Leonardo’s ‘Last Supper’ reopens to public with short wait
Milan, ItalyAP COVID-19 restrictions have brought a novelty to art lovers: The possibility of seeing Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper without waiting in line, and with same-day tickets possible. Access to the masterpiece housed inside the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie resumed Tuesday after the second closure of the pandemic, starting […]
Inoculation challenges: Fear, mistrust fuel COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among UK ethnic minorities
LIN TAYLOR, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on why ethnic minorities are under-represented among those being vaccinated against COVID-19 in the UK…
Declaring war on bonded labour, Indian state launches anniversary crackdown
Chennai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation Promising to eradicate bonded labour for good, the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu said on Tuesday it would ensure strict enforcement to root out a form of slavery that persists despite being banned 45 years ago. India has about eight million modern slaves, according to Australia-based Walk Free’s Global Slavery […]
Essay: New START buys time on nukes. Now let’s start banning them altogether
DIANE RANDALL, general secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation in the US, says extending the expiring 2011 nuclear arms agreement between Russia and the United States is a step in the right direction towards a world free of nuclear weapons…