THIS LIFE: IS IT TIME FOR A BAGGAGE CHECK?
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, writes about the importance of getting rid of unnecessary baggage…
Indian schoolgirl wins bravery award for thwarting trafficker
Chennai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation An Indian schoolgirl who won a bravery award after she helped a child escape a trafficker, is to become the inspiration for a new anti-slavery campaign, officials said on Tuesday. Carolyn Malsawmtluangi, from the north-eastern state of Mizoram, was honoured by the government on India’s Republic Day last week for “showing […]
“Time for this to end”: Trump team asks for acquittal at impeachment trial
Washington DC, USReuters US President Donald Trump’s lawyers wrapped up their arguments in his impeachment trial on Tuesday with a plea for the Senate to acquit him, and also sought to marginalise former national security adviser John Bolton’s explosive allegations about Trump’s conduct as “inadmissible” in the proceedings. “The election is only months away. The […]
China records first virus death in Beijing as toll passes 100
Shanghai, ChinaReuters The new strain of coronavirus spreading across China claimed its first victim in Beijing, officials said on Tuesday, as the death toll climbed to 106, the United States warned citizens against trips to the country and financial markets recoiled again at the potential impact on the world’s second-biggest economy. Amid mounting concern about […]
New Zealand PM Ardern calls 19th September election, faces tight race
Wellington, New ZealandReuters New Zealanders will go to polls on 19th September to decide on a second term for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and also to vote in referendums on the divisive issues of legalising cannabis and euthanasia. Ardern is hugely popular among liberal voters overseas thanks to her compassionate but decisive response to a […]
BOOKS: AN IN-DEPTH AND INSIGHTFUL EXPLORATION OF THE BOOK OF ESTHER
DAVID ADAMS is impressed with Peter Adam’s commentary on the Biblical Book of Esther…
Soundbite – The TCM Update: For KING & COUNTRY takes ‘Song of the Decade’ honours; Hillsong Young & Free named ‘Artist of the Decade’
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ESSAY: HOW KOBE BRYANT’S CATHOLIC FAITH HELPED TURN HIS LIFE AROUND
CLEMENTE LISI, in an article first published on Religion Unplugged, looks at the role his Catholic faith played in the life of US basketball icon Kobe Bryant after he and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday…
Global church bodies issue joint appeal for Nigerian President to protect citizens amid increasing violence targeting Christians
The World Council of Churches and Lutheran World Federation have issued a joint appeal to the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari for his government to better protect the people from attacks made on the basis of their religion. In a joint letter to the President, Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the WCC, and […]
Tokyo 2020 to power Olympic torch with hydrogen for first time
Tokyo, JapanReuters Hydrogen will be used for the first time to power the Olympic torch during its journey through Japan, organisers said on Monday, as part of Tokyo 2020’s efforts to hold an environmentally friendly Games. Organisers aim to offset all carbon emissions generated during the Games and also use the Olympics to boost awareness […]