Israel’s high court says non-Orthodox converts are Jews
Tel Aviv, IsraelAP Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday dealt a major blow to the country’s powerful Orthodox establishment, ruling that people who convert to Judaism through the Reform and Conservative movements in Israel are also Jewish and entitled to become citizens. The landmark ruling, 15 years in the making, centered around the combustible question of […]
In the US, New Orleans archdiocese urges Catholics to avoid new Johnson & Johnson vaccine
RNS The Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans has declared the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson “morally compromised” and asked Catholics to avoid it if given the choice, citing concerns about the use of cells with distant ties to abortion “in development and production”. The archdiocese issued the statement on Friday, stating that while the decision […]
Women finance firm directors earn 66 per cent less than men in UK, study finds
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Female directors at Britain’s biggest financial services firms earn 66 per cent less than their male counterparts on average, research showed on Monday, despite a rise in the number of women on company boards in recent years. Women board members made £247,100 on average per year while men earned £722,300 pounds, […]
Turning point
We usually read about turning points in history – those monumental moments when everything changes. You don’t want to live through them. A turning point? Demonstrators flee from teargas canisters during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on 28th February. PICTURE: Reuters/Stringer. We’re living through one right now. Global pandemic. Political pandemonium. Not just the US. […]
“Not a good idea”: Experts concerned about Pope’s trip to Iraq
NICOLE WINFIELD and SAMYA KULLAB, of Associated Press, report on concerns about the rising number of COVID-19 infections in Iraq ahead of the Pope’s planned visit…
No papers, no jab: Lebanon’s migrants face barriers to COVID-19 vaccination
Beirut, LebanonThomson Reuters Foundation An Ethiopian who has lived in Lebanon for more than two decades, Jamal, aged 70, speaks Arabic with a near-native tongue. But like many migrants, he had no idea that he was entitled to a COVID-19 vaccination under the nation’s inoculation drive, and that due to his age, he should be […]
Essay: Four key takeaways from the aged care Royal Commission’s final report
In an article first published on The Conversation, STEPHEN DUCKETT and ANIKA STOBART, of the Grattan Institute, highlight key findings from Australia’s Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety…