Palm oil giants double down on deforestation with new radar system
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation Ten major companies that sell and use palm oil have teamed up on a new radar system to monitor forests across Malaysia and Indonesia more closely and speed up action to stop deforestation, a group leading the initiative said on Friday. The coalition of palm oil producers and buyers will […]
Healthcare may trump Brexit in battle for British vote
London, UKReuters As Britain’s “Brexit election” campaign swings into action, it may not be the country’s exit from the European Union which takes centre stage but another national obsession – the health service. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has cast the 12th December election as necessary to break the deadlock in parliament over Brexit, telling voters […]
This Halloween, take time to reflect on the “three deaths”, says Pope
Vatican CityRNS For many, Halloween is mostly a fun opportunity to slip into a spooky costume, indulge in sugary delights or let their party animal run wild. But Pope Francis on Friday invited the faithful to bring it back to basics, or rather, to cemeteries. “In these days, when, unfortunately, messages of negative culture on […]
INDIA: INCREASING DEFENCES EAT AWAY AT FARMLAND ON BORDER WITH PAKISTAN
ASHUTOSH SHARMA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from India…
Paula White to head Trump’s faith office
Washington DC, USRNS Paula White, a Pentecostal preacher and longtime adviser to US President Donald Trump, has been tapped to head the White House’s Faith and Opportunity Initiative, a successor to previous administrations’ faith-based office that coordinates outreach to religious communities. “Paula White is the Advisor to the [White House] Faith & Opportunity Initiative,” read […]