Banking access: Cryptocurrency promise for UAE’s unbanked migrants – but not yet
SALIM ESSAID, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how the UAE is moving toward opening licensed cryptocurrency exchanges in a step that could boost financial inclusion for the millions of expatriates who make up most of the region’s workforce…
Alpha courses booming under COVID-19, as Australians embrace new way to learn about the Gospel
Sydney, Australia Thousands of Australians are flocking to online Alpha courses that explain faith and the gospel, with new research revealing significant growth in demand across all Christian denominations despite COVID-19. The 2021 Alpha Australia IMPACT Report, released in late July, shows that in the past 12 months there has been significant growth in the […]
Essay: New survey shows most Catholics have no idea who Cardinal McCarrick is. That’s a problem.
KERRY WEBER, an executive editor at US Catholic publication ‘America’, writes about why the fact most US Catholics don’t know who former cardinal Theodore McCarrick is a problem…
Inequality should be factored into Latin America’s COVID-19 vaccine plans – UNESCO
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaReuters Vaccination campaigns against the coronavirus in Latin America should prioritise vulnerable groups such as indigenous people and the homeless, who are at higher risk of dying from the virus, UNESCO said on Tuesday. Health workers, educators, the elderly and people with pre-existing health risks were given priority in vaccine distribution in Latin […]
Postcards: Kenya’s growing taste for specialty coffee seen spurring output
DUNCAN MIRIRI, of Reuters, reports on how a push to create a domestic market for coffee could help Kenyan farmers…
Hundreds arrested at the US Capitol while protesting for voting rights, minimum wage
Washington DC, USRNS As police escorted a demonstrator in a wheelchair away from the chanting throng descending on the US Capitol on Monday, fellow protesters turned to watch the person go. The group paused for a moment, then altered their call. They screamed in unison: “Thank you! We love you!” The lone protester nodded, fist […]