US Supreme Court revives ex-student’s suit against Georgia college
Washington DC, USAP The US Supreme Court is reviving a lawsuit brought by a Georgia college student who sued school officials after being prevented from distributing Christian literature on campus. The high court sided eight to one with the student, Chike Uzuegbunam, and against Georgia Gwinnett College. Uzuegbunam has since graduated, and the public school in […]
Freeze, flight, fight or float?
Our brains are instinctively designed to respond to a crisis in three ways. PICTURE: Haley Phelps/Unsplash Freeze: Hide, to stay still and hope the crisis doesn’t notice us and passes by. Flight: To run for it as fast as we can and hope we outrun the crisis. Fight: To come out with our fists, flailing at anything that […]
Fighting COVID: Slow rollout of vaccine in Brazil leaves Indigenous at risk
FABIO ZUKER, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on claims from Indigenous leaders that the lack of priority vaccination status for all Indigenous Brazilians is just the latest sign of government neglect…
NASA Mars scientists spur girls to “reach for the stars”
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation With “one of the coolest jobs in the world”, NASA rover operator Vandi Verma hopes women’s high profile in the latest Mars mission will inspire a new generation to pursue careers in a sector traditionally dominated by men. Verma’s colleague Swati Mohan made headlines around the world when she narrated the nail-biting […]
Essay: The Central African Republic’s faith leaders are the country’s best hope for peace
In an article first published on Religion News Service, CHRISTINE LUBY, a former public affairs officer for interfaith conflict resolution organisation, the International Dialogue Center, looks at the important role religious leaders are playing in bringing peace to the strife-torn Central African Republic…