France mourns three killed in church attack, tightens security
Nice/Paris, FranceAP Mourners lit candles and prayed silently Friday to honor three people killed in a knife attack at a church, as France heightened security at potential targets at home and abroad amid outrage over its defense of the right to publish cartoons mocking the prophet of Islam. The attacker, who recently arrived in Europe […]
Head of church in Montenegro dies after COVID-19 infection
Podgorica, MontenegroAP The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro, which led months of protests against the small Balkan state’s pro-Western government that was voted out of power in August, has died in a hospital after contracting the coronavirus, the church said Friday. The condition of Bishop Amfilohije deteriorated on Thursday after he developed […]
US taskforce sees “unrelenting” COVID-19 spread; daily cases up by record 91,000
Washington DC, USReuters The White House coronavirus taskforce warned that much of the country is in the grips of an “unrelenting” surge in COVID-19 cases and urged tough countermeasures, as the number of US infections reported on Thursday hit a new daily record of more than 91,000. The hardest-hit regions in the west and midwest […]
New Zealand approves euthanasia, set to reject recreational marijuana
Reuters New Zealand has provisionally voted to legalise euthanasia but is on course to reject law changes that would allow recreational marijuana use, the country’s Electoral Commission said on Friday. New Zealand voted on the two referendums this month while casting ballots during a general election that returned Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to power. Issuing […]
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Australia needs national response to ‘alarming’ disaster future – enquiry
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia needs national coordination of disaster responses, a change to laws to allow country-wide state of emergencies and simplified climate-change projections, an enquiry into its worst bushfire season in a generation found on Friday. Inevitable climate change meant more frequent disasters and higher costs and more impact on hundreds of thousands of homes, […]
Analysis: With improved leverage, North Korea leader Kim awaits winner of US vote
Seoul, KoreaReuters North Korea’s Kim Jong-un awaits the winner of next week’s US presidential election armed with greater leverage in high-stakes nuclear diplomacy, thanks to a more powerful and versatile arsenal of weapons than at the start of the Trump presidency. While Donald Trump boasts of having prevented war and exchanged “beautiful letters” with Kim, […]
Rural homelessness in England seen doubling as locals priced out
Thomson Reuters Foundation Homelessness in rural areas of England has more than doubled in the past two years as the rising cost of housing has priced out local people, researchers said on Wednesday. Nearly 20,000 households were categorised as homeless by local governments in 2019/20, up 115 per cent from 2017/18 figures, according to a […]
Global coronavirus cases rise by single-day record of half a million
Reuters Global coronavirus cases rose by more than 500,000 for the first time on Wednesday, a record one-day increase as countries across the northern hemisphere reported daily spikes. Global daily COVID-19 cases have risen by nearly 25 per cent in less than two weeks as the world witnessed 400,000 daily reported cases for the first […]
Ethical fashion: As the coronavirus pandemic bites, protecting workers in supply chains more important than ever, says Baptist World Aid Australia
DAVID ADAMS reports on the findings – and the making – of a special edition of Baptist World Aid Australia’s annual guide to how well clothing companies which sell in Australia are ensuring ethical practices in their supply chains…