POSTCARDS: WITH A KNOCK ON THE DOOR, EGYPT AIMS TO TURN FAMILIES GREENER
MENNA A FAROUK, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Egypt…
Trump declares anti-human trafficking push but some stay away
Mexico City, MexicoThomson Reuters Foundation US President Donald Trump on Friday vowed to boost measures to fight human trafficking, but several anti-trafficking groups skipped the White House event amid criticism that his immigration policies enable modern slavery. In next year’s government budget will be a request for $US70 million to fight trafficking, and an anti-trafficking […]
China seeks to boost economy as first virus death reported outside its borders
Beijing, China/Manila, PhilippinesReuters The first death from the coronavirus outside of China was reported on Sunday and the Beijing government took steps to shore up an economy hit by travel curbs and business shut-downs because of the epidemic. A 44-year-old Chinese man from the city of Wuhan in Hubei province, the epicentre of the epidemic, […]
Britons risk having data “sold to highest bidder” after Brexit, whistleblower warns
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation British people’s data privacy will be “hanging in the balance” after Brexit, former Cambridge Analytica staffer-turned-whistleblower Brittany Kaiser warned as the country leaves the European Union on Friday. Kaiser said Britain would need to pass strong privacy legislation to protect its citizens once they are no longer covered by EU law, […]
Nepal’s ousted female deputy speaker vows to fight on for gender equality
Kathmandu, NepalThomson Reuters Foundation One of Nepal’s most senior female politicians has said she was a “victim of patriarchy” after she was forced to stand down as parliament speaker, and vowed to fight for greater equality for women. Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe took over as acting speaker of Nepal’s lower house after the incumbent was accused […]
CHURCH TRANSITIONS: IN THE US, MINNESOTA METHODISTS SAY REBOOTING CHURCHES CAN BE HELPFUL BUT COMES WITH PERIL
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on the ups – and downs – of church transitions…