In the US, CT Vivian remembered as courageous, humble Civil Rights warrior
Atlanta, USAP The nation paid its final respects Thursday to Rev CT Vivian, a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement who helped end segregation across the South and left an abiding imprint on US history. Vivian, a close ally of Rev Martin Luther King, Jr, was mourned by civil rights icons along with TV personality […]
Plastic pollution flowing into oceans to triple by 2040 – study
SingaporeReuters The amount of plastic waste flowing into the ocean and killing marine life could triple in the next 20 years, unless companies and governments can drastically reduce plastic production, a new study published on Thursday said. Single-use plastic consumption has increased during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the International Solid Waste Association, an NGO. […]
Health Insight: Five activities that can protect your mental and physical health as you age
In an article first published on The Conversation, academics ZIGGI IVAN SANTINI, PAUL E JOSE and VIBEKE JENNY KOUSHEDE look at how you can look after yourself as you age…
Australia reports highest coronavirus deaths in three months, infections climb
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia reported its highest daily number of coronavirus-related deaths in three months on Thursday as new infections continued to climb in its second most populous state. Victoria state said it had confirmed another 403 infections, while five people had died from the virus in the last 24 hours. Federation Square is seen devoid […]
UN report suggests temporary basic income to help world’s poorest amid pandemic
New York City, USReuters A temporary basic income for the world’s poorest 2.7 billion people in 132 developing countries could help slow the spread of the coronavirus by allowing them to stay home, according to a UN Development Programme report released on Thursday. The report suggests three options – top-ups on existing average incomes, lump-sum […]
“Milking their misery”: Indian state makes returning migrants pay for quarantine
Mumbai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation Coronavirus quarantine charges levied by an Indian state on migrant workers who are being flown home from Gulf nations will drive many returnees further into debt and put them at risk of destitution, campaigners and labourers said on Wednesday. India in May began a drive to repatriate nearly a million citizens […]
World leaders to send videos instead of traveling to UN in September
Reuters World leaders will send videos instead of physically gathering at the United Nations in September due to the coronavirus pandemic, the General Assembly decided on Wednesday, a move that paves the way for people wary of traveling to the United States – like North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un – to participate. The annual high-level […]
Faith and education: US Supreme Court ruling on the ministerial exception worries Catholic school teachers
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports on responses to the recent US Supreme Court decision on so-called ministerial exceptions…
Ecuador’s Amazon tribes turn to tech to track COVID-19 cases
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation Ecuador’s Indigenous groups in the Amazon have launched an information dashboard to monitor the coronavirus and identify contagion hotspots as the disease spreads through the rainforest and threatens ancient cultures, a leading rights group said on Tuesday. The dashboard, a collection of charts that aggregates coronavirus data, shows COVID-19 infection and […]
Essay: Why the world needs the church
ROSIE KENDALL, CEO of CAP Australia, argues that churches have “a unique opportunity to regain public faith by taking action to help people crippled by debt post-pandemic”…