Wow!: Thai landfill turned into urban farm to feed poor during pandemic
RINA CHANDRAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Chiang Mai in northern Thailand…
US group appeals for Pakistani woman jailed on blasphemy
Islamabad, PakistanAP The US religious watchdog appealed on Friday for the rights of a Pakistani woman from the country’s minority Ahmadis who has been jailed on blasphemy charges, declaring her a prisoner of conscience and urging Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government to immediately set her free. The statement by the US Commission on International Religious […]
Sriwijaya Air crash places Indonesia’s aviation safety under fresh spotlight
Sydney, Australia/Jakarta, IndonesiaReuters Indonesia’s chequered air safety record is again in the spotlight after a Sriwijaya Air jet carrying 62 people crashed into the Java Sea minutes after take-off on Saturday, marking the country’s third major airline crash in just over six years. Before the crash there had been 697 fatalities in Indonesia over the […]
Pope prays for dead in Capitol rioting, appeals for calm
Vatican CityAP Pope Francis said Sunday that he is praying for those who died in the US Capitol rioting and has appealed for calm to prevail in the United States to help safeguard that nation’s democratic values. During his traditional Sunday noon remarks at the Vatican, Francis noted that five persons had died when a […]
In the US, Republican senator joins calls for Trump resignation as Democrats prepare to impeach
Washington DC, USReuters A second Republican US senator called for President Donald Trump to resign on Sunday, saying he could face criminal liability after the deadly storming of the US Capitol by his supporters. The remarks by Senator Pat Toomey, a conservative supporter of Trump until recently, came as Democrats in the US House of […]
US, Canada, Britain, Australia condemn Hong Kong arrests of activists
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Foreign ministers from the United States, Canada, Britain and Australia condemned last week’s arrest of over 50 democracy activists in Hong Kong in a joint statement on Sunday, calling on China to respect the freedom of the people on the island. Hong Kong police made the arrests on Wednesday in dawn raids, the […]
Pandemic delays leave many nations facing climate action catch-up in 2021
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation Less than half of countries that committed to strengthening their climate action targets in 2020 did so by the end of last year, as the pandemic slowed climate diplomacy and efforts to update national plans, a developing-nation group said on Friday. A tracker run by the Climate Vulnerable Forum showed 73 nations […]
In the US, Russell Moore, Justin Giboney warn that conspiracies must be confronted with truth
RNS Two Christian experts on religion and culture called on faith leaders last week to combat the conspiracy theories that they say contributed to the mob violence at the Capitol. “How much do we have to see, from the Comet Pizza situation all the way through to what happened yesterday?” asked Russell Moore, president of […]
US court blocks Trump executive order allowing state and local officials to refuse refugees
RNS Three faith-based refugee resettlement organizations are declaring “victory” in their court battle to block President Donald Trump’s 2019 executive order allowing state and local officials to refuse refugees. The decision came Friday as Maryland’s 4th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a preliminary injunction blocking the order. Residents in support of continued refugee resettlement hold signs at a meeting […]
“Vestiges of segregation”: US homeowners fight deeds that exclude buyers based on race
CAREY L BIRON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on efforts to remove racist covenants from title deeds in the US…