Kenya’s forest communities face eviction from ancestral lands – even during pandemic
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Forest-dwelling communities in Kenya are being forcibly evicted from their ancestral lands, as temperatures plummet and coronavirus cases soar, land rights campaigners said on Thursday. The Community Land Action Now, a network of more than 130 Indigenous community groups, said the evictions by the Kenya Forest Service had left hundreds of […]
Snapshot: Newfoundland, Canada
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Campers test positive for COVID-19 after attending evangelical youth camp in Texas
RNS Hundreds of campers may have been exposed to COVID-19 after attending a Christian camp hosted by Fellowship Church, an evangelical megachurch in Grapevine, Texas. The church’s Allaso Ranch retreat centre, located near Dallas-Fort Worth, has been welcoming campers of various ages this summer since 13th June. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that at least three campers […]
Soundbite – The TCM Update: Chris Sebastian wins The Voice Australia
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Brands urged to stop sourcing from China’s Xinjiang over forced labour fears
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Major retailers must stop sourcing from China’s Xinjiang region due to the “grave risk of forced labour”, a coalition of civil society groups said on Thursday, amid mounting global pressure on Beijing over its treatment of the Uighur Muslim minority. More than 180 organisations urged brands from Adidas to Amazon to […]
Good vibrations? COVID quiet time soothes Earth’s seismic shakes
London, UKReuters COVID-19 lockdowns worldwide led to the longest and most pronounced reduction in human-linked seismic vibrations ever recorded, sharpening scientists’ ability to hear earth’s natural signals and detect earthquakes, a study found on Thursday. Vibrations travel through the earth like waves, creating seismic noise from earthquakes, volcanoes, wind and rivers as well as human […]
Battling misinformation: Armed with social media, Zimbabwean youth fight coronavirus ‘infodemic’
KIM HARRISBERG and LUNGELO NDHLOVU, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on how Zimbabwean youth are countering misinformation related to the coronavirus pandemic…
Vatican official criticises ‘senseless politics’ in US and UK surrounding pandemic response
Vatican CityRNS Vatican official Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia called for solidarity among and within nations to address the COVID-19 pandemic and voiced disappointment at the Unites States’ decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization. “International and national health organizations, which admittedly have made some mistakes, should not be dismantled but strengthened,” said Paglia, the head […]
Essay: The ‘hot response culture’ (why reason and compassion should prevail)
MAL FLETCHER, writing from London, reflects on the rise of what he calls ‘hot response culture’ and why there’s a better way forward…
Wow!: Donated bikes help ease difficulties through pandemic
IYA FORBES, of Associated Press, reports on how a teenager has inspired an initiative to give away bicycles to struggling Filipinos during the coronavirus pandemic…