UN says at least 16 staff, dependents detained in Ethiopia
New York City, USReuters At least 16 United Nations staff and dependents have been detained in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, a UN spokesperson said on Tuesday, amid reports of widespread arrests of ethnic Tigrayans. “We are, of course, actively working with the government of Ethiopia to secure their immediate release,” UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric […]
Wow!: Turning heat to cooling, Kenyan inventor cuts food waste – and adds jobs and income
LAURIE GOERING, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on one of the winners of this year’s Ashden Awards, which promote low-carbon innovations in sustainable energy and development…
World heading for 2.4 degrees of warming after latest climate pledges – analysts
Glasgow, UK Reuters New national pledges to tackle climate change this decade would lead to around 2.4 degrees Celsius of global warming this century, far above safe levels, analysts predict. Climate Action Tracker said on Tuesday that the promises by countries attending the UN summit in Glasgow to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 would still […]
Pope condemns attack on Iraqi PM as vile act of terrorism
Rome, Italy AP Pope Francis condemned an assassination attempt against Iraq’s Prime Minister as a “vile act of terrorism” and said Tuesday he is praying for peace in the country. Pope Francis is greeted by Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi as he arrives at Baghdad’s international airport, Iraq, on 5th March. PICTURE: AP Photo/Andrew Medichini. The […]
EU accuses Belarus of “gangster” methods as migrants shiver at Polish border
Narewka, PolandReuters Hundreds of migrants huddled around forest campfires in freezing temperatures on Tuesday near the Belarus-Poland border where razor wire fences and Polish border guards blocked their entry into the European Union. The EU vowed more sanctions against Belarus, accusing President Alexander Lukashenko of using “gangster-style” tactics in the months-long border stand-off in which […]
Updated: Singapore grants 11th-hour stay of execution for Malaysian with COVID-19
Updated 11pm (AEDT)SingaporeReuters A Singapore court on Tuesday stayed the execution of a Malaysian convicted of drug smuggling for reasons of “common sense and humanity” after confirming he had tested positive for COVID-19, a day before he was due to be hanged. The judge did not rule on a last-minute appeal filed on behalf of […]
“My dad’s village no longer exists”, campaigners call for COP26 action on refugees
Reuters “My dad, he was born in a village that doesn’t exist anymore,” UNHCR goodwill ambassador Emtithal Mahmoud said on Monday in an appeal to world leaders to do more to support people who have been forced to flee their homes because of climate change. At the start of the second, and final, week of […]
Music: Gettys return to their roots – with a dash of country
MARCUS CHEONG listens to Keith and Kristyn Getty’s latest album…
Returning to ruined city, Libyan family struggles to rebuild
Sirte, LibyaReuters Displaced for years by war, the Mokhtar family is set on reoccupying their home in Libya’s ruined city of Sirte but bitter that they are repairing the shell-cratered apartment with almost no help. The central coastal city, once home to 80,000, was smashed repeatedly as it passed from one side to another in […]
US evangelist Franklin Graham undergoes heart surgery at Mayo Clinic
Boome, North Carolina, USAP Evangelist Franklin Graham successfully underwent a specialised heart surgery on Monday to treat a condition which had developed in recent months, a spokesman said. In this 7th May, 2020, file photo, the Rev. Franklin Graham, president and CEO of Samaritan’s Purse, sits for a portrait at his group’s field hospital in […]