Digital underbelly: As US cities embrace tech, cyberattacks pose real-world risks
JACK GRAHAM, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on rising concerns over cybersecurity…
India’s daily virus infections are world’s highest but crowds gather for festival
New Delhi, IndiaReuters Hundreds of thousands of Hindu devotees flocked on Monday to take a holy bath in India’s Ganges river, even as the nation racked up the world’s highest tally of new daily coronavirus infections. With 168,912 new cases, India accounts for one in six of all new infections globally, although the figure is […]
Essay: Northern Ireland – the politics behind the riots
DAVID MITCHELL, assistant professor in conflict resolution and reconciliation at Trinity College Dublin, explains – in an article first published on The Conversation, what’s behind recent unrest in Northern Ireland…
Lifestory: Tusse – from child refugee to Sweden’s Eurovision Song Contest contender
ILZE FILKS, writing for Reuters, speaks with Sweden’s 2021 Eurovision Song Contest contender…
Hillsong to “pause” operations at Dallas campus, citing leadership failures
RNS Brian Houston, co-founder of the global megachurch Hillsong, announced in an email on Saturday that the church’s leadership had decided to “pause all operations” at its Dallas, Texas, location. “Many factors, all amplified by the pandemic have resulted in the difficult decision,” Houston wrote in the email sent to Hillsong Dallas members and obtained […]
Prince Harry remembers grandpa Philip as mischievous, unpredictable character
Windsor, EnglandReuters Prince Harry praised Prince Philip on Monday for his devotion to “granny” Queen Elizabeth, and described the late duke as a mischievous host who could captivate his guests with unpredictable remarks. Philip, husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II who had been at her side throughout her 69-year reign, died at Windsor Castle on […]