Climate change seen posing health risks for 12 million people in UK
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Rising temperatures pose a threat to the health of almost 12 million Britons, with the elderly and those with conditions such as diabetes and heart disease most at risk, a coalition of researchers and campaign groups said last week. Last year was Britain’s third-hottest on record, causing some 2,500 heat-related deaths – […]
Postcards: Sistine Chapel key-keeper opens up after lockdown
PAOLO LUCARIELLO and ELISA COLELLA, of AP, report from Vatican City…
Struck by Amazon fires, Brazilians say they want greater environmental protection
Sao Paulo, BrazilThomson Reuters Foundation More than three-quarters of Brazilians think Amazon rainforest fires have hurt the country’s image – and that environmental protection should become a priority for the country, even at an economic cost, a new survey has found. The study on climate change views, organised by Brazil’s Institute of Technology and Society and the […]
Tens of thousands protest Myanmar coup despite internet ban
Reuters Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Myanmar’s cities on Saturday to denounce this week’s coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi despite a blockade on the internet by the junta. In an upwelling of anger in the country’s largest city, Yangon, protesters chanted, “Military dictator, […]
Some California churches hold indoor services after ruling
Los Angeles, USAP Some California churches opened their doors to worshippers on Sunday, after the state revised its guidelines for houses of prayer following a US Supreme Court ruling that lifted a ban on indoor services during the coronavirus pandemic. “This morning we declare that this house will be a house of freedom,” announced Pastor […]
Cash injection urged to help poor fight COVID-19 during vaccine wait
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation More than 80 per cent of people in some developing countries have lost income due to COVID-19, economists said on Friday, warning that soaring poverty could hamper efforts to control the disease in nations where mass inoculation may be a long way off. Without emergency assistance, people desperate to feed their […]
Coronavirus vaccine passports: What you need to know
Thomson Reuters Foundation Sweden and Denmark announced plans last week to roll out digital coronavirus vaccination passports, reigniting a debate around the use of health documents as a way to ease lockdowns that are crippling the global economy. Denmark said it would launch a first version of a passport by the end of February, while Sweden expected […]
California to revise indoor church guidelines after ruling
San Francisco, USAP California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office said Saturday it will issue revised guidelines for indoor church services after the Supreme Court lifted the state’s ban on indoor worship during the coronavirus pandemic, but left in place restrictions on singing and chanting. In the most significant legal victory against California’s COVID-19 health orders, the […]
Farmer protests: India clamps down on free speech
SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI, of Associated Press, report claims Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party has escalated a crackdown on free speech, detaining journalists and freezing Twitter accounts….