With no phones or internet, Kashmiris struggle to reach families
Bangkok, Thailand/New Delhi, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation With no phones and internet for 10 days, Indians are using their feet, cars and planes to move essential supplies into Kashmir as it deals with a communications blackout on a scale rarely seen in today’s world. India revoked the special status of its portion of Himalayan Kashmir, known […]
China says protesters like “terrorists”, airport reopens
Hong Kong Reuters China’s Hong Kong Liaison office said on Wednesday that anti government protesters were no different to “terrorists”, as US President Donald Trump said Chinese troops were moving to the border with Hong Kong and urged calm. The Beijing-based Hong Kong and Macau Affairs office on Wednesday said extremely violent crimes must be […]
STRANGESIGHTS: US CHURCH ATTEMPTS ‘HUG RELAY’ RECORD; STARING DOWN SEAGULLS; AND, ‘BACON INTERN’ REQUIRED…
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Burundian YouTube child star’s death spotlights malaria epidemic
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation The death of a six-year-old YouTube star from a malaria epidemic in Burundi has spotlighted the growing challenge of combating malaria in a warmer world, health experts said on Tuesday. Darcy Irakoze – known as Kacaman – who was popular for his comedy performances on YouTube and in local theatres, died […]
Arctic cruises accused of leaving Indigenous people in the cold
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation A lust for adventure tourism is driving a rise in the number of cruise ships touring the Arctic, but local people are not seeing the benefits, experts said on Tuesday, after an explorer raised fears over “party ships” in the region. Indigenous communities are being “overwhelmed” by ships that drop up to […]
Less than 25 per cent in any US state approves total ban on abortion – survey
RNS In no state in the US does even one-quarter of the population say abortion should be illegal in all cases, a new survey shows. The report, released Tuesday by Public Religion Research Institute, shows that in five states, at least 20 per cent of the population believes abortion should be legal in all cases: Louisiana (23 […]
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When I left school, I went and worked on a farm for a man from my church. I didn’t grow up on a farm, I knew nothing, and very quickly it showed. On the farm. PICTURE: Stephen Radford/Unsplash I stuffed up a number of jobs, broke lots of his equipment, made everything we did take […]
VIRTUOUS CIRCLE: RESCUED REFUGEE SEEKS TO SAVE OTHERS
LIN TAYLOR, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from London…
Aid worker kidnappings ‘big business’ as criminals wade in – ex-hostage
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Kidnapping of aid workers has become “big business” as militants often work with crime networks to carry out abductions, a senior United Nations official and former hostage said on Tuesday. Vincent Cochetel, who was held captive in Chechnya in 1998, said countries must bring kidnappers to justice to stem a steep increase […]
ESSAY: WHY AN AUSTRALIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS IS A MATTER OF NATIONAL URGENCY
In an article first published on The Conversation, GILLIAN TRIGGS, former head of the Australian Human Rights Commission and now Assistant High Commissioner for Protection at the United Nations, argues the need for more rights protections in Australia…