La Palma locals pay All Saints tribute remotely as lava cuts off cemetery
La Palma, Canary Islands, SpainReuters Locals on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma lit candles and laid flowers for their loved ones at a makeshift memorial on Monday, after the cemetery where they are buried was cut off by the lava flow from the Cumbre Vieja volcano. Islanders, unable to visit the graves of […]
Postcards: First few tourists visit Libya but security threats remain
AHMED ELUMAMI, of Reuters, reports from the north African nation…
Ethiopian Government says Tigray forces killed 100 youths in key town
Nairobi, KenyaReuters Ethiopia’s rebellious Tigrayan forces have joined up with an Oromo force also fighting the central government, a spokesperson for the Tigrayan forces said on Monday, and said they were considering marching on the capital. Reuters could not independently verify the statement as phone connections in the area were down. Government spokesperson Legesse Tulu, […]
Church of England leader apologises for comparing climate change to rise of Nazis
London, UK Reuters Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby apologised on Monday after saying world leaders who fail to act on climate change could be making a bigger mistake than their predecessors who ignored warnings about the rise of the Nazis. Welby, the spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion of about 85 million Christians, speaking […]
Deliver on promises, developing world tells rich at climate talks
Glasgow, UKReuters A crucial UN conference heard calls on its first day for the world’s major economies to stick to promises of financial help to address the climate crisis, while big polluters India and Brazil made new pledges to cut emissions. World leaders, environmental experts and activists all pleaded for decisive action to halt the […]
Australia offers new permanent visas for Hong Kong nationals
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia will introduce two permanent residence visas for Hong Kong citizens who have been living in Australia, the government said on Monday. About 9,000 Hong Kong citizens in Australia on temporary visas will be eligible to apply for the permanent visas, which opens next March, said minister for immigration Alex Hawke. A shadow […]
Lack of planning, finances crippling Congo’s state of siege: report
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of CongoReuters Poor planning, a lack of objectives and insufficient funding have hobbled President Felix Tshisekedi’s pledge to end the bloodshed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a confidential parliamentary report seen by Reuters on Friday. In May the government replaced civilian administrations in North Kivu and Ituri provinces with […]
COP26: World will try again to avert climate disaster
Glasgow, UKReuters The United Nations COP26 summit that starts in Glasgow this week has been billed as a make-or-break chance to save the planet from the most calamitous effects of climate change. Delayed by a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, COP26 aims to keep alive a target of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees […]
Australia reopens international borders for first time in pandemic
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia eased its international border restrictions on Monday for the first time during the pandemic, allowing some of its vaccinated public to travel freely and many families to reunite, sparking emotional embraces at Sydney’s airport. After 18 months of some of the world’s strictest coronavirus border policies that banned citizens from either returning […]
Ship with hundreds of Afghan migrants docks at Greek port
Athens, GreeceReuters A Turkish-flagged cargo ship carrying 382 mostly Afghan migrants docked safely at a Greek island’s port early on Sunday, two days after losing power in the Aegean Sea and sending out a distress signal. Six people among what was the country’s biggest single influx of migrants in years were detained after the vessel, […]