EU Parliament suspends Suu Kyi from Sakharov Prize community
Brussels, BelgiumAP The European Parliament on Thursday suspended Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi from the group of former winners of its top human rights prize because of her “failure to act and her acceptance” of the oppression of the Rohingya Muslim ethnic group. A long-time political prisoner before she came to power, Suu Kyi […]
Two nuns seized by Islamic rebels Mozambique released
Rome, ItalyAP Two Roman Catholic nuns held for more than three weeks by rebels affiliated with the Islamic State group in Mozambique have been released, the nuns’religious order announced Thursday. The Sisters of St Joseph of Chambery said Brazilian nuns Maria Inez Leite Ramos and Eliane Costa Santana were freed on 6th September. The order […]
“Groundbreaking” US housing data hailed as new tool to target COVID-19 aid
Washington DC, USThomson Reuters Foundation About five million Americans lose their homes every year due to eviction or foreclosure, researchers said on Wednesday, urging policymakers to use their new county-specific data on housing loss to target coronavirus aid more effectively. The research by New America, a thinktank, stitches together county-level eviction and mortgage foreclosure […]
Australian business leaders respond to corporate scandals, #MeToo movement
Sydney, AustraliaReuters A group of mostly male executives from Australia’s top companies said in a report on Thursday that boards should be tougher in tackling sexual harassment at a time when the country is facing a number of corporate scandals. The Male Champions of Change group, which has members from the country’s biggest pension funds, […]
Health Insight: Over-training syndrome – what it is and how to avoid it
In an article first published on The Conversation, LEE BELL, a lecturer in sport and exercise at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK, looks at what happens when you push too hard…
On the Screen: Irish boxer Katie Taylor’s battle to break new ground
DAVID ADAMS watches a documentary about the life of Irish boxer Katie Taylor…
Trump announces new US Supreme Court justice options in apparent appeal to religious base
RNS President Donald Trump made what appeared to be a targeted appeal to his conservative religious base on Wednesday afternoon, announcing a slate of potential Supreme Court candidates who he suggested would protect religious liberty, oppose abortion and keep “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance. Trump’s announcement was a hypothetical one, as there are […]
Notre Dame’s crypt reopens, honours two figures key to the cathedral
Paris, FranceAP The crypt under the plaza in front of Notre Dame Cathedral, spared during the 2019 fire that devastated the medieval edifice, reopened to the public Wednesday after a painstaking cleaning to remove traces of lead dust that spewed from the nearby blaze. The Archeological Crypt of Notre Dame features an exhibition on two […]
Businesses doing good can reboot ‘fairer’ Africa after coronavirus
Johannesburg, South AfricaThomson Reuters Foundation Businesses doing good in Africa can create jobs for some of those hardest hit by the new coronavirus pandemic – the youth, women and the poor, British researchers said on Wednesday. Social enterprises, or businesses with a social purpose, employ up to 41 million people across Africa, said a study […]
Global coronavirus deaths hit 900,000 as cases surge in India
Reuters The global death toll from the coronavirus passed 900,000 on Wednesday, as worldwide cases topped 27.7 million, according to a Reuters tally. The United States remains the world’s worst-affected country, with deaths exceeding 190,000 and cases exceeding 6.3 million. Brazil is in second place with more than 127,000 deaths followed by India with nearly […]