At least 600 unmarked graves found at second Canadian Indigenous school
Toronto/Vancouver, CanadaReuters An Indigenous group in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan on Thursday said it had found the unmarked graves of up to 751 people at a now-defunct Catholic residential school, just weeks after a similar discovery rocked the country. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was “terribly saddened” by the new discovery at Marieval […]
At least 99 missing after apartment tower collapse in Florida
Last update: 12.30pm (AEST) A desperate search is underway for 99 people missing after a 12 storey apartment tower collapsed in Florida early Thursday morning. At least one person died in the collapse of the Champlain Towers in Surfside, just to the north of Miami Beach, and a further 11 people have been injured while at […]
North-east Nigeria insurgency has killed almost 350,000 – UN
Abuja, NigeriaReuters North-east Nigeria’s conflict with Islamist insurgencies had killed nearly 350,000 people as of the end of 2020, the United Nations Development Programme said on Thursday. The toll, given by the UN agency in a new study on the war and its impact on livelihoods, is 10 times higher than previous estimates of about […]
Chicago Archdiocese settles sexual abuse suit for $US880,000
Chicago, USAP Two men who said they were sexually molested decades ago by a notorious Catholic priest who was imprisoned for molesting other boys have agreed to a settlement of $US880,000 from the Archdiocese of Chicago, attorneys announced Wednesday. The men alleged Norbert Maday sexually abused them repeatedly starting when they were as young as […]
Deadly landmine legacy in Tripoli shows stakes of Libya talks
Tripoli, LibyaReuters The death of Sadeeq Ferjani from a booby trap left by fighters in his home in southern Tripoli is a reminder of the deadly stakes at play in Libya as international powers meet in Berlin to discuss the crisis. Sadeeq, then 39 and planning to marry, went with three neighbours to check on damage after […]
Trendspotter: Upcycling
DAVID ADAMS looks at the concept of ‘upcycling’, the idea of using low-valued foods or food processing byproducts to generate products to eat…
Great Barrier Reef row piles pressure on Australia for climate action
Thomson Reuters Foundation Australia needs to respond to a UN warning on the threat to its iconic Great Barrier Reef with bolder climate policies that cut planet-heating emissions further and create a greener economy, environmentalists and researchers said on Wednesday. The world’s most extensive and spectacular coral reef ecosystem – off Australia’s north-eastern coast – […]
Jim Bakker, his church settle lawsuit over COVID-19 claims
O’Fallon, Missouri, USAP Jim Bakker and his south-western Missouri church will pay restitution of $US156,000 to settle a lawsuit that accuses the TV pastor of falsely claiming a health supplement could cure COVID-19. Missouri court records show that a settlement agreement was filed Tuesday. It calls for refunds to people who paid money or gave […]
PM Draghi defends Italy from Vatican objections to LGBT law
Milan, ItalyAP Premier Mario Draghi defended the independence of Italy’s parliament on Wednesday in the face of formal objections by the Vatican to a proposed law that would extend additional discrimination protections to the LGBT community. “Ours is a secular country,” Draghi said in an address to the Senate. “Therefore, it is not a religious […]
WFP says communities on verge of starvation in Madagascar after drought
Nairobi, KenyaReuters Communities in Madagascar are on the verge of starvation, with women and children walking for hours to reach food after the worst drought in four decades devastated the south of the island, the World Food Programme said. Acute malnutrition has almost doubled over the last four months, the WFP said, with more than […]