UN warns 2021 shaping up to be a humanitarian catastrophe
New York, USReuters Next year is shaping up to be a humanitarian catastrophe and rich countries must not trample poor countries in a “stampede for vaccines” to combat the coronavirus pandemic, top UN officials told the 193-member UN General Assembly on Friday. World Food Programme chief David Beasley and World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom […]
Ensuring global COVID-19 vaccine access worth billions to rich nations
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Rich nations stand to lose hundreds of billions of dollars in economic output over the next five years if poorer countries do not get equal access to COVID-19 vaccines, a report said this week as concerns grow about “vaccine nationalism”. As the World Health Organisation seeks to plug funding gaps in […]
Californian megachurch pastor dies days after announcement of COVID-19 diagnosis
RNS A pastor of a southern California megachurch died on Monday, days after the church announced he had been diagnosed with COVID-19. Pastor Bob Bryant died earlier in the day Monday, according to a statement by Water of Life Community Church in San Bernardino County, which had been part of a network of churches that urged Governor Gavin Newsom […]
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Soundbite – The TCM Update: Grammy nominee Krissy Nordhoff on music and faith…
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California church sees victory in order from US Supreme Court
Los Angeles, USAP Lawyers for a church with more than 160 congregations across California said they would seek an immediate court order on Thursday allowing indoor worship after the US Supreme Court told a lower federal court to re-examine state coronavirus restrictions on church services. The apparent victory for Pasadena-based Harvest Rock Church and Harvest […]
Europe space chief says exploration can propel interest in climate change
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation World leaders should use space exploration as a tool to teach the public about climate change and spur action to curb global warming, Europe’s top space official said on Thursday. From the heating caused by greenhouse gases to the need to reuse resources, space missions can show people what might happen […]
Cheers! Or not: ‘Scandalous’ first Christmas card up for sale
AP The first commercially printed Christmas card is up for sale – a merry Victorian-era scene that scandalised some who denounced it as humbug when it first appeared in 1843. The card, being sold online starting Friday through a consortium run by Marvin Getman, a Boston-based dealer in rare books and manuscripts, depicts an English […]
When women lead: Christian educators tackle a man’s world
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Airports reject vaccine requirement as travel debate intensifies
Montreal, Canada/Sydney, AustraliaReuters Aviation industry opposition to requiring mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for passengers has intensified as impending drug approvals trigger a debate over their role in air travel. Airports Council International, which represents airports worldwide, joined most airlines in calling for a choice between testing or vaccination, fearing a blanket rule imposing pre-flight inoculation would […]