OPEN BOOK – THE PRISONER’S LETTER: BORN ANEW, WHETHER JEW OR GENTILE
BRUCE C WEARNE looks at Ephesians 2:4-7…
Pope Francis reflects on three decades of international cooperation on climate change
Vatican CityRNS Only a few days after the United States officially gave notice of its intention to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, Pope Francis took the opportunity to praise a gathering of environmental regulators meeting in Rome this week. In a statement to participants of the 31st meeting for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that […]
New Zealand passes law aiming for net zero carbon emissions by 2050
Wellington, New ZealandReuters New Zealand has placed itself on the right side of history in the battle against climate change, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday, after lawmakers adopted a measure to cut carbon emissions to net zero by 2050. Thursday’s framework enshrines in law the new 2050 greenhouse gas reduction target and makes […]
Mass surveillance fears as India readies facial recognition system
New Delhi, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation As India prepares to install a nationwide facial recognition system in an effort to catch criminals and find missing children, human rights and technology experts on Thursday warned of the risks to privacy and from increased surveillance. Use of the camera technology is an effort in “modernising the police force, […]
KNOW IT ALL: “DARK SKY PLACES”
Following news Australia’s first designated “Dark Sky Reserve” has been declared in South Australia, DAVID ADAMS takes a look at what “Dark Sky Places” are all about…
Soundbite – The TCM Update: Kanye West’s ‘Jesus is King’ hits number one in Australia
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MUSIC: ‘JESUS IS KING’ TAKES KANYE WEST IN A NEW DIRECTION
MARCUS CHEONG reviews Kanye West’s latest – and controversial – album…
Australia offers drought ravaged farmers up to $A1 billion in cheap loans
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia will offer farmers hurt by drought up to $A1 billion in cheap loans, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, as the government seeks to curb rising discontent from rural voters. Farmers across Australia’s east coast have been battling drought conditions for more than three years, wilting agricultural production and leaving some […]
Do-good health businesses struggle in Cameroon
Yaounde, CameroonThomson Reuters Foundation With her award-winning online blood bank, Cameroonian nurse-turned-entrepreneur Melissa Bime won international fame and funding but faced one major problem: working in her own country. Two years after Bime set up Infiuss – a blood delivery service to stem needless deaths through accidents, childbirth and malarial anaemia – red tape forced […]
Australian women soccer players’ goal on equal pay hoped to boost girls in sport
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation A landmark equal pay deal brokered by the Australian women’s soccer team, the Matildas, has the potential to boost female participation in sports, equality advocates and sports groups said on Wednesday. Australian soccer’s governing body announced it had reached a “unique” agreement with the players’ union that “closes the pay […]