SNAPSHOT: RED SQUARE, MOSCOW
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Australia to “lift veil” on Facebook, Google algorithms to protect privacy
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia said it would establish the world’s first dedicated office to police Facebook Inc and Google as part of reforms designed to rein in the US technology giants, potentially setting a precedent for global lawmakers. The move tightens the regulatory screws on the online platforms, which have governments from the United States to […]
Space jam? Companies risk clutter, conflict in race for the skies
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Half a century after astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man on the Moon, a new space race is underway to exploit the skies for commercial profit. Tech giants and startups pursuing bold plans such as selling space tourism, mining asteroids and beaming giant adverts into the skies are winning millions in […]
Soundbite – The TCM Update: How Australian artist Nathan Tasker is forging a different path…
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Violence continues in Nigeria but government in denial, church leaders say
World Watch Monitor A pregnant woman and a child were among four people killed in attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria’s Plateau State last week. The attackers targeted the villages of Ancha and Tafigana in the Bassa Local Government area, as reported by news site Nasoweseeamonline. A village in Southern Kaduna, located in Nigeria’s “Middle Belt”, after an […]
PERSECUTION: TRUMP AIMS TO PROTECT CHRISTIANS BUT SOME AREN’T SURE HE’S HELPING
With the plight of religious minorities around the world in the spotlight following last week’s US State Department summit on the issue, JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports on claims by some advocates and experts that the Trump administration’s policies have, for some, made their situation worse…
Ecuador to launch new anti-human trafficking plan – official
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation Ecuador will launch a new prevention and assistance plan focused on sexual and labour exploitation victims, where hundreds of human trafficking survivors have been rescued in the past two years, a top government official said. While authorities have saved 332 trafficking victims since 2017, the US State Department kept Ecuador on […]
ESSAY: CHRISTIAN SUFFERING AND THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY
With 29th July designated Earth Overshoot Day – the annual point at which demand on Earth’s resources exceeds what the planet can regenerate in a full year, Australian Catholic theologian and author NEIL ORMEROD looks at the role Christians can play in ushering in change…
OPEN BOOK – PAUL’S GALATIAN LETTER: CALLED TO FREEDOM
BRUCE C WEARNE untangles what Paul says about circumcision and freedom in Christ in chapter five of his letter to the Galatians…
Coalition of 850 religious leaders backs lawsuit against DHS surveillance of pastor
RNS Earlier this month, Manhattan pastor Kaji Douša filed a federal lawsuit accusing US officials of violating her religious liberty by detaining and surveilling her over her ministry to migrants at the border. Now, more than 850 ordained clergy from around North America have formed an interfaith coalition in support of Dousa, senior pastor of […]