venice must be put on UN danger list, ban cruise ships – conservationists
Rome, ItalyReuters Venice should be put on the United Nations’ list of endangered cities and cruise ships should be banned from its fragile lagoon to prevent an ecological disaster, Italy’s main conservation group said on Monday. The call came less than a month after a towering cruise ship collided with a dock and a tourist […]
Virtual reality helps scare residents to flee looming storms, research says
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation Virtual reality simulations work better than traditional alerts in motivating people to evacuate ahead of hurricanes, researchers said last week, part of efforts to improve alert methods as the risk of extreme weather increases. Typically utilising headsets for viewers to look into, dramatic simulations can create a heightened sense […]
Australian Christian leaders among more than 150 faith leaders calling for climate change action in an open letter to the PM
Australian Christian leaders are among more than 150 faith leaders who have signed an open letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison calling for him to make “addressing the problem of climate change your number one priority”. Organised by the Australian Religious Response to Climate Change, the letter – which was launched at an event at Paddington Uniting […]
DOORS
Have you ever considered how profound doors are? PICTURE: Christian Stahl/Unsplash A friend of mine recently visited a Ugandan village – and almost everyone in the town didn’t have a door. Oh they had walls, roofs and doorways – but no doors. A doorway is a pretty good invention, it allows you to go from […]
CLIMATE: IN THE US, MENTAL STRESS ON RISE AS COASTAL TOWNS CONFRONT SURGING THREATS
SEBASTIEN MALO, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from the US…
Britain’s HSBC to help modern slaves “rebuild lives” with bank access
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation British retail bank HSBC UK launched a scheme on Monday to help victims of modern slavery and human trafficking in Britain “rebuild their lives” by giving them access to bank accounts. The bank, part of the London-listed global finance group , said it had been working with law enforcement and charities to […]
ESSAY: THE US SUPREME COURT MADE THE BLADENSBURG CROSS A SPECIAL CASE. LET’S KEEP IT THAT WAY
In an article first published on Religion News Service, AMANDA TYLER, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, comments on last week’s decision concerning a war memorial known as the Bladensburg Cross…
WOW!: 10 SOCIAL ENTERPRISES THAT ARE HELPING REFUGEES
Against the backdrop of World Refugee Day last Thursday, SARAH SHEARMAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, lists 10 social enterprises around the world that are in some way helping refugees…