WOW!: KENYAN FARMERS FIND SWEET SPOT WITH NUTRITIOUS, DROUGHT HARDY CROP
CAROLINE WAMBUI, reporting for Thomson Reuters Foundation, writes about how a farmers’ cooperative is seeing some success in helping to provide a community with food in a region where crops are routinely destroyed by drought thanks to one special ingredient…
Cross in Jaegermeister brand bearable for Christians – Swiss court
Zurich, SwitzerlandReuters A Swiss court granted German liquor maker Mast-Jaegermeister brand protection for its logo displaying a stag with a cross between its antlers, saying the symbol was unlikely to offend Christians’ religious feelings. In the ruling published on Monday, the Federal Administrative Court overruled the Swiss patent office’s refusal to protect the logo for […]
Syrian forces consolidate control of Aleppo, air strikes under way
Beirut/Amman, JordanReuters The Syrian army said on Monday it had taken full control of dozens of towns in Aleppo’s northwestern countryside and it would press on with its campaign to wipe out militant groups “wherever they are found”. The advances were made after President Bashar al-Assad’s forces drove insurgents from the M5 highway linking Aleppo […]
Locust swarms in East Africa: here’s what you need to know
Thomson Reuters Foundation Massive swarms of desert locusts are invading east Africa, ravaging crops, decimating pasture and deepening a food crisis in a region where more than 25 million people are already hungry. Here’s what you should know about desert locusts: What causes locust swarms?Desert locusts usually form swarms under heavy rains, creating a […]
Fast-food companies in China step up ‘contactless’ pickup, delivery as coronavirus rages
New York, US/Beijing, ChinaReuters With the coronavirus outbreak in China continuing to spread, McDonald’s Corp, Starbucks Corp and other fast-food companies are ramping up “contactless” pickup and delivery services to keep their workers and customers safe, the companies said. McDonald’s has implemented contactless pickup and delivery of Big Macs, fries and other menu items across […]
Israel hopes Germany, other ICC members will help stave off Palestinian investigation
Jerusalem, Israel/The Hague, NetherlandsReuters Israel’s Prime Minister on Sunday hailed what he called efforts by friendly states to stop the International Criminal Court opening an investigation into alleged war crimes against Palestinians. The court’s chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said in January there was enough evidence for an investigation into reports of more than 200 killings […]
Coronavirus cases rise again in China’s Hubei province
Updated: 2.30pmShanghai, ChinaReuters The number of reported new cases of coronavirus in China’s Hubei province rose on Monday after two days of falls, as authorities imposed tough new restrictions on movement to prevent the spread of the disease which has now killed more than 1,700 people. With no end in sight for the outbreak, the […]
Analysis – Will God forgive a dictator? Kenyans split over death of past President Daniel Arap Moi
Nairobi, KenyaReligion Unplugged Kenyans are divided on the media freedoms and human rights legacy of their former president Daniel arap Moi, the evangelist who sold a cow to buy his first Bible, only to later to plunge into politics. Moi died on 4th February and was publicly mourned in a widely broadcast funeral on 11th […]
ESSAY: WILL THE REAL PRO-LIFE POLITICAL PARTY PLEASE STAND UP?
Christian activist and author SHANE CLAIBORNE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reflects on pro-life issues in the context of the upcoming US presidential election…