Essay: The case for reparations has been made all the more clear by COVID-19
In an article first published on Religion News Service, KELLY BROWN DOUGLAS, dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary and canon theologian at Washington National Cathedral, says the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black lives is perhaps the strongest case for reparations…
Postcards: Decades-old Gaza homes make way for high-rises amid housing crunch
STEFANIE GLINKSI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the challenges of finding affordable housing in Gaza, said to be one of the world’s oldest cities…
North Korea’s Kim calls for relief campaign in rain-hit areas
Seoul, South KoreaReuters North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has mobilised the military to carry out relief work in areas recently hit by heavy rains, state media said on Sunday, amid concerns over an economic crisis and food shortage. The ruling Worker’s Party’s Central Military Commission held a meeting of its chapter in the eastern province […]
Argentines stream through city streets to press for more jobs, food
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaReuters Tens of thousands of Argentines took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Saturday to protest over poverty and a lack of jobs amid a lengthy economic crisis that has only deepened with the coronavirus pandemic. Organisations working with the unemployed and leftist groups led the protest that started at a church […]