Two killed in Mandalay city in bloodiest day of Myanmar protests
Reuters Two people were killed in Myanmar’s second city Mandalay on Saturday when police and soldiers fired to disperse protests against a 1st February military coup, emergency workers said, the bloodiest day in more than two weeks of demonstrations. Protesters took to the streets in cities and towns across Myanmar with members of ethnic minorities, […]
Children seen at risk of recruitment in Central African Republic fighting
Thomson Reuters Foundation Armed groups have recruited nearly 3,000 children in Central African Republic since violence flared over a 27th December election result and more are at risk as aid fails to reach many people driven from their homes, aid workers said. More than 210,000 people have been uprooted by the fighting, with children increasingly […]
Venezuelan migrants face higher risk of pandemic eviction
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation Two in five Venezuelans who sought refuge in nearby Latin American countries have been evicted in the pandemic, according to a survey released on this week that showed migrants run a higher risk of homelessness than other renters. The collapse of Venezuela’s economy and shortages of food and medicine have forced […]
As US President Joe Biden floats immigration plan, Edith Espinal leaves three-year stint in sanctuary
RNS An undocumented immigrant who had been living in an Ohio church for more than three years went home to her family this week after securing assurances that she will no longer be an immediate target for deportation. Edith Espinal, a Mexican native and mother of three, had been living at the Columbus Mennonite Church […]
Germany commemorates victims of racist shooting, one year on
Berlin, GermanyAP Top officials, religious leaders and soccer stars are commemorating the victims of a racist attack in the German town of Hanau, one year after the gunman shot dead nine people with immigrant backgrounds in downtown cafes and bars before killing his mother and then himself. The rampage in Hanau, near Frankfurt, caused widespread shock in […]
Myanmar protester dies after 10 days on life support; pressure grows on army
Reuters A young woman protester in Myanmar died on Friday after being shot in the head last week as police dispersed a crowd, her brother said, the first death among opponents of the 1st February military coup since demonstrations began two weeks ago. News of the death came as baton-wielding police and soldiers broke up […]
Vaccine barriers: Insecurity, suspicion will mar COVID-19 inoculation programs in Africa war zones
NITA BHALLA and MOHAMMED OMER, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on the barriers to distributing COVID-19 vaccines in war-torn parts of Africa…
Vatican projects nearly €50 million deficit due to COVID losses
Rome, ItalyAP The Vatican said Friday it expects a deficit of nearly €50 million this year because of pandemic-related losses, a figure that grows to €80 million when donations from the faithful are excluded. The Vatican released a summary of its 2021 budget that was approved by Pope Francis and the Holy See’s Council for […]
Tanzania’s COVID-denying leader urges prayer as cases climb
Nairobi, KenyaAP Tanzania’s COVID-denying President is calling on citizens for three days of prayer to defeat unnamed “respiratory diseases” amid warnings that the country is seeing a deadly resurgence in infections. “Maybe we have wronged God somewhere,” populist President John Magufuli told mourners at a funeral for his chief secretary, John Kijazi, on Friday. “Let […]