Over 10,000 US Christians petition Boston College to reject Koch grant
Boston, USRNS More than 10,080 Christians have signed a petition urging officials at Boston College to reject a potential donation from the Koch Foundation toward the Jesuit university’s political science department. The online Christian social justice organisation Faithful America submitted the signatures to school administrators on Thursday, arguing that accepting money from the libertarian multi-billionaire Koch family is “completely […]
Saving Indonesians from climate disasters, one social media post at a time
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation Can bots save lives? An Indonesian architect who harnesses social media to improve disaster relief – a project that on Friday could win a $US250,000 international award – believes so. Twenty-eight-year-old Nashin Mahtani’s website, PetaBencana.id, uses artificial intelligence and internet bots to monitor posts on social media by communities hit […]
Quick facts – 10 ways to have a greener Christmas celebration
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Christmas is a time of plenty – and the season of abundant food, gifts and merriment creates a hefty climate impact and millions of tons of waste each year. As awareness about climate change grows, many people are aiming to cut waste and enjoy an eco-friendly celebration. Fans wear Christmas jumpers […]
FILM: IN ‘HIDDEN LIFE’, TERRENCE MALICK SAYS FREEDOM IS WON IN STANDING UP FOR BELIEFS
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, of Religion News Service, reports on director Terrence Mallick’s latest movie, ‘A Hidden Life’, which tells the story of a peasant in Nazi-occupied Austria who refuses to swear loyalty to Hitler because of his Catholic faith…
“Forgotten crisis” as drought displaces hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians are living in camps up to four years after being displaced by drought, researchers said on Friday, warning climate change could exacerbate the problem. Ethiopia is home to millions of pastoralists who are particularly vulnerable to climate change as they depend on their livestock to survive. […]
“Brexit closure”: Johnson wins commanding victory in UK election
London, UKReuters Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on Friday for “closure” over the Brexit divisions that have riven the United Kingdom, saying his election victory provided an overwhelming mandate to take Britain out of the European Union on 31st January. Johnson, the face of the victorious “Leave” campaign in the 2016 referendum, fought the election […]