POSTCARDS: AFTER A VIOLENT PAST, COLOMBIA’S MEDELLIN EMERGES AS A HOTSPOT FOR BUSINESSES DOING GOOD
ANASTASIA MOLONEY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from the Colombian city of Medellin…
Political jitters drive US to biggest fall in global social entrepreneurs poll
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation Opportunities to build businesses with a mission to do good in the United States have plummeted since 2016 due largely to a decline in government support, according to the second global poll on the best countries for social entrepreneurs on Tuesday. The United States fell the most out of […]
Over to EU on Brexit delay, Johnson says after parliament rejects swift decision
London, UKReuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday it was up to the EU to decide whether it wanted to delay Brexit and for how long, after a defeat in parliament made ratification of his deal by the 31st October deadline almost impossible. As the clock ticks down to the deadline for Britain’s […]
Canada’s Trudeau retains power in election but will have minority government
Montreal, CanadaReuters Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals held onto power after a closely fought election on Monday but were reduced to a minority government that will need the support in parliament of a smaller left-leaning party. The vote showed a deeply divided country with the defeated Conservatives winning the popular vote, while a resurgent […]
Youth activist calls for joint effort to clean up Indonesia’s seas
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation Local leaders in Indonesia must get involved with young people to tackle the trash problem that blights the nation’s islands and surrounding seas, a leading Asian youth environmental activist said on Monday. The archipelago of 17,000 islands is the world’s second biggest contributor of plastic pollutants in the oceans, according […]
Trudeau’s Liberals to form Canadian minority government – CBC
Ottawa, CanadaReuters Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ruling Liberals will form a minority government, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp projected on Monday after polls closed across the country. The Liberals were leading or elected in 146 out of 304 electoral districts that had reported results by about 10:30pm EDT, the CBC said. Trudeau needed to win […]
Historic US island return to native tribe “path forward” for other land transfers
Washington, DC, USThomson Reuters Foundation A Californian city was expected to return a historic island to its former Native American owners on Monday, more than 150 years after the tribe was decimated, in a move which Indigenous groups said could inspire other land transfers across the country. The voluntary transfer of the 113 hectare Duluwat […]
Who owns the church? Sudan court puts elders on trial for trespass and theft
World Watch Monitor A criminal case against eight leaders of a Sudan church is testing the application of a law that puts church property under the control of the government. The eight leaders of the Sudanese Church of Christ were arrested in August, 2017, after they refused to hand over control of the church’s property to a […]
JUSTICE
Notions of finding justice have changed over the centuries. A figure of justice atop London’s Central Criminal Court, also known as the Old Bailey. PICTURE: Dun.can (licensed under CC BY 2.0) You would have heard of duels – where men in dispute about the truth, would challenge another to a duel. Likewise judges would sentence people […]
FILM: ‘BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN’ – THE STORY OF HOW THREE FAMILIES’ LIVES WERE CHANGED FOREVER
DAVID ADAMS speaks to American Randy Hartley about the extraordinary story of healing, forgiveness and reconciliation now captured on film in ‘Beautifully Broken’…