Indonesia’s President urges calm after violent protests in Papua cities
Jakarta, IndonesiaReuters Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday sought to ease tension after violent protests in several cities in Papua in response to claims of racist abuse and physical mistreatment of students from the country’s easternmost region. His chief security minister, Wiranto, also pledged a “complete and fair” investigation into incidents in East Java that […]
A history of Australia’s evangelical Christians wins 2019 Australian Christian Book of the Year
A book charting the role evangelical Christians have played in the history of Australia has won the Australian Christian Book of the Year for 2019. The work of historians Stuart Piggin, conjoint associate professor of history at Australia’s Macquarie University and a former director of the university’s Centre for the History of Christian Thought and […]
Sydney’s water supply falling at fastest rate on record due to drought
SydneyReuters Australia’s biggest city Sydney is running down its water supply at the fastest rate on record with dams expected to fall below half maximum capacity due to the worst drought on record, the New South Wales State Government said on Friday. Warragamba Dam, the city’s main water supply, was sitting at 51.4 per cent […]
Some 45 UK churches – including nine “at risk” – to benefit from National Churches Trust grants
A stained glass windows designed by Edward Burne-Jones in All Saints Church in Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire – the church is a recipient of a £20,000 National Churches Trust Cornerstone Grant to help fund roof repairs and replacement of rainwater goods following the theft of lead. PICTURE: The National Churches Trust/licensed under CC BY 2.0) Nine churches […]
AGRICULTURE: INNOVATION RUSH AIMS TO HELP FARMERS, RICH AND POOR, BEAT CLIMATE CHANGE
LAURIE GOERING, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports how technological innovations are helping farmers adapt to a hotter world…
Quick facts – From airports to schools to hotels, the spaces scanning faces
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation From speeding up boarding at airports to boosting security at malls and concerts, facial recognition technology has become increasingly pervasive, raising concerns about privacy. Britain’s data protection watchdog said last week it was looking into use of the technology after reports that a property developer had set up facial recognition cameras in […]
ESSAY: TOO MANY PEOPLE THINK SATIRICAL NEWS IS REAL
US academics R KELLY GARRETT, ROBERT BOND, and SHANNON POULSEN, in an article first published on The Conversation, discuss research findings showing many people are mistaking satirical news stories for real ones…
THIS LIFE: PEACE CAN ONLY BE FOUND IN JESUS
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, look at the process of renewing our minds in Christ…
Christian family takes refuge in mountains after expulsion from their home in Mexico
Miami, USMorning Star News Miguel Pérez Díaz, his eight children and 87-year-old father have been living in a mountainside shack since May, when local officials expelled them from their village in Chiapas state, Mexico. Relatives, friends and neighbours in Tajlovijho, a village in the municipality of San Andrés Larráinzar in southern Mexico, had been harassing […]