Photo essay: Romanian port city marks Easter late due to virus
VADIM GHIRDA, of the Associated Press, was in the city of Constanta, Romania, recently as the Romanian Orthodox church marked Easter…
Australia to refocus international aid to health security on doorstep
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia will divert $A280 million in overseas aid this year to bolster the response of its closest neighbours to the coronavirus pandemic, with Canberra warning the stability of the Indo-Pacific region is at risk. The Pacific Islands, Timor-Leste and Indonesia will be the focus of the coronavirus aid strategy, said Australia’s Minister for […]
Essay: Lament – A day to mourn
Sojourners president JIM WALLIS, in an article first published on Religion News Service, calls for a National Day of Mourning and Lament in the US where the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has now passed 100,000…
Lifestory: Mincaye from ‘End of the Spear’ breathes his last at home in Ecuador
RALPH KURTENBACH, in article first published on ASSIST News Service, looks at the life of Mincaye Ænkædi, a Waorani tribesmen from Ecuador whose life was forever changed thanks to an encounter with a group of American missionaries in the 1950s…
Mexico walks back campaign against domestic violence after backlash
Mexico City, MexicoThomson Reuters Foundation A top Mexican official on Wednesday said a new campaign against domestic violence would be revised after the video ads sparked strong public opposition from critics who claimed it misrepresented the growing problem. The initial campaign showed images of men and children, but no women, as potential victims, and one woman […]