New Israeli Government approves nationalist march in Jerusalem
Jerusalem, IsraelReuters Israel’s new government on Monday approved a Jewish nationalist march in Jerusalem, a step that risks inflaming tensions with Palestinians hours after veteran leader Benjamin Netanyahu handed over power to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. In the flag-waving procession, planned for Tuesday, far-right groups will march in and around East Jerusalem’s walled Old City, […]
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi goes on trial
Reuters Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi went on trial on Monday, appearing unwell as the first witnesses took the stand in cases against her of illegally possessing walkie-talkie radios and breaking coronavirus protocols, her lawyer said. Suu Kyi, 75, faces a slew of charges since being overthrown by the army in a 1st […]
COVID-19 shots to the people: Indonesia city revs up vaccine buses
Pekanbaru, IndonesiaReuters An Indonesian city is bringing COVID-19 vaccines to its people with a growing fleet of inoculation buses, as the country faces a spike in infections after a major religious festival. Authorities in Pekanbaru on the island of Sumatra have doubled to 10 the number of buses in its vaccination program, since launching it […]
Cambodia deploys new batch of rat recruits to sniff out landmines
Preah Vihear, CambodiaReuters Cambodia has deployed its next generation of rat recruits to sniff out landmines as part of efforts to boost de-mining operations in a country plagued for decades by unexploded ordnance. Twenty African giant pouched rats were recently imported from Tanzania and have undergone intense training. A mine detection rat sniffs for landmines […]
Swiss reject law to help country meet Paris carbon emissions goal
Zurich, SwitzerlandReuters Swiss voters rejected a trio of environmental proposals on Sunday, including a new law intended to help the country meet its goal for cutting carbon emissions under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. A new CO2 law was narrowly rejected, with 51.6 per cent of voters opposing it in a nationwide referendum conducted […]
Syrian hospital hit in artillery attacks on Afrin, at least 13 killed
Idlib, Syria Reuters At least 13 people were killed and several wounded in two separate artillery attacks on the northern Syrian town of Afrin on Saturday, local medical sources and Turkey’s government said. The first attack struck a residential area, while the second hit a hospital shortly afterwards, civil defence sources said. Video footage on […]
Race on the agenda: Tensions simmer as Southern Baptists hold key meeting
As the Southern Baptist’s Convention holds its national meeting this week, DAVID CRARY, TRAVIS LOLLER and PETER SMITH, of Associated Press, report on what could be a watershed moment for the largest Protestant denomination in the US…
Congo President says Kinshasa hospitals ‘overwhelmed’ by coronavirus
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of CongoReuters Hospitals in Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa are “overwhelmed” by a rise in COVID-19 infections, President Felix Tshisekedi said on Saturday, as the country was hit by a third wave of the disease. Like many African countries, Congo has officially registered relatively few cases. But the virus has killed […]
Essay: If we’re rescinding Southern Baptist history, let’s undo our link to the Confederacy
In an article first published on Religion News Service, ALAN CROSS, Southern Baptist pastor and author, says that before turning back the clock on CRT Southern Baptists should rescind a May 1861 resolution aligning the SBC with the Confederacy…
G7’s billion vaccine plan counts some past pledges, limiting impact
Reuters A G7 plan to donate a billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries will have limited impact because it includes some previous pledges, but it still offers a small lifeline to a global vaccine buying system, according to some experts. Leaders from the Group of Seven major economies announced the move on Friday. A […]