German Catholic archbishop under fire over clergy sex abuse report
Berlin, GermanyAP The head of the German Bishops’ Conference has criticised the handling by one of the country’s most prominent Roman Catholic archbishops of a report on past child sexual abuse by clergy. Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, the Archbishop of Cologne, faces mounting discontent in his diocese over his decision to keep under wraps a […]
Myanmar anti-junta protests spread, social media disrupted
Reuters The lawyer for Myanmar’s elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and ousted President Win Myint said they were being held in their homes after being detained on Monday when the army seized power and that he was unable to meet them. Lawyer Khin Maung Zaw said he was seeking their unconditional release but had […]
Noise pollution is harming sea life, needs to be prioritised, scientists say
Reuters Far beneath the ocean surface, a cacophony of industrial noise is disrupting marine animals’ ability to mate, feed and even evade predators, scientists warn. With rumbling ships, hammering oil drills and booming seismic survey blasts, humans have drastically altered the underwater soundscape – in some cases deafening or disorienting whales, dolphins and other marine […]
Snapshot: Chorsu Bazaar, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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US struggling to combat forced labour, ex anti-trafficking tsar warns
Thomson Reuters Foundation The United States must get better at tackling forced labour and fund specialist investigators to boost probes and prosecutions, the nation’s former anti-trafficking tsar said in an interview. Successive US governments have been “consistently weak” on labour trafficking with most investigations and criminal charges instead focusing on sexual slavery, said John Richmond, […]
On the Screen: ‘WandaVision’ brings mystery, magic and Marvel to the small screen
MARCUS CHEONG takes a look at the new Marvel series on the Disney+ streaming platform…
Six months after Beirut blast, Syrian refugees battle for survival
Beirut, LebanonThomson Reuters Foundation As Syrian refugees, Moayad Obeid and his family had it hard even before the massive explosion that tore through Beirut last August, killing his 26-year-old brother Ayman. In the six months since, life has become all but impossible. As well as supporting his own family, Obeid, who makes the equivalent of […]
With crowdfunding, UK homeless upskill to work on COVID-19 frontline
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation With hundreds of people dying of coronavirus every day in Britain, Jolantyte has wrestled with her decision to start a new career caring for COVID-19 patients in a London hospital as a single mother with two children. But Jolantyte feels grateful for the fresh start, as she proudly dons her hospital […]
UK tribunal to hear witnesses on China genocide accusations
London, UKAP An independent tribunal in Britain aiming to establish whether the Chinese government’s alleged rights abuses against Uighur Muslims in the far western Xinjiang region constitute genocide is expected to hear dozens of witness testimonies when it holds its first public hearing in London in May. Organiser Nick Vetch said on Thursday an eight-member […]
The call to mission: OM’s hope more Christians will take the Gospel to unreached places
DAVID ADAMS speaks with Matthew Skirton, chief executive of Christian mission organisation OM in the UK, about the organisation’s research into the “mission gap” and its hopes that more Christians will engage with the idea of cross-cultural mission…