“Ask for ANI”: new high-street code for UK abuse victims
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation British pharmacies launched a codeword this week to tackle a feared spike in domestic violence during lockdown, telling victims to “ask for ANI” at the counter to secretly summon help. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the initiative, supported by more than 2,500 pharmacies, would provide a lifeline to people trapped at […]
Big brands, small firms offer pandemic aid to Thailand’s migrant workers
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation Global brands and small firms are providing aid to migrant workers in Thailand after a jump in coronavirus cases, a move backed by activist groups on Thursday who urged businesses to help pay for testing and access healthcare. In Samut Sakhon, a province south of Bangkok where an outbreak began at […]
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Profits from world’s seas dominated by 100 companies
Thomson Reuters Foundation Just 100 companies account for most of the profits from the world’s seas, researchers said on Wednesday, calling on them to help save the oceans from over-fishing, rising temperatures and pollution. Together, the companies generated $US1.1 trillion in revenues in 2018, or about 60 per cent of the total, according to a […]
WWF urges pandemic reset to stop forest loss for harmful food production
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation The world has lost tropical forest equivalent to the size of California over a 13-year period, green group WWF said this week, calling for COVID-19 recovery plans to revitalise conservation efforts. In a new report, WWF analysed 24 deforestation hotspots across Asia, Latin America and Africa, and found that more than 43 […]
US urged to get tougher on companies over forced labour abroad
Thomson Reuters Foundation The United States must do more to prevent forced labour and exploitation in the global supply chains of US companies, current and former anti-trafficking ambassadors said on Wednesday, days before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. Holding companies liable for child labour committed overseas and compelling businesses to outline measures taken to ensure […]
US President-elect Biden taps Delaware AME pastor to offer benediction at inauguration
Washington DC, USRNS Rev Silvester S Beaman, pastor of the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Wilmington, Delaware, a predominantly Black church, will deliver the benediction at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. Beaman, who has known the Biden family for nearly 30 years, is considered a confidant of the president-elect, and collaborated with his […]
Holy See: Probe highlights Vatican legal system’s limited protections
NICOLE WINFIELD, of Associated Press, reports on how an investigation into a Vatican property investment has exposed weaknesses in the tiny city state’s judicial system…
Israel hopes to vaccinate Holocaust survivors to save and repay ‘treasured’ population
RNS An Israeli Government initiative to help vaccinate Holocaust survivors worldwide against COVID-19 is drawing praise for its intentions, but also scepticism. The initiative, announced by Diaspora Affairs Minister Omer Yankelevich on Tuesday, seeks to vaccinate the estimated 200,000 Holocaust survivors who live outside of Israel. The vast majority of survivors are in their 80s […]
Essay: What Americans believe about violence against the government
Political scientist RYAN BURGE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks for insights into last week’s violence at the US Capitol…