Updated: Myanmar security forces kill more than 100 protesters in “horrifying” day of bloodshed
Updated 7.30am (AEDT), 28th March, 2021Reuters Myanmar security forces killed 114 people, including some children, in a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters on Saturday, the bloodiest day of violence since last month’s military coup, news reports and witnesses said. The killings, which took place on Armed Forces Day, drew strong renewed criticism from Western countries. […]
Honey-gathering tribe protest against eviction from Indian tiger reserve
Thomson Reuters Foundation A group of Indigenous people – known for gathering honey – are protesting against their eviction from an Indian tiger reserve, a flashpoint in an ongoing legal battle that has pitted wildlife conservationists against land rights groups across the country. The Jenu Kuruba tribe, which traditionally gathers honey and other forest produce, […]
In the US, Franklin Graham unfazed after evangelical base blasts him for encouraging vaccines
RNS As Facebook posts go, it was pretty straightforward. “ I have…been asked if Jesus were physically walking on earth now, would He be an advocate for vaccines,” wrote Franklin Graham in a Facebook post. Graham’s answer? “I would have to say – yes, I think Jesus Christ would advocate for people using vaccines and medicines […]
British judge unfreezes assets of key figure in Vatican financial scandal
Vatican CityRNS A British judge on Tuesday reversed a previous court decision that froze the assets of Gianluigi Torzi, who is accused of defrauding the Vatican of roughly $US22 million, allegedly with the help of conspirators inside and outside the Vatican. “I do not consider there is reasonable cause to believe that Mr Torzi has […]
COVID won’t respect borders – UN urges divided world to unite
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation The United Nations on Thursday urged a divided world to unite against a virus that ignores all borders, saying the pandemic could delay by a decade its goal to end global inequalities. A new UN report estimated that the novel coronavirus has unleashed the worst recession in 90 years, […]
Coronavirus impacts: Bangladeshi overseas workers seek local jobs as loans mount
MOHAMMAD RAKIBUL HASAN and NAIMUL KARIM, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on the hardships many, including returned migrant workers, are facing in Bangladesh…
Boulder’s faith community comes together to grieve after grocery store shooting
Boulder, Colorado, USRNS The Table Mesa Shopping Center is ordinarily a hub of activity as locals swing in to do their errands. But since Monday’s shooting at the King Soopers grocery store that killed a police officer and nine others, the small strip of stores has been fenced off as a crime scene, its chain-link […]
Australia considers diverting COVID-19 vaccines to PNG as “disaster” looms
Canberra, AustraliaReuters Australia is considering diverting COVID-19 inoculations from its vaccination program to Papua New Guinea where the coronavirus is threatening to unleash a humanitarian disaster, a government source said on Friday. PNG is due to get 588,000 doses of vaccine by June under the COVAX initiative to help poorer countries but doubts have arisen […]