WOW!: WIN-WIN IN UK AS HIGHLY SKILLED REFUGEES FIND WORK
SARAH SHEARMAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the Lincolnshire Refugee Doctor Project…
Religious freedom watchdog, facing recent controversy, awaits reauthorisation
Washington DC, USRNS The US Commission on International Religious Freedom, whose funding runs out on Saturday, could be reauthorised by week’s end if Congress passes an omnibus bill that includes a section recommending it stay in business. Since its creation in 1998, the independent agency has drawn attention to repression of religious minorities across the […]
“Defend democracy”: Pelosi calls Trump “ongoing threat” in impeachment debate
Washington DC, USReuters US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday called Donald Trump an ongoing threat to American democracy who left Congress no choice but to impeach him as bitterly divided lawmakers debated before historic votes on charges accusing the Republican president of abusing his power and obstructing Congress. With billowing partisan differences on full […]
‘Star Wars’ – Emotional end for Skywalkers, and then what?
Los Angeles, USReuters The next Star Wars movie arrives in theatres on Thursday promising an epic conclusion to three trilogies over four decades and answers to at least some of the biggest questions that have puzzled fans of the galaxy far, far away. But one major mystery likely will linger after the credits roll: Where […]
STRANGESIGHTS: A “DANGEROUS” CHRISTMAS TREE; UGLY SWEATERS; AND, A GIFT OF CAMELS…
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…
Median length of sermons in US churches is 37 minutes, according to new analysis
The median length of a sermon given in US churches runs for 37 minutes, according to a new analysis of almost 50,000 online sermons. The Pew Research Centre study found that historically black Protestant churches had the longest sermons – a median of 54 minutes – while Catholic churches had the shortest with a median of […]
Help others or go bust, migrant billionaire tells big business
Geneva, SwitzerlandThomson Reuters Foundation Businesses that fail to look beyond the bottom line will not survive as consumer pressure also to do good mounts, said the billionaire behind top-selling US yoghurt brand Chobani. Hamdi Ulukaya, who grew up in a family of semi-nomadic Kurdish shepherds in Turkey before emigrating to the United States in his […]
Trump accuses Democrats of “attempted coup” on eve of impeachment vote
Washington DC, USReuters On the eve of his expected impeachment in the US House of Representatives, President Donald Trump accused Democrats of pursuing an “illegal, partisan attempted coup” and declaring “open war” on American democracy as they seek to remove him from office for pressing Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden. Trump’s remarks came […]
FILM: ‘THE TWO POPES’ PROMOTES DIALOGUE IN A POLARISED CATHOLIC CHURCH AND SOCIETY
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, writing for Religion News Service, speaks with the makers of ‘The Two Popes’…
Film on Bangladesh’s garment workers spotlights women driving change
Dhaka, BangladeshThomson Reuters Foundation A new film offering a glimpse into the lives of garment workers in Bangladesh is challenging stereotypes about women by showing them driving the economy and fighting for justice in factories. Made in Bangladesh is based on the life of Daliya Akter, a garment worker who escaped child marriage and went […]