Russia excluded from 30-country meeting to fight ransomware and cyber crime
Washington DC, USReuters Russia was not invited to attend a 30-country virtual meeting led by the United States that is aimed at combating the growing threat of ransomware and other cyber crime, a senior administration official said. Many ransomware gangs operate from Ukraine and Russia, private sector cybersecurity experts say. Some US officials and analysts […]
Agencies distribute food, blankets, cash as hunger and cold threaten Afghanistan
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters Aid agencies delivered food, blankets and cash to hundreds of displaced families in Kabul on Wednesday as humanitarian assistance begins to trickle into Afghanistan following warnings the country faces potentially catastrophic famine this winter. The distribution of aid to 324 families represents a tiny fraction of the needs in Afghanistan, which faces a […]
“It’s not Satanism”: Zimbabwe church leaders preach vaccines
FARAI MUTSAKA, of Associated Press, reports on how church leaders are addressing scepticism about COVID-19 vaccines…
Financial stress? Australia’s Salvation Army urges people to seek advice during Anti-Poverty Week
Sydney, Australia Australians suffering financial distress are being urged to seek help about money matters through The Salvation Army’s free financial services to avoid falling into long-term poverty. The organisation says new research shows more than a quarter of Australians are concerned about poverty and hardship in their community, and half the country believes housing […]
Essay: What is the Synod of Bishops? A Catholic priest and theologian explains
WILLIAM CLARK, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the College of the Holy Cross in the US, explains in an article first published on The Conversation…