SIGHT-SEEING: WHEN TROUBLE COMES, GOD REMAINS
Theological college lecturer, chaplain and former missionary, KATE BRADFORD, reflects – in an article first published by Australia’s Anglican Deaconess Ministries – on truths a Christian can stand on in a time of crisis…
Job cut fears as fashion brands slash orders in Bangladesh with coronavirus
Dhaka, BangladeshThomson Reuters Foundation Factory workers in Bangladesh could go hungry as global fashion brands have cancelled or delayed orders worth $US138 million due to coronavirus, manufacturers said on Thursday. More than 100 Bangladeshi factories have already lost orders, manufacturers said, as retail sales plummeted globally and giants like Zara owner Inditex and H&M temporarily […]
Fears over handwashing in Africa to stem coronavirus seen as trigger for change
Johannesburg, South Africa/Dakar, SenegalThomson Reuters Foundation People globally are being told to wash their hands to fight the spread of coronavirus but in Africa many can’t, experts said, urging states to use the pandemic as a reason to finally push for improvements to water supplies. Speaking as the world marked World Water Day on Sunday, […]
Australia takes stimulus to 10 per cent of GDP and orders closures to combat coronavirus
Melbourne/Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia ordered pubs, cinemas, churches and casinos to close and two more states said on Sunday they would shut their borders, while the government pledged an extra $A66.4 billion to combat the impact of the coronavirus. Along with neighbouring New Zealand, Australia has brought in widespread measures to limit the spread of the […]
Catholic Cardinal Burke says faithful should attend Mass despite coronavirus
Vatican CityRNS In an online statement, conservative Catholic Cardinal Raymond Burke said that access to Mass and the sacraments must not be denied even as the world faces the coronavirus pandemic. “In considering what is needed to live, we must not forget that our first consideration is our relationship with God,” Burke wrote in a […]
Refugees in Asia face delays, pushbacks as coronavirus shuts borders
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation Hundreds of thousands of refugees living in precarious conditions across Asia are particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus outbreak, with border closures raising the risk of their forced repatriation, human rights groups have said The outbreak, termed COVID-19, has infected more than 270,000 people worldwide and killed more than 11,000, according to […]
Panic buying, lockdowns may drive world food inflation – FAO, analysts
SingaporeReuters Lockdowns and panic food buying due to the coronavirus pandemic could ignite world food inflation even though there are ample supplies of staple grains and oilseeds in key exporting nations, a senior economist at FAO and agricultural analysts said. The world’s richest nations poured unprecedented aid into the global economy as coronavirus cases ballooned […]
URBAN FARMS: “MY HANDS ARE MY TRACTOR” – WHY GARDENS ARE TAKING ROOT IN JOHANNESBURG
KIM HARRISBERG, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from South Africa on how urban farmers are helping the fight against hunger…