British Army killed innocent civilians in Belfast in 1971 – inquiry
Belfast, Northern IrelandReuters British soldiers unjustifiably shot or used disproportionate force in the deaths of nine of the 10 innocent people killed in a 1971 incident in Belfast that sparked an upsurge of violence during Northern Ireland’s “Troubles”, a judge-led inquiry found. A Catholic priest and a mother of eight who served soldiers tea were […]
Dozens dead as Israel and Hamas escalate aerial bombardments
Gaza/JerusalemReuters Hostilities between Israel and Hamas escalated on Tuesday, raising the death toll in two days to 30 Palestinians and three Israelis, with Israel carrying out multiple air strikes in Gaza and the Islamist militant group firing rockets at Tel Aviv. A 13-story residential Gaza block collapsed after one of several dozen air strikes. Late […]
At least eight killed in Russian school shooting – local authorities
Moscow, RussiaReuters At least seven school children and one teacher were killed on Tuesday and many more wounded after a lone teenage gunman opened fire in a school in the Russian city of Kazan, the mayor’s office said, prompting a Kremlin call for tighter gun controls. Two children could be seen leaping from the third […]
‘Black fungus’ complication adds to India’s COVID woes
Bengalaru, IndiaReuters The Indian Government has told doctors to look out for signs of mucormycosis or “black fungus” in COVID-19 patients as hospitals report a rise in cases of the rare but potentially fatal infection. The state-run Indian Council of Medical Research said at the weekend that doctors treating COVID-19 patients, diabetics and those with […]
As climate change threatens Kenyan tea, millions of workers seen at risk
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Climate change is set to ravage tea production in Kenya, the biggest global supplier of black tea, threatening the livelihoods of millions of plantation workers, a report by British charity Christian Aid warned on Monday. The report looked at how shifting temperatures and rainfall patterns in tea-growing regions in Kenya, India, […]
In the US, Lutherans elect Megan Rohrer first transgender bishop
RNS Rev Megan Rohrer was elected bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Sierra Pacific synod on Saturday, becoming the first transgender person to serve as bishop in the denomination or in any of the US’ major Christian faiths. Rohrer, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in San Francisco and community chaplain coordinator for the […]
Books: Leadership lessons from a (sometimes frustrated) change-maker
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UN experts: Islamic State committed genocide against Yazidis
United NationsAP The head of a UN team investigating atrocities in Iraq announced Monday it has found “clear and compelling evidence” that Islamic State extremists committed genocide against the Yazidi minority in 2014 and said the militant group successfully developed chemical weapons and used mustard gas. Karem Khan told the Security Council the team also […]
Bring back your empty oxygen tanks to help conquer COVID, Nepal urges Everest climbers
Kathmandu, NepalReuters Nepal is so short of oxygen canisters that it has asked climbers on Mount Everest to bring back their empties instead of abandoning them on mountain slopes, an official said on Monday, as it struggles with a second wave of the coronavirus. The country issued climbing permits to more than 700 climbers for […]
Vatican warns US bishops over get-tough Communion proposals
RNS A Vatican official urged US bishops to tap the brakes on plans to produce a document concerning Communion and politicians, sending a letter to a top US cleric that could dial-down debate over whether to deny President Joe Biden the Eucharist. The letter, dated 7th May and first reported by America Magazine, came from Cardinal Luis […]