Vatican-owned hospital makes history by separating conjoined twins
Vatican CityRNS Vatican-owned hospital Bambino Gesú made history on Tuesday when it announced it had successfully separated conjoined twins brought to Rome from the Central African Republic. “Ervina and Prefina have been born twice,” said the teary-eyed mother, Ermine, during the press conference on Tuesday. Ermine, centre, holds her separated twin daughters Ervina and Prefina […]
Workplace discrimination allowed in nearly one in four countries – study
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation Workers in nearly one in four member states of the United Nations are not legally protected from discrimination based on race and ethnicity, researchers said on Thursday, as global protests roar for racial justice. In more than half of countries, workers have no legal protection if an employer retaliates […]
Britain launches new inquiry into sex abuse by aid workers
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation British lawmakers will hear evidence that aid workers are demanding sex in return for assistance when they launch an inquiry this week into preventing sexual abuse and exploitation in the aid sector. The industry has come under intense scrutiny since 2018 when it emerged that Oxfam staff had paid young women […]
Working in shops and cafes, refugees hardest hit by coronavirus jobs cuts
Washington DC, USThomson Reuters Foundation Often working in shops, cafes and factories, refugees have been harder hit by coronavirus-triggered job cuts than citizens in their host countries, US development groups said on Wednesday. Refugees were 60 per cent more likely to lose jobs or income due to the pandemic, found a study covering eight countries […]
World Vision Australia urges governments to put children at the centre of coronavirus-related decision-making
Governments around the world must ensure that children are at the centre of any moves to address coronavirus and its aftermath, according to Mercy Jumo, World Vision Australia’s senior policy advisor on child rights. In an interview with Sight, Jumo said evidence from a range of sources – including a World Vision report as well as reports […]
Global warming trends highlight ‘enormous challenge’ of meeting Paris climate pledge, WMO says
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Global temperatures will continue to warm over the next five years, and may even temporarily rise to more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the World Meteorological Organization said on Thursday. That does not mean the world would be crossing the long-term warming threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit), which scientists […]
From inmate to homeless: Poor housing returns convicts to jail in England
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation A lack of housing and widespread homelessness in England are pushing many ex-inmates to re-offend and end up back in jail, a prisons watchdog warned on Wednesday. Prisoners released without stable housing were almost twice as likely to re-offend, according to an HM Inspectorate of Prisons report, citing barriers to accommodation […]
Coronavirus in Africa: Lack of data raises fears of “silent epidemic”
KATHARINE HOURELD and DAVID LEWIS, of Reuters, report on how the shortage of information detailing the spread of COVID-19 in Africa is hampering efforts to limits its spread…
Kanye’s running for president — and his platform has a lot of God in it
RNS Kanye West is running for president, and he believes God told him to do it. That’s according to an interview West conducted with Forbes magazine this week, in which he discussed his newly announced bid to win the White House as an independent candidate. In this 17th November, 2019, file photo Kanye West answers questions from […]
Essay: Brazil’s Bolsonaro has COVID-19 – and so do thousands of Indigenous people who live days from the nearest hospital
In an article first published on The Conversation, NADIA RUBAII, co-director of Binghamton University’s Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention, and JULIO JOSÉ ARAUJO JUNIOR, a PhD student in Rio, say the coronavirus pandemic is the latest deadly threat to face the South American nation’s Indigenous people…