WOW!: FROM BIRDSONG TO CHEERS, SOUND MAP SHOWS HOW CORONAVIRUS IS CHANGING CITIES
SONIA ELKS, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the #StayHomeSounds project…
Franklin Graham on his Central Park field hospital: “We don’t discriminate. Period.”
RNS It was a culture clash waiting to happen. Almost as soon as Samaritan’s Purse assembled a 68 bed field hospital in Central Park’s famed East Meadow, New Yorkers sounded the alarm about the evangelical humanitarian relief organisation headed by Franklin Graham. Workers prepare a 68 bed Samaritan’s Purse emergency field hospital specially equipped with […]
Colombia reports first coronavirus cases among Indigenous people
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation The first two cases of the coronavirus were confirmed among Colombia’s Indigenous people on Tuesday, local authorities said, fanning fears that the highly contagious disease could decimate vulnerable tribal communities. The cases were found in two people from the Yukpa group who live in dire poverty in a cluster of makeshift […]
Updated: COVID-19 cases and deaths rising, debt relief needed for poorest nations – WHO
Updated: 12:30pmReutersGeneva, Switzerland The head of the World Health Organization voiced deep concern on Wednesday about the rapid escalation and global spread of COVID-19 cases from the new coronavirus, which has now reached 205 countries and territories. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that his agency, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund backed […]
Sierra Leone lifts ban on pregnant girls attending school
Dakar, SenegalThomson Reuters Foundation Sierra Leone on Monday overturned a ban on pregnant girls attending school in a victory for human rights activists who had fought against it for five years. The West African country introduced the ban in 2015 after a rise in rape, abuse and poverty during the deadly Ebola outbreak fueled a […]
US tribe Standing Rock Sioux celebrate ‘significant legal win’ in Dakota pipeline fight
RNS A US federal judge has ordered a new environmental review for the Dakota Access Pipeline in what the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is celebrating as a “significant legal win”. In his ruling last week, Judge James E Boasberg agreed with the Standing Rock Sioux that “too many questions remain unanswered” regarding the impact of the […]
Bangladesh’s slavery survivors struggle as coronavirus halts businesses
Dhaka, BangladeshThomson Reuters Foundation For trafficking survivors-turned-entrepreneurs in Bangladesh – from caterers to hairdressers – the coronavirus pandemic has threatened their fresh start and left many struggling to get by. Starting a business or securing a job can offer a lifeline for ex-slaves as they try to recover financially and mentally, yet the outbreak has […]
Millions of “invisible” stateless could be denied help if they get coronavirus
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Millions of people worldwide will be unable to get healthcare if they fall ill with coronavirus because they have no nationality, potentially exacerbating the spread of the disease, human rights campaigners said on Tuesday. They urged every country to ensure all stateless people on their territory can receive free medical assistance […]
SURVIVING A PANDEMIC: IN THE US, BLACK AND LATINO STARTUP CHURCHES WORK TO STAY AFLOAT
ALEJANDRA MOLINA, of Religion News Service, reports…
Explainer: The new coronavirus – key terms explained
Reuters As the new coronavirus spreads, words such as COVID-19, pandemic and social distancing have become part of daily vocabulary. But what exactly do they mean? Here are some key terms explained: Coronavirus and COVID-19• There are several human coronaviruses – just as there are many other types of human viruses. The coronavirus that first […]