Suu Kyi’s party expected to win second term in Myanmar polls
Bangkok, ThailandAP Myanmar’s citizens go to the polls Sunday in an effort to sustain the fledgling democracy they helped install just five years ago. There are about 37 million registered voters, though turnout is expected to suffer because of a recent surge in coronavirus cases. A supporter of the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party […]
Updated: Biden approaches US election victory as Trump presses unfounded fraud claims
Updated 12pm (ADST)Reuters Democrat Joe Biden edged closer to winning the White House on Friday, expanding his narrow leads over President Donald Trump in the battleground states of Pennsylvania and Georgia even as Republicans sought to raise $US60 million to fund lawsuits challenging the results. Trump remained defiant, vowing to press unfounded claims of fraud […]
Experts spar over ethical question: Should we be paid to get COVID-19 shots?
London, UKReuters A suggestion by an ethics professor at a leading UK university that governments should pay citizens to get vaccinated against COVID-19 has sparked debate over whether such incentives are ethical, or dangerous, and would boost or limit uptake. Arguing that governments should consider a “pay for risk” approach to encourage their populations to […]
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Pope Francis attempts to tackle sexual abuse globally and in his own backyard
Vatican CityRNS Recent comments by Catholic clergy and a sex abuse trial inside the Vatican highlight Pope Francis’ uphill battle in enforcing accountability and child protection within the Catholic Church. “Which is worse, abortion or an act of paedophilia?” asked the Rev. Andrea Leonesi, the vicar of the Diocese of Macerata, Italy, during a homily […]
US exit polls show few changes in the religious vote
RNS Polling predictions frustrated and mystified voters on election night, as they did four years ago, when now-President Donald Trump far exceeded the prognosticators’ expectations. One area where this year’s polls were mostly in line with expectations, however, is religion. Voters deliver their ballot to a polling station, Tuesday, on 3rd November, in Tempe, Arizona. […]
Vote counts push Biden closer to victory as Trump falsely claims election being “stolen”
Washington DC/Wilmington, Delaware, USReuters With his re-election chances fading as more votes are counted in a handful of battleground states, US President Donald Trump launched an extraordinary assault on the country’s democratic process from the White House on Thursday, falsely claiming the election was being “stolen” from him. Offering no evidence, Trump lambasted election workers […]
Celeb pastor Carl Lentz, ousted from Hillsong NYC, confesses he was “unfaithful” to his wife
New York City, USRNS In an Instagram post on Thursday, Carl Lentz, the lead pastor of Hillsong NYC, admitted to an extramarital affair, ending a day of speculation as to why he had been fired. On Wednesday, Hillsong founding pastor Brian Houston notified staff and members of Hillsong East Coast by email of Lentz’s termination. The email, which […]
Connecting during COVID: How UK network YourNeighbour has supported churches as they serve their communities during the coronavirus pandemic
DAVID ADAMS reports on how the YourNeighbour network has brought together hundreds of churches in a massive effort to address the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic in the UK…