Three people shot dead during huge protests against Sudan coup, doctors say
Khartoum, Sudan/Cairo, EgyptReuters Security forces shot dead three people during nationwide protests in Sudan on Saturday, a doctors committee said, as hundreds of thousands of people demanded the restoration of a civilian-led government after a military coup. In Khartoum, security forces used tear gas and gunfire to try to disperse a huge crowd after protesters […]
Biden receives Communion in Rome amid ongoing debate in US
Rome, ItalyAP US President Joe Biden received Communion at St Patrick’s Church during Saturday Vigil Mass, a day after saying Pope Francis told him he should continue to partake in the sacrament, despite the opposition of some conservatives in the US upset with his position on abortion. Biden and his wife, Jill, visited the English-speaking church […]
G20 leaders endorse tax deal, pledge more vaccines for the poor
Rome, ItalyReuters Leaders of the world’s 20 biggest economies endorsed on Saturday a global minimum tax aimed at stopping big business from hiding profits in tax havens, and also agreed to get more COVID vaccines to poorer nations. Attending their first in-person summit in two years, G20 leaders broadly backed calls to extend debt relief […]
Canada appeals decision on Indigenous children but seeks settlement talks
Toronto, CanadaReuters The Canadian Government on Friday appealed a federal court decision upholding a ruling that it individually compensate Indigenous children and their caregivers harmed by a discriminatory welfare system, but said it would pause the appeal while engaging in talks with the initial complainants. The decision is the latest twist in a 14-year legal […]
Alien world under Austria’s doomed glaciers tells tale of their collapse
Jamtalferner Glacier, AustriaReuters Scientists are venturing inside otherworldly ice caves growing beneath Austria’s doomed glaciers to study why they are melting even faster than expected, and understand the fate that will befall glaciers elsewhere if climate change is not halted. It is already too late to save the glaciers of the eastern Alps, which scientists now say are past the point of no […]
“Just give us our money”: Taliban push to unlock Afghan billions abroad
Frankfurt, GermanyReuters Afghanistan’s Taliban government is pressing for the release of billions of dollars of central bank reserves as the drought-stricken nation faces a cash crunch, mass starvation and a new migration crisis. Afghanistan parked billions of dollars in assets overseas with the US Federal Reserve and other central banks in Europe, but that money […]
G20 wants 70 per cent of world vaccinated by mid-2022, sets up pandemic task force
Rome, ItalyReuters Finance and health ministers from the world’s 20 biggest economies said on Friday they would take steps to ensure 70 per cent of the world’s population is vaccinated against COVID-19 by mid-2022 and created a taskforce to fight future pandemics. They could not reach agreement on a separate financing facility proposed by the […]
Mighty river to muddy trickle: South America’s Parana rings climate alarm
LUCILA SIGAL and DANIELA DESANTIS, of Reuters, report on the decline of the Parana, South America’s second-largest river behind the Amazon…
In Japan, efforts afoot to win hearts, and votes, of the alienated young
Tokyo, JapanReuters Momoko Nojo’s campaign for Japan’s upcoming election revolves around social media and T-shirts, but she’s not running for office. Instead, the activist is fighting a different battle – against the apathy that keeps young voters away from the polls. It’s no wonder the young don’t vote, with many of them saying candidates are […]