Australia demands coronavirus enquiry, adding to pressure on China; latest on spread of COVID-19
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Australia on Sunday added to growing pressure on China over its handling of the novel coronavirus, questioning its transparency and demanding an international investigation into the origins of the virus and how it spread. The coronavirus is believed to have emerged in a market selling wildlife in the central Chinese city of Wuhan […]
Recovery from coronavirus must be just and equitable, Pope says
Rome, ItalyReuters Pope Francis called on Sunday for an all-embracing vision of the world after the COVID-19 crisis, saying moving on without global solidarity or excluding sectors of society from the recovery would result in “an even worse virus”. The Pope left the Vatican for the first time in more than a month to say […]
US coronavirus crisis takes a sharp political turn
New York City, USReuters The US coronavirus crisis took a sharp political turn on Friday as President Donald Trump lashed out at four Democratic governors over their handling of the pandemic after having conceded that states bear ultimate control of restrictions to contain the outbreak. The Republican president targeted three swing states critical to his […]
Mexico ordered to guarantee coronavirus healthcare to migrants
Mexico CityThomson Reuters Foundation A judge ordered the Mexican Government to extend its coronavirus protections to migrants, ruling that healthcare be guaranteed to detainees and temporary residence permits given to those especially vulnerable to the disease. The ruling, made public on Friday, came after more than 40 advocacy groups and charities filed a legal challenge […]
History repeated?: One church’s tale of two pandemics, 100 years apart
MEGAN BOTEL and ISAIAH MURTAUGH, in an article first published on Religion News Service, report from Los Angeles on one church’s experience of two pandemics…