Christian fundraising site has earned more than $US270,000 for alleged Kenosha shooter
USRNS A Christian fundraising site, Give Send Go, has raised more than $US270,000, well beyond its $US200,000 goal for the alleged Kenosha shooting suspect Kyle Rittenhouse. A scrolling ticker on the website shows who has recently donated to trending campaigns, many of whom are supporting the Rittenhouse fundraiser. Rittenhouse, 17, was arrested on Wednesday, 26th August, and is being […]
Sudan, rebel alliance reach deal in ongoing peace efforts
Juba, South SudanAP Sudan’s transitional authorities and a rebel alliance signed a peace deal on Monday following months of tortuous negotiations aimed at ending the country’s decades-long civil wars, but other powerful armed groups have thus far declined to join them. The deal was reached between the Sudanese Government and the Sudan Revolutionary Front, a […]
Paperwork not patrols: South-East Asian policewomen face career obstacles
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation Female police officers in South-East Asia are rarely allowed out on patrol and instead given administrative roles that hold back their careers, the United Nations and international police organisation Interpol said last week. Women account for between six to 20 per cent of police officers in the 10-member Association of Southeast […]
Auction held at home of late US priest who lived like a prince
Williamston, Michigan, USAP An auction was held on Saturday at the Lansing-area mansion of a Catholic priest who was accused of embezzling millions of dollars before he died in March while awaiting trial. There were nearly 1,000 items for sale, including about 100 pieces of furniture from the six-bedroom home, the Lansing State Journal reported. “It’s about four […]
On India’s COVID-19 frontline, female health workers push for fair pay
Mumbai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation Rushing from one home to another in a village in western India, health worker Ashwini Mhaske cannot afford to take a breather. Working to keep COVID-19 at bay while caring for mothers and babies, Mhaske races between households to meet job targets and earn bonuses for a average monthly wage of […]
In US state of Vermont, religious leaders ask state to remember enslaved
Burlington, Vermont, USAP Some Vermont religious leaders are asking the state to confront its role as a location where Black people were once held as slaves and remember those individuals. Rabbi Amy Small of Burlington’s Ohavi Zedek Synagogue says the common myth is that there were no enslaved individuals in Vermont. But the historical record […]
Afghanistan flash floods kill 160, search for bodies continues
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters Rescuers in Afghanistan continued to search amidst mud and rubble for missing people on Saturday after flash flooding this week killed around 160 people and washed away homes across the country, officials said. Thirteen provinces, mostly in the country’s north, had been affected by floods, according to the Ministry for Disaster Management. In […]
Abuse in lockdowns: Amid pandemic, domestic and sexual abuse is skyrocketing. Activists worry that news is being buried
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, of Religion News Service, reports from Vatican City on concerns the battle against abuse of the vulnerable is losing momentum during the coronavirus pandemic…
In the US, more than 350 faith leaders to back Biden for president, including many first-time endorsers
RNS More than 350 faith and community leaders are planning to endorse former US Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris this week, adding their voices to the campaign as it ramps up its engagement with religious groups. According to a list shared exclusively with Religion News Service by organisers, the mass endorsement will […]
Essay: Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving leader, leaves office a diminished figure with an unfulfilled legacy
CRAIG MARK, professor in the Faculty of International Studies at Kyoritsu Women’s University, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at the legacy of Shinzo Abe following his resignation on Friday…