China draws up list of 100 instances of US “interference” in Hong Kong
Beijing, ChinaReuters China on Friday listed more than 100 instances of what it said was US interference in Hong Kong affairs, including President Joe Biden’s show of support for a pro-democracy newspaper. US politicians and officials have denounced China over its tightening control of the former British colony of Hong Kong, especially the imposition of […]
Polish Catholic bishop punished over abuse cover-up has died
Warsaw, PolandAP Edward Janiak, a retired Roman Catholic bishop from Poland punished this year by the Vatican for the alleged cover-up of sex abuse of minors by other priests, has died. He was 69. The Kalisz diocese where Janiak had served as bishop said he died Thursday. No cause or place of death was given […]
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Making elephants dance: a guide to Germany’s electoral system
Berlin, GermanyReuters Sixty million voters, casting twice as many votes for 47 parties, leading to a parliament that could have anywhere from 700 to as much as 1,000 legislators – the German electoral system is baffling even to Germans. Here are its key features. How it works?Germany’s electoral system was designed in reaction to the […]
After months of protests in the US, Poor People’s Campaign requests meeting with Biden
Washington DC, USRNS After dozens of near-weekly demonstrations in support of voting rights, raising the minimum wage and other issues, leaders of the Poor People’s Campaign have asked for a meeting with President Joe Biden, escalating efforts to arrange a public summit with a president who endorsed their cause during his campaign. In a letter sent to […]
Wild boars invade Rome mayoral election race
Rome, ItalyReuters All roads lead to Rome, or at least so it seems for wild boar. Sightings of boars trotting along the streets have become so commonplace in some neighbourhoods of the Italian capital that the problem has spilt over into campaigning for Rome’s mayoral election. Wild boars roam a street foraging for food in […]
UN looks for recipe to tackle global food dysfunction
United NationsReuters Billions of people are overweight, millions are hungry, one third of food is wasted and the way the world produces, processes and consumes food generates one-third of greenhouse gas emissions, UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Thursday at the first global summit on the future of food. The aim of the summit is […]
Boy Scouts of America: Bankruptcy creates rift with religious partners
DAVID CRARY, of Associated Press, reports on the fallout from Boy Scouts of America’s complex bankruptcy case…
US cathedral to replace Confederate windows with stained glass reflecting Black life
Washington DC, USRNS Four years after the Washington National Cathedral removed stained-glass windows depicting Confederate generals Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson, the cathedral announced Thursday that the windows will be filled with work by multimedia artist Kerry James Marshall related to racial justice. The windows, which are expected to be installed in 2023, will […]
Essay: Global voter turnout has been in decline since the 1960s – we wanted to find out why
FILIP KOSTELKA and ANDRÉ BLAIS investigate, in an article published on The Conversation, the reasons for declining election turnouts around the world…