US Senate acquits Trump as Republicans save him in impeachment again
Updated: 8.50amWashington DC, US Reuters The US Senate acquitted Donald Trump on Saturday in his second impeachment trial in a year, with fellow Republicans blocking conviction over the former president’s role in the deadly assault by his supporters on the US Capitol. The Senate vote of 57 to 43 fell short of the two-thirds majority […]
How ethical are your Valentine’s Day chocolates?
New York, USThomson Reuters Foundation With sales set for a Valentine’s Day boost, chocolate lovers and romantics concerned about ethical sourcing can take some heart from a new report. Leading chocolate makers have faced intense scrutiny over how they source their cocoa beans in recent years, and US-based non-profit Forest Trends said they are making […]
US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett joins liberal justices to stay execution, grant inmate’s pastor access
Washington DC, USRNS US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined three liberal justices in allowing a pastor to be present during an execution, hinting at her broader approach to religious liberty disputes. The decision regarding Dunn v Smith, which was handed down late Thursday evening, involved death row inmate Willie Smith, a Christian who requested his […]
Quick facts – Ten facts about child soldiers around the world
Thomson Reuters Foundation Fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could lead to more children being recruited by armed groups, the United Nations warned on Friday as the world marked the International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers – also known as Red Hand Day. Despite global efforts to end the use of child soldiers, girls […]
Hillsong NYC probe closed, Brian Houston will name new pastors “in coming days”
RNS An outside investigation into Hillsong East Coast and its former pastor, Carl Lentz, has found “significant ways” the New York City megachurch “failed to reflect Hillsong global culture”, according to an announcement by Hillsong founder, Brian Houston, on Friday. “Every Hillsong location must honor our commitment to creating a caring and healthy environment for […]
Happy Lunar New Year?: COVID-19 pushes Chinatown businesses to the brink
As people around the globe mark the start of the Lunar New Year, LIN TAYLOR of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how the Chinatowns have fared – and the role some say xenophobia has played – during the coronavirus pandemic…
World Relief leaders stepping down after guiding evangelical organisation through “tough season”
RNS World Relief heads Scott Arbeiter and Tim Breene are stepping down after a combined 30 years serving the evangelical Christian organisation. The two saw World Relief – one of nine agencies contracted by the government to resettle refugees in the United States – through a tumultuous period in the country’s refugee resettlement program. Scott […]