Returning home, Venezuelans face accusations of spreading COVID-19
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation Venezuelans who fled their homeland’s economic crisis but have been forced to return in desperation are being blamed for the spread of the coronavirus and are being branded bioterrorists, the head of a leading medical group said on Wednesday. More than 70,000 Venezuelans have gone home since April, some walking back […]
“Bad to worse”: Beirut blast final blow for Lebanon’s trapped migrants
Amman, JordanThomson Reuters Foundation Thousands of migrants workers in Lebanon are desperate to return home as a coronavirus lockdown began this week, adding to woes caused by a financial crisis and this month’s port blast that wrecked swathes of the capital Beirut. The explosion has damaged homes where many migrant workers living in precarious conditions […]
GreenSight: The ‘tappuach’ or apple
ALVIN JOHNSON looks at Biblical references to the ‘tappuach’ or apple…
Musician with albinism says coronavirus raises risk of attack
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation The coronavirus pandemic has left people with albinism in fear of attack and murder in parts of Africa where their body parts are used for lucky charms, a Zambian musician with the condition has said. John Chiti, 35, said there had already been one murder in Zambia since the virus emerged […]
On the Screen: ‘Saint Judy’ – the story of how two women changed the US immigration system
DAVID ADAMS watches the story of how one woman’s fight for a new life – and the lawyer who was determined to help her – changed the US immigration system…
Coronavirus helps abandoned homes find new owners in Georgia
Milan, ItalyThomson Reuters Foundation They might have rotting doors and squeaky floors but abandoned homes have become an instant seller in Georgia as coronavirus has boosted demand for out-of-town retreats, according to a man on a mission to revive forsaken villages. Moved by the plight of his own village, whose population has shrunk to a […]
A preacher with sneakers coming soon to TBN: Steven Furtick to replace Kenneth Copeland, says network
RNS Trinity Broadcasting Network said it will no longer air the daily Texas-based Kenneth Copeland Ministries program known as Believer’s Voice of Victory. Instead, the network will replace it with programming by Steven Furtick, a megachurch pastor who is widely known for his appearances on PreachersNSneakers, an Instagram account that features influencer pastors and their expensive […]
US bipartisan network of Christian groups launches police reform initiative
RNS A network of more than a dozen Christian groups is launching an initiative to address police reform. The Prayer & Action Justice Initiative – bringing together Black, Hispanic and Asian organisations along with groups focused on prisoners, prayer and public justice – will advocate for greater equality, accountability and transparency in the criminal justice system. “The […]
“We cannot afford to fail”: Businesses working with slavery survivors in India seek ways to offset COVID
ANURADHA NAGARAJ, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from India on how businesses providing help to trafficking survivors are coping during the coronavirus pandemic…
Fighters and farmers step in to help Beirut after the blast
Amman, JordanThomson Reuters Foundation From former fighters repairing damaged buildings to rural women preparing meals, people from across Lebanon have stepped in to help businesses set up to do good after the seismic port explosion in Beirut. The 4th August blast, which officials have blamed on more than 2,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate being stored […]