Postcards: Sweet relief – Karachi public toilets aim to boost privy parity
As the world marked World Toilet Day on 19th November, ZOFEEN T EBRAHIM, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how a new project in Karachi is creating the country’s first privately managed public toilets made out of old shipping containers…
Kashmir to enact India’s forest rights law 14 years on, in boost for nomads
Thomson Reuters Foundation Authorities in India’s Jammu and Kashmir will implement a law to grant land rights to forest dwelling communities 14 years after the legislation was enacted nationwide, a long-awaited move that may better protect nomadic tribes, human rights activists said. The Forest Rights Act of 2006 aimed to recognise the rights of at […]
Vatican cardinal says ouster deprived him of possible papacy
Rome, ItalyAP The Vatican cardinal sacked by Pope Francis amid a corruption investigation is suing an Italian news magazine, claiming that his ruined reputation has eliminated his chances of becoming pope and will undermine the legitimacy of any future papal election. Cardinal Angelo Becciu is seeking €10 million in damages, to be given to charity, […]
“Double burden” for Ethiopian migrants stranded as conflict rages in Tigray
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaThomson Reuters Foundation When migrant worker Lula flew home to Ethiopia after eight months in Saudi detention, she thought her ordeal was over. But instead of returning to her family in Tigray, she found herself stranded in the capital, unable to contact her parents and daughter as fighting has cut off the northern […]
Greece’s Archbishop hospitalised with coronavirus symptoms
Athens, GreeceAP The head of the Orthodox Church of Greece, Archbishop Ieronymos, has been hospitalised after being diagnosed with COVID-19, the Archdiocese of Athens announced Thursday. The 82-year-old archbishop was hospitalised in an augmented care unit of Athens’ Evangelismos Hospital, the hospital said. The Archbishop of Albania, Anastasios, is also being treated for COVID-19 in […]
Health Insight: Exercise nutrition – whether you should eat before or after a workout depends on your fitness goals
In an article first published on The Conversation, JUSTIN ROBERTS, associate professor of health and exercise nutrition ay Anglia Ruskin University, looks at when the best time to eat is when exercising…
‘Five Eyes’ alliance demands China end crackdown on Hong Kong legislators
Washington DC, USReuters The Five Eyes intelligence sharing group said on Wednesday China’s imposition of new rules to disqualify elected legislators in Hong Kong appeared to be part of a campaign to silence critics and called on Beijing to reverse course. “We urge the Chinese central authorities to re-consider their actions against Hong Kong’s elected […]
In US Senate runoff in Georgia, Republicans attack Warnock by tying him to controversial Chicago preacher
RNS As the fight for US Senate majority turns to the runoff election for Georgia’s two Senate seats, Republicans are ramping up attacks on one of the Democratic candidates, Rev Raphael Warnock, by sharing short clips of his sermons and tying him to the Rev Jeremiah Wright, the controversial Chicago pastor whose fiery rhetoric once […]
Kenya makes hospital arrests as it probes child trafficking ring
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Kenya said on Wednesday it had arrested three hospital staff in a probe into the theft and sale of babies, accusing some public hospitals and care homes of colluding with organised crime. Authorities acted after a BBC investigation revealed how Kenyan child trafficking syndicates – from street clinics to a government-run […]
Updated: Australia alleges military carried out unlawful killings in Afghanistan
Updated 4.30pm (AEDT)Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia said on Thursday that 19 current and former soldiers will be referred for potential criminal prosecution for allegedly killing 39 Afghan locals, the majority of whom had been captured and unarmed. Detailing the findings of the long-awaited inquiry into the conduct of special forces personnel in Afghanistan between 2005 and […]