Snapshot: Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Speeding bus kills Indian migrant workers trying to walk home
New Delhi, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation A speeding bus ran over and killed six Indian migrant workers as they tried to walk home, police said on Thursday, days after the death of a group of migrants who fell asleep on a railway line shocked the country. Five others were injured in the accident late on Wednesday, […]
Italian lawmaker sorry for calling hostage a “neo-terrorist”
Rome, ItalyAP A right-wing lawmaker apologised Thursday for calling a young Italian woman who converted to Islam while held hostage in Somalia a “neo-terrorist.” Alessandro Pagano of the anti-migrant League party said in a Facebook post that he had intended to criticize the government, not Silvia Romano, with his remarks in the lower house of […]
In the US, lawsuit filed to block North Carolina governor orders on churches
Raleigh, North CarolinaAP Conservative Christian leaders sued Governor Roy Cooper on Thursday, asking a court to throw out his restrictions on indoor religious services in North Carolina during the COVID-19 pandemic. They argued the limits, initiated by Cooper with health in mind, violate their rights to worship freely. Two Baptist churches, a minister and a Christian revival […]
Hundreds of child weddings thwarted in Ethiopia as coronavirus locks girls out of school
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaThomson Reuters Foundation More than 500 girls have been rescued from child marriage in northern Ethiopia since schools were shut due to the new coronavirus, a regional official said, as fears mount that the pandemic is reversing years of work to stop underage unions. Ethiopia closed its schools in mid-March, sending 26 million […]
Updated: Global coronavirus death toll exceeds 300,000 – Reuters tally
Last updated 4.30pmChicago, US/Sydney, Australia Reuters Global coronavirus deaths passed 300,000 on Thursday as infections approached 4.5 million, according to a Reuters tally, with the United States responsible for more than a quarter of all fatalities. The United Kingdom and Italy accounted for another 10 to 11 per cent each, while France and Spain accounted for […]
Twin threats: Weakened by war and floods, Yemen’s health system pushed to the brink
SAEED AL-BATATI reports for the Thomson Reuters Foundation…
US Christian group Q Ideas host talk claiming essential oils can stop coronavirus
RNS A US Christian group hosted talks promoting what experts say are unfounded claims that alternative health methods such as practicing gratitude and consuming essential oils can combat or even prevent contracting the novel coronavirus, sparking pushback from at least one ally of the group. The talks took place on platforms affiliated with Gabe Lyons […]
Essay: Giving back to those who serve – caring for our faith leaders
In an article published on Religion News Service, MELINDA MOORE and Rev GLENN BLOOMSTROM, of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention’s Faith Communities Task Force in the US, say it’s critical faith leaders know they are not alone at times like this…
Wow!: Going viral – coronavirus computer game teaches children social distancing
EMMA BATHA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how a new computer game aims to help children understand social distancing…