In the US state of Connecticut, disputes over Christopher Columbus statues play out in court
AP Disputes over what to do with statues of Christopher Columbus in Connecticut have resulted in both civil and criminal complaints. Sculptures of the explorer were erected in the 19th and 20th centuries across the state, which has a large Italian-American population, but many were taken down this summer following widespread racial injustice protests that […]
Nearly one billion people scared of losing homes or land, poll finds
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Almost one billion people around the world fear losing their homes or land within five years, with owners and tenants in Burkina Faso and the Philippines the most concerned, a survey of 140 nations showed on Wednesday. About one in five adults (19 per cent) worry that their housing, fields or […]
Australia weighs further coronavirus curbs as outbreak grows
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia’s most populous states will impose harsher restrictions on movement if a COVID-19 outbreak is not quickly bought under control, state premiers said on Wednesday. Australia has been heralded as a global leader in containing COVID-19, its total death toll lower than what Florida reported on Tuesday alone. Even so, it has seen […]
StrangeSights: Scream out your frustrations; an unexpected auction price; and, an epic bicycle journey…
DAVID ADAMS looks at the odder side of life…
US city votes to raze site where first Alaska flag was sewn
Anchorage, AlaskaAP A neglected site where the Alaska territorial flag was designed, sewn and first flown will be demolished despite last-minute efforts by Alaskans and a preservation group to save it. The Seward City Council voted Monday to raze the Jesse Lee Home, once a Methodist-run facility where orphans and other displaced children from Alaska […]
Widow of Bangladeshi ship-breaking worker free to sue UK-based firm
Dhaka, BangladeshThomson Reuters Foundation A Bangladeshi woman whose husband died while dismantling an oil tanker at a ship-breaking yard in 2018 can file a negligence claim against a British company involved in the vessel’s sale, London’s High Court ruled this week. Khalil Mollah, 32, fell to his death while working on a tanker called the […]
Redlining in America: How a history of housing discrimination endures
Washington DC, USThomson Reuters Foundation As the United States reckons with its history of racial injustice and inequality, the country is revisiting a topic that some say is at the root of the problem: housing discrimination. The average white family in the United States is about 10 times wealthier than the average Black family, according to […]
Coronavirus ‘Class of 2020’: Europe’s lost generation?
MICHAEL KAHN, of Reuters, reports on the impact of the coronavirus on young people looking for work in Europe…
Aid groups face calls to open up on racism as survey finds data holes
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Aid agencies are facing calls to deal openly with racism within their ranks, as almost one third of leading humanitarian organisations refused to give details about complaints against staff to an exclusive Thomson Reuters Foundation survey. Organisations globally are facing pressure from staff to do more to confront racism amid global […]
Essay: American Christians need to reinvent their theology and practice of missions
In an article first published on Religion News Service, JOSEPH D’SOUZA, founder of Dignity Freedom Network, explores why the coronavirus pandemic represents a moment to “rethink” the traditional framework in which missionaries are sent overseas…