OPEN BOOK – THE PRISONER’S LETTER: ALIGNED WITH CHRIST
Following his comments on style last week, BRUCE C WEARNE looks at the first part of Ephesians, chapter three…
Volcano “behaving” as New Zealand launches high-risk mission to recover bodies
WhakataneReuters A New Zealand military team landed on a volcanic island on Friday morning to recover the bodies of eight people killed in an eruption this week, and police said the high-risk operation was going smoothly but slowly amid the risk of a fresh eruption. White Island, located about 50 kilometres off the east coast […]
Britain Brexit bound as Johnson set for big parliamentary majority
London, UKReuters Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party will win an overwhelming victory in Britain’s election with a majority of 86 seats in parliament to deliver Brexit on 31st January, an exit poll showed on Thursday. The exit poll showed Johnson’s Conservatives would win a landslide of 368 seats, more than enough for a very […]
US House committee nears vote on impeachment articles against Trump
Washington DC, USReuters US lawmakers moved closer on Thursday to impeaching Republican President Donald Trump, as members of a House of Representatives committee debated formal charges that are likely to be sent to the full House for a final vote next week. The House Judiciary Committee is expected to approve two articles of impeachment later […]
HEALTH INSIGHT: HOW TO TELL IF YOUR DIGITAL ADDICTION IS RUINING YOUR LIFE
In an article first published on The Conversation, TERRI R KURTZBERG, of Rutgers University Newark, looks at how to make the most of new technologies while avoiding the pitfalls that can come with them…
United Kingdom votes to decide the fate of Brexit, again
London, UKReuters Voters go to the polls on Thursday in an election that will pave the way for Brexit under Prime Minister Boris Johnson or propel Britain towards another referendum that could ultimately reverse the decision to leave the European Union. After failing to deliver Brexit by a 31st October deadline, Johnson called the 12th […]
Paris charity gets share of $US1 million for training refugees as museum guides
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation Guinean refugee Ibrahima Conde arrived in Paris knowing little about French culture. Two years later, he knows enough to work as a museum guide, a job he was trained for by the charity Sama for All. The charity, founded in 2017, works with two of Paris’s top art galleries to train […]
Homeless Santa? Banksy reindeer mural goes viral amid rough sleeping crisis
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation A mural by anonymous British street artist Banksy depicting a homeless man being pulled by two reindeer has gone viral on social media, as the number of homeless deaths in the country hit a new high last year. A video of the living artwork, which appeared in the English city of […]
In the US, Newseum closing but Religious Freedom Center programs to continue elsewhere
Washington DC, USRNS The nation’s capital is about to have one less museum – the Newseum closes 31st December – but the Religious Freedom Center that was housed there will continue operations. Gene Policinski, chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute, which includes the centre among its five focus areas, said the building has […]
FILM: ACTOR MARK RUFFALO BLENDS FILM AND FAITH-FUELED ACTIVISM IN ‘DARK WATERS’
EMILY MACFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, speaks with actor Mark Ruffalo about how his diverse faith background not only motivated him to take on the starring role in “Dark Waters” but has also grounded his activism over the years…