POSTCARDS: PACZKI DAY BRINGS CHICAGOANS TOGETHER FOR ONE LAST INDULGENCE BEFORE LENT
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on how a Polish tradition is marked in the US city of Chicago…
Cameroonian pastor asks for prayer amid worsening conflict in Anglophone regions
A Cameroonian pastor has sent a plea to the World Council of Churches in which he described how Christians are being attacked during church services and pastors beaten to “near death” amid the ongoing separatist conflict in the African nation. The crisis in the country’s North-West and South-West regions was sparked in 2016 after the […]
PepsiCo adopts stricter, greener rules for palm oil in products
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation US food and drink giant PepsiCo Inc said on Tuesday it would introduce stricter rules for the palm oil used in its goods – including a retrospective ban on working with firms linked to deforestation – and enforce them for its business partners. In a first for the consumer goods […]
How Indian state’s three-capital plan could spur equal growth
Mumbai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation A proposal by the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to have three capitals rather than one could be a model for more equal development and help release pressure from the country’s overcrowded cities, say planning experts. Last month, the government of Andhra Pradesh passed the Decentralisation and Equal Development of […]
Washington pledges $US1 billion for coronavirus vaccine as pandemic risks grow
Beijing, China/Washington DC, USReuters US President Donald Trump will seek $US2.5 billion from Congress to fight the coronavirus epidemic and US and South Korean militaries are considering scaling back joint training as the virus spreads in Europe and the Middle East. Countries around the world are stepping up efforts to prevent a pandemic of the […]
Lab-grown meat? Dutch start-up keeps pork on your plate without wrecking the planet
Rome, ItalyThomson Reuters Foundation A Dutch start-up may have found a workaround for eco-conscious consumers struggling to give up meat: pork grown in a laboratory that doesn’t harm animals or damage the planet. Meatable will this summer unveil its first pork prototype made entirely from cultured animal cells instead of from slaughtered animals, according to […]
Doctor, parents face trial in Egypt for girl’s death after genital cutting
Cairo, EgyptThomson Reuters Foundation A retired doctor and the parents of a 12-year-old girl who died after female genital mutilation surgery are to stand trial in Egypt, with child rights campaigners calling for jail terms to deter others from the illegal practice. Egypt’s Prosecutor General Hamada El-Sawy last weekend ordered the referral of the trio […]
RULES OR REASON?
If you watch billiards, the balls move around the table due to very strict rules of nature. But which ball moves is reasoned, or chosen, by the player. PICTURE: Dan Burton/Unsplash Not too long ago, people thought reason was behind everything – the sun decided to rise, waves decided to break, rocks decided to roll, based on their nature. It was William of Ockham […]
PHOTO ESSAY: BATTLE OF IWO JIMA, 75 YEARS ON
This month marks the 75th anniversary of the start of the Battle Iwo Jima which saw some of the bloodiest fighting in World War II. In a photo special, Reuters looks at the battle and its aftermath…
Senegal opens West Africa’s biggest wind farm in push for renewables
Dakar, SenegalThomson Reuters Foundation Senegal inaugurated the first large-scale wind farm in West Africa on Monday, a facility that will supply nearly a sixth of the country’s power when it reaches full capacity later this year. With the wind farm, Senegal will get 30 per cent of its energy from renewable sources, which has been […]