Coronavirus exposes “brutal inequality” of South African townships
Johannesburg, South AfricaThomson Reuters Foundation The coronavirus is hitting South Africa’s mainly black townships harder than areas that were once the exclusive preserve of white people, according to new data that highlights the lasting impact of apartheid-era housing policies. More than two decades after the end of white minority rule, South Africa remains one of […]
Ready to go back to church? 10 things to consider before heading to worship
RNS An evangelical research centre focused on disaster response has detailed key steps US churchgoers might take as they contemplate attending reopened churches. Wheaton College’s Humanitarian Disaster Institute in Illinois released a series of documents this week to augment the guidelines of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The institute previously created a website with coronavirus-related resources […]
In the US, Nevada church renewing challenge of virus attendance cap
Reno, NevadaAP A rural Nevada church is trying to renew its unsuccessful bid to strike down the state’s cap on the size of religious gatherings, arguing failure to enforce social-distancing guidelines in voter lines during Tuesday’s primary election was further proof churches are being singled out in violation of the constitution. A US district judge […]
A lifeline disrupted: In Greece, pandemic deprives refugees of vital link to food and locals
MAGDALENA ROJO, writing for Religion News Service, reports from the Greek island of Lesbos…
UN warns coronavirus may push millions of children into underage labour
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation The coronavirus pandemic has put millions of children at risk of being pushed into underage labour, reversing two decades of work to combat the practice and potentially marking the first rise in child labour since 2000, the United Nations warned on Friday. As the pandemic pummels the global economy, […]
Coronavirus hitting the Americas hardest says WHO; Brazil death toll passes UK
Zurich/Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The Americas are bearing the brunt of the global coronavirus pandemic at present, the World Health Organization said on Friday, with North and South America currently having four of the 10 worst hit countries in the world. The disease was “highly active” in Central and South America, the WHO’s top emergency expert Mike […]