Postcards: She cooks. He eats. She clears. Sexism film stirs India
ANURADHA NAGARAJ, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the impact of the new Indian film, ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’…
Explainer: Can coronavirus vaccines reach developing countries?
Thomson Reuters Foundation Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is more stable than expected at temperatures that ordinary refrigerators can provide and can be distributed using existing cold-chain shipping and storage infrastructure. That opens the door for its early use in hard to reach places that might not be appropriate for Pfizer Inc’s vaccine which needs ultra-cold storage. Vials labelled “COVID-19 […]
Navalny, WHO and Thunberg among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize
Oslo, NorwayReuters Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organization and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, all backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have a track record of picking the winner. Thousands of people, from members of parliaments worldwide to former winners, are eligible to propose candidates. […]
Pope sets date to honour “forgotten” grandparents and elders
Vatican CityAP Pope Francis has established an annual date to honour grandparents and other elders, lamenting that they are often forgotten despite the wisdom they have to offer society. Francis on Sunday announced that every year, on the fourth Sunday of July, the Roman Catholic Church will pay tribute to older adults who have “thoughts […]
Soundbite – The TCM Update: John Newsome’s “top honours”; who we lost in 2020
John Newsome Listen to this week’s TCM Update…
Quickfacts – 10 facts about the most dangerous diseases you’ve never heard of
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation As the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic, resources are being sucked away from the fight against a host of debilitating diseases that affect 1.7 billion of the poorest people on the planet, medical experts have warned. On Saturday, charities will mark World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, seeking to draw attention to […]
Tanzania’s leader denies COVID. Now countrymen push back.
Nairobi, KenyaAP Tanzania’s President says God has eliminated COVID-19 in his country. His own church now begs to differ. From the local Catholic authority warning this week of a new wave of coronavirus infections, to government institutions now requiring staffers to take precautions, populist President John Magufuli is being openly questioned as the African continent […]
Davos 2021: Billionaires, big tech and vaccines top the WEF agenda
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation The World Economic Forum’s gathering of global political and business elites in Davos, Switzerland took place online this year because of COVID-19 and was covered less avidly than usual by the media. But, through its digital platform, the forum’s organisers laid out an agenda more ambitious than usual, invoking the need […]
Eternity and “a human face”: At Amanda Gorman’s Black Catholic LA parish, “it’s like everybody here is a freedom fighter”
ALEJANDRA MOLINA, of Religion News Service, reports on the Afrocentric Catholic church in South Central Los Angeles where Inguration Poet Amanda Gorman sang in the youth choir, did her sacraments and recited her poetry…