SpaceX capsule with world’s first all-civilian orbital crew returns safely
Reuters The quartet of newly minted citizen astronauts comprising the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission safely splashed down in the Atlantic off Florida’s coast on Saturday, completing a three-day flight of the first all-civilian crew ever sent into Earth orbit. The successful launch and return of the mission, the latest in a recent string of rocket-powered expeditions […]
World leaders return to UN with focus on pandemic, climate
United NationsReuters World leaders are returning to the United Nations in New York this week with a focus on boosting efforts to fight both climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, which last year forced them to send video statements for the annual gathering. As the coronavirus still rages amid an inequitable vaccine rollout, about a […]
Bandits release 10 students kidnapped two months ago from Nigerian school
Kaduna, NigeriaReuters Bandits have released 10 more students kidnapped two months ago from a Baptist school in northwest Nigeria, the school administrator told Reuters on Saturday. Rev John Hayab, administrator of the Bethel Baptist High School, said 21 students from the school remained in captivity. He said an undisclosed ransom was paid to release eight […]
On the Screen: ‘Free Guy’ a light-hearted romp inside the world of gaming
DAVID ADAMS watches ‘Free Guy’…
Notre-Dame’s restoration ready to start as safety work completed
Paris, FranceReuters Work to shore up the Notre-Dame de Paris has been finished, allowing restoration to start at the cathedral two years after a fire destroyed the attic and sent its spire crashing through the vaults below, officials said on Saturday. Soon after the April, 2019, blaze, President Emmanuel Macron said the cathedral – which […]
In the US, many faith leaders say no to endorsing vaccine exemptions
AP As significant numbers of Americans seek religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates, many faith leaders are saying: Not with our endorsement. Leaders of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America said Thursday that while some people may have medical reasons for not receiving the vaccine, “there is no exemption in the Orthodox Church for Her faithful from any […]
WhatsApp instructions, Mexican struggles: How Haitians ended up in Texas camp
Ciudad Acuña, Mexico Reuters Haitians camped out under a Texas bridge followed instructions circulated on WhatsApp to get there, according to a dozen migrants who said the tips delivered to their phones helped them evade checks by Mexican authorities. Over 10,000 migrants, most of them Haitians, were as of Friday sleeping on the ground in […]
Pollution at sea: Ocean Cleanup struggles to fulfill promise to scoop up plastic at sea
GLORIA DICKIE, of Reuters, reports on the progress of an ambitious attempt to clean-up the world’s oceans…
Pope to bishops: Listen to abuse victims for sake of church
Rome, ItalyAP Pope Francis urged European bishops on Saturday to listen to survivors of clergy sexual abuse and consider them partners in reform, warning that their failure to do so risks the very future of the Catholic Church. Francis issued a video message to Central and Eastern European bishops who are gathering in Poland starting […]