Jen Hatmaker, Christian author and former reality TV star, files for divorce
RNS Jen Hatmaker, a popular Christian writer, blogger and former reality TV star, has filed for divorce. Hatmaker announced the split from her husband, Brandon, on social media on Sunday. Court documents show the petition for divorce was filed in late August. “I don’t know how to say this, and I still cannot believe I am even […]
Multi-national companies account for nearly a fifth of global CO2 emissions, researchers say
Rome, ItalyThomson Reuters Foundation The global supply chains of multi-national companies such as BP, Coca-Cola and Walmart are responsible for nearly a fifth of climate-changing carbon dioxide emissions, according to a new study. But the businesses outsource many of these emissions to poorer parts of the world by investing in production in developing countries, said […]
Books: A wild ride of grief, vocation and friendship
JO KADLECEK reads Rachel Joyce’s novel, ‘Miss Benson’s Beetle’…
Spain’s migrant fruit-pickers find unexpected haven in quarantine centre
Juneda, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation Moroccan fruit-picker Abdelhak el Yakoubi was dizzy and aching when he arrived at La Manreana, a farm school in Spain that has been turned into a quarantine centre for agricultural workers with COVID-19. But less than a week later, the burly 46-year-old was back on his feet and preparing to be […]
Australia evacuates journalists from China amid ‘national security’ probe
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Two Australian foreign correspondents were rushed out of China for their safety with the help of Australian consular officials after being questioned by China’s Ministry of State Security, their employers said on Tuesday. China correspondents for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the Australian Financial Review sought shelter in Australia’s embassy in Beijing and […]
Priest tapped to be next bishop in US diocese resigns amid probe
Duluth, Minnesota, USAP A priest recently tapped by Pope Francis to become a bishop for a northern Minnesota diocese has resigned after an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor in the 1980s surfaced before he could take up his post. The Vatican announced Monday that Francis had accepted the resignation of Bishop-elect Michel Mulloy, […]
Land rights: In India’s flood-prone Assam, hill settlers hold out hope for titles
RINA CHANDRAN reports for Thomson Reuters Foundation on the battle over land rights for people living in informal settlements…
World Council of Churches urges protection for Nobel laureate Dr Denis Mukwege following death threats
The World Council of Churches has urged UN officials to call upon the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to protect Nobel laureate Denis Mukwege following news of death threats against him. In an unusual step, Peter Prove, director of the WCC Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, has sent a letter to three […]
Essay: Social eating – inside the supermarket surplus initiatives that could change the way we eat
UK academics MARSHA SMITH and DAVID BEK look, in an article first published on The Conversation, at the importance of social eating initiatives and how they have adapted during the coronavirus pandemic…
This Life: Choose to be a servant among others
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, looks at what the Bible tells us about being a servant…