WOW!: NORWEGIAN INVESTOR EYES UP TECH ENTREPRENEURS “TACKLING THE FUTURE OF FOOD”
SARAH SHEARMAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on a new initiative to dig up emerging food-related technologies…
Talking about life after the divorce: EU and Britain commence for new talks
Brussels, BelgiumReuters Britain and the European Union kicked off talks on Monday on how their relationship will shape up after Brexit, with half a trillion euros worth of annual trade and close security ties at stake in what are bound to be tense talks. Both sides say they want to reach a deal by the […]
Coronavirus spreading fast but stigma is more dangerous – WHO
Geneva, Switzerland/Beijing, ChinaReuters Coronavirus now appears to be spreading much more rapidly outside China than within but can still be contained, and stigma is more dangerous than the disease itself, the World Health Organization said on Monday. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said almost nine times as many cases had been reported outside China as […]
From job bans to child marriage, countries told to scrap sexist laws
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation From parts of the United States where child marriage remains legal to Russia, where women are banned from a host of jobs, almost every country has broken long-standing promises to eradicate discriminatory laws, legal experts said on Monday. Rights group Equality Now urged all governments to review their laws as it […]
In a bid to repair Pacific ties, Australia legislates greater recycling use
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia will require government departments to use more recycled products, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday, as Canberra looks to repair ties with Pacific island nations despite a refusal to step up efforts on global warming. Morrison last year angered Pacific Island leaders when he declined to strengthen Canberra’s target for reducing […]
In the US, Wheaton College rescinds title from Gilbert Bilezikian amid new allegations
Chicago, USRNS Wheaton College has rescinded the title of professor emeritus from Gilbert Bilezikian after an investigation into the longtime professor of New Testament turned up new allegations of “inappropriate and unprofessional conduct”. The school, one of the United States’ most prominent Christian colleges, reopened an investigation into the allegations last month. Dr Gilbert Bilezikian. […]
“Gross and shocking”: Women call for new laws to stop cyber-flashing
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation University student Sophie Meehan was enjoying a family trip to the theatre in London when pictures of a stranger’s genitals popped up on her mobile phone. The 20-year-old was about to board a train to return home to Kent in southeast England last year when an AirDrop file appeared on her […]
EU concerns mount over abducted Bangladesh pastor and daughter
Dhaka, Bangladesh/Brussels. BelgiumBosNewsLife Concerns are mounting over the whereabouts of a Rohingya Christian pastor and his teenage daughter, abducted from a refugee camp in south-eastern Bangladesh by suspected Muslim rebels. European legislators and a Christian evangelist who fled Bangladesh told BosNewsLife that the kidnappers threaten to kill Pastor Abu Taher. They also fear that his […]
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HERITAGE PRESERVATION: CITIZENS STEP IN TO REVIVE CRUMBLING TUNIS OLD TOWN
LAYLI FOROUDI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…