Global vaccine trust rising, but France, Japan, others sceptical
London, UKReuters People’s willingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is rising around the world and more than half of those questioned said they would take the shot if it were offered next week, an updated survey of global vaccine confidence found on Thursday. But attitudes and confidence vary widely in the 15 countries covered in […]
Data for cash: Indian lending apps force tough choice
RINA CHANDRAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, looks at concerns over digital lending platforms in India…
‘Royal’ purple fabric found in Israel dates to days of David and Solomon
Jerusalem, IsraelRNS The colour purple appears several times in the Bible, usually in a robe draping one of the kings of ancient Israel. But the search for an authentic artifact dyed the royal colour from the time of King David has always proved elusive. That changed this week, after researchers from the Israel Antiquities Authority, […]
Essay: How evangelicals’ fundraising by demonisation fed Capitol violence
In an article first published on Religion News Service, Rev ROB SCHENCK, administrative bishop of the Methodist Evangelical Church USA and president of The Dietrich Bonhoeffer Institute in Washington, says that while saddened by the storming of the US Capitol on 6th January, he wasn’t surprised by it…