Coronavirus seen delaying justice for Iraqi women displaced by war
Amman, Jordan Thomson Reuters Foundation Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Iraqi women forced to flee their homes during war have still not been able to return and now face even longer delays due to the coronavirus pandemic, researchers warned on Monday. A study by the Norwegian Refugee Council found women were 11 per cent more […]
WHO says “extreme vigilance” needed in exit from lockdowns; US death toll tops 80,000
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The World Health Organization said on Monday that “extreme vigilance” was needed as countries begin to exit from lockdowns imposed to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, amid global concerns about a second wave of infections. Germany earlier reported an acceleration in new coronavirus infections after it took early steps to ease […]
Former WCC head installed as presiding bishop of the Church of Norway
Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, former general secretary of the World Council of Churches, was installed as the presiding bishop of the Church of Norway’s bishops’ conference on Sunday. The service, held at Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway, was conducted in accordance with social distancing restrictions and live-streamed internationally. Tveit, who was also consecrated as Bishop […]
Dutch Pentecostal preacher Ben Hoekendijk dies at age 81
Harderwijk, The NetherlandsBosNewsLife Ben Hoekendijk, the Dutch evangelist who became the face of the Netherlands’ post-war Pentecostal movement, has died. He was 81, friends confirmed to BosNewsLife. Hoekendijk, who was in frail health after suffering a stroke, died last week in his hometown of Harderwijk. Dutch evangelist Ben Hoekendijk “He will be remembered as a […]
WHO readies coronavirus app for checking symptoms, possibly contact tracing
Oakland, CaliforniaReuters The World Health Organization plans to launch an app this month to enable people in under-resourced countries to assess whether they may have the novel coronavirus, and is considering a Bluetooth-based contact tracing feature too, an official told Reuters on Friday. The app will ask people about their symptoms and offer guidance on […]
Living in uncertainty: Life stands still in Egypt’s City of the Dead as coronavirus fear spreads
MENNA A FAROUK, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Egypt on the plight of informal workers in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic…
Kenya floods uproot families, complicating coronavirus fight
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation John Otieno was caught unawares in late April when flood waters hit his home and farm in Kogelo village, western Kenya, swamping his buildings and poultry, and destroying six acres of maize. “We woke up to massive floods in the morning from the Nyando River, and my entire farm and houses […]
Essay: From Vietnam to the coronavirus pandemic, lies still kill
Writing from the US, Rev JIM WALLIS, founder of US social justice organisation Sojourners, writes about the dangers of lies in a time of crisis…
This Life: This much is certain
Amid ongoing uncertainty, ELISABETH CARTER looks at what is certain…
NYC priest on virus front lines with embattled congregation
New York City, USAP Raul Luis López never had the chance to say goodbye. López was hospitalised for COVID-19 on 3rd April before succumbing nearly three weeks later. The 39-year-old native of Oaxaca, Mexico, suffered from diabetes which worsened his illness. The day he left for treatment was the last time his wife, Sara Cruz, […]