Rescued human trafficking victims in Thailand nears record high
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation The number of human trafficking victims rescued in Thailand is set to hit a record high this year, according to government data, with demand for cheap labour in neighbouring Malaysia causing a jump in the illegal trade. Thai police have rescued 974 trafficking victims – mostly from Myanmar – for the […]
New Zealand plans firearm register, tighter licensing amid gun law reforms
Wellington, New ZealandReuters New Zealand on Monday said it aims to establish a national register for firearms, tighten licensing rules and ban visitors from buying guns, in a second set of reforms introduced in response to a mass shooting in March. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern banned military-style semi-automatic and assault rifles in the first phase […]
Planning a BBQ? Not if you want to save the planet
RomeThomson Reuters Foundation Meat sizzling on the barbecue might be synonymous with summer, but consumers should re-think their menus to save the planet, a US-based research group said last week. If the biggest beef and lamb consumers reduced their weekly intake to 1.5 burgers by 2050, it could cut greenhouse gas emissions and save forests […]
ON THE SCREEN: DISNEY’S PHOTO-REALISTIC SAFARI MEETS BUT NEVER EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS
MARCUS CHEONG watches the photo-realistic remake of ‘The Lion King’…
Quick facts – From hidden space heroes to artists, 10 women written out of history
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Everyone who contributed to Neil Armstrong’s milestone of becoming the first man to walk on the moon will be celebrated on Saturday’s 50th anniversary, including women who for many years were left in the shadows. The 2016 Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures highlighted the role of black, female NASA mathematicians in the US […]
Leader of Religious Track of Cyprus Peace Process honoured with religious freedom award
Salpy Eskidjian Weiderud, leader of the Religious Track of the Cyprus Peace Process, has received an International Religious Freedom Award from the US Department of State. Presented last week in Washington, DC, the awards honour “extraordinary advocates of religious freedom from around the world”. PICTURE: Kyriakos Arkatides/WCC Weiderud, who was born in Cyprus and is a […]
THE INTERVIEW: DAVID ZAHL, AUTHOR OF ‘SECULOSITY’
AYSHA KHAN, of Religion News Service, speaks to David Zahl, author of ‘Seculosity’, about how he believes, in contrast to the view that US society is becoming more secular, it’s actually becoming more religious about more things…
Africa’s largest wind power project opens in northern Kenya
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Kenya unveiled Africa’s largest wind power plant on Friday, a project aimed at reducing electricity costs and dependence on fossil fuels and moving the nation to meet its ambitious goal of 100 per cent green energy next year. The sprawling wind farm of 365 turbines on the shores of Lake Turkana […]
ESSAY: SUCCESSFUL SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
In an excerpt from his new book ‘Bending Towards Justice’, NILS VON KALM looks at why social movements with a strong Christian foundation are successful…
THIS LIFE: LEARNING TO LISTEN TO GOD
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, looks at how to be intentional about listening to God…