New Trump rule would target legal immigrants who get public assistance
Reuters US President Donald Trump’s administration unveiled a sweeping rule on Monday that would limit legal immigration by denying visas and permanent residency to hundreds of thousands of people for being too poor. The long-anticipated rule, pushed by Trump’s leading aide on immigration Stephen Miller, takes effect on 15th October and would reject applicants for […]
REAPPEARING CHURCH
For August and September, 2019, we’re reading Mark Sayers’ new release, Reappearing Church: The Hope for Renewal in the Rise of our Post Christian Culture. To buy the book, follow this link – Reappearing Church: The Hope for Renewal in the Rise of Our Post-Christian Culture.
Even in cities, natural signs can warn of floods, researchers find
Johannesburg, South AfricaThomson Reuters Foundation Indigenous knowledge about how to spot flood risks ahead of time could save lives in cities, researchers said last week, as climate change and population growth put millions of people at risk of increasingly unpredictable weather patterns. Understanding changes in natural indicators – such as plants, birds and temperatures – […]
Stop burning fields to cut smog and boost profits, scientists tell Indian farmers
Rome, ItalyThomson Reuters Foundation Every year, a choking smog descends on north-west India as the region’s farmers burn their fields following the rice harvest – a phenomenon that has helped make New Delhi one of the world’s most polluted cities. Now, scientists have come up with a method that would allow farmers to sow their […]
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: YOUNG TAIWANESE RECONNECT WITH ROOTS TO HEAL TRAUMA
BEH LIH YI and SHANSHAN CHEN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Taiwan…
Child labour cartoon? Brazil turns to TV to shed light on slavery
Rio de Janeiro, BrazilThomson Reuters Foundation From a cartoon about child workers to an HBO mini series, Brazil is turning to television and social media to shed light on modern slavery and change attitudes through entertainment. Prosecutors and judges are spending funds – seized from those who profit from modern slavery – on documentaries and […]
ESSAY: JUST LIKE POLITICAL PARTIES, RELIGIOUS GROUPS SEE THEIR RIVALS AS EXTREMIST
Co-founder of Religion in Public, RYAN BURGE looks at what research shows about the nexus between religion and politics in the US…
THIS LIFE: HOW CAN YOU BE A LIGHT IN A BROKEN WORLD?
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, looks at how you can be involved in bringing hope into a world that needs it…
Churches struggle as extended drought in Africa leaves millions in need
An unfolding drought in Africa is threatening hunger for tens of millions of people in the horn, eastern and southern parts of the continent. The drought – linked to climate change – has become persistent in recent times – weighing down on churches, as hunger strikes at the core of their congregations. Already, some priests […]