Tech tools can lead fight against modern slavery, says UN expert
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation From tracing ill-gotten gains back to their source to spotting illegal factories, technology will be key in beating slavery as a fragmenting workplace leaves many more at risk, the United Nations leading expert on slavery said last week. With an increase in automation and temporary contracts, billions go without rights like holiday […]
Hong Kong school children form human chain after weekend of protests
Hong KongReuters Hundreds of uniformed school students, many wearing masks, formed human chains in districts across Hong Kong on Monday in support of anti-government protesters after another weekend of clashes in the Chinese-ruled city. Metro stations reopened after some were closed on Sunday amid sometimes violent confrontations, although the mood in the Asian financial hub […]
Asian cities turn to electric vehicles in anti-pollution drive
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation Asian cities are switching to electric vehicles in a bid to tackle worsening air quality, cut climate changing emissions, and expand their public transport networks, climate experts said last week. Transport is the fastest-growing source of climate-warming greenhouse gases, with the vast majority of projected increases expected to come from developing […]
Women hold one in five top science and tech jobs – study
London/New YorkThomson Reuters Foundation Women hold one in five top jobs in science, technology, maths and engineering globally, which slows down innovation, a study of research institutions said last week. While women made up more than 50 per cent of higher education students in those subjects – known collectively as STEM – their numbers fell […]
Countries urged to protect property in war to save culture, identity
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation More must be done to prevent the destruction of cultural property during conflicts, from museums to libraries, in order to preserve communities, artists and academics told a symposium called “Culture Under Attack” on Saturday. From the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra partly destroyed by Islamic State in 2015 to the Bamiyan Buddha […]
KENYA: VIGILANTES JOIN FORCES TO STOP FAMILIES LOSING DONKEYS TO CHINA
NITA BHALLA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how Kenyans are working together to stop the theft of their donkeys – and, in some cases, livelihoods…
More than 100 Australian bushfires ‘omen’ of severe summer fire season
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Australian firefighters battled more than 100 bushfires across two eastern states on Sunday as authorities warned that parts of the country could expected a severe bushfire season this summer. “We’ve never seen this before in recorded history, fire weather has never been as severe this early in spring,” said Andrew Sturgess, an inspector […]
ESSAY: CHURCHES ARE THE BEST SOLUTION TO GLOBAL CONFLICTS WE DON’T THINK OF
US-based World Relief’s CEO and president, TIM BREENE and SCOTT ARBEITER, in an article first published by Religion News Service, on the key role local churches play in recovery after conflict around the world…
THIS LIFE: BATTLING OUR BODIES
ELISABETH CARTER writes about why Christian women need to reframe the battle over weight loss…
At Mass for immigrants, Los Angeles archbishop calls for prayer for reform
Los AngelesRNS Roman Catholic Archbishop José H Gomez delivered a message of unity at a Mass dedicated to immigrants Saturday, urging Catholics to pray for those who are “trying to cause division in our country.” Speaking in English and Spanish to the hundreds of people gathered at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, […]