Wow!: Small box turns waste into treasure for Ivory Coast farmers
LOUCOUMANE COULIBALY, of Reuters, reports from West Africa…
Polish PM calls for “concrete steps” from NATO amid Belarus border crisis
Hajnowka, PolandReuters NATO must take “concrete steps” to resolve the migrant crisis on the Belarus border, the Polish Prime Minister was quoted as saying on Sunday, adding that Poland, Lithuania and Latvia may ask for consultations under the alliance’s treaty. Thousands of migrants have travelled to Belarus in the hope of crossing into the European […]
US Catholic bishops may dodge rebuke of Biden over abortion
AP While some US Catholic bishops continue to denounce President Joe Biden for his support of legal abortion, their conference as a whole is likely to avoid direct criticism of him at its upcoming national meeting. The highest-profile agenda item is a proposed “teaching document” about the sacrament of Communion. Months of work on the […]
Don’t judge the poor, often victims of injustice, says Pope who also urged “courage” for leaders in addressing climate change
Vatican CityAP Pope Francis decried societies which rush indifferently past the poor, often judging them instead of helping them, as he celebrated Sunday Mass in St Peter’s Basilica attended by 2,000 indigent people. During his homily, Francis also made an made the appeal against what he called “growing indifference” to the poor, who, he said, […]
Protesters face tear gas and bullets to oppose Sudan coup
Khartoum, SudanReuters Five protesters were killed on Saturday as huge crowds defied gunfire and tear gas in Sudan’s capital Khartoum and other cities to demonstrate against a military takeover, witnesses and medics said. The protests came two days after army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan announced a new ruling council that excludes the civilian coalition the […]
Christmas kicks off in NYC with Rockefeller tree arrival
New York, USAP New York City ushered in the holiday season Saturday with the arrival of a 24-metre tall Norway spruce that will serve as one of the world’s most famous Christmas trees, in Rockefeller Center. The 12-ton tree was trucked in from the Price family home in Elkton, Maryland – the first time the […]
India struggles to put out crop waste fires that fuel air pollution
Gagsina, IndiaReuters India’s efforts to reduce crop-waste burning, a major source of air pollution during the winter, by spending billions of rupees over the past four years have done little to avert a sharp deterioration in air quality. Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana states, part of the farm belt that borders the capital, New […]
Priests differ on call to arms in violence-torn Mexico state
Mexico CityAP Even for the violence-wracked Mexican state of Michoacan, it was surprising when a priest called from the pulpit for parishioners to arm themselves against warring drug gangs. “The cartel gunmen come, they take the livestock, they screw your wife and daughter, and you do nothing,” Rev Alfredo Gallegos said in a sermon. ”Well, […]
“When are my parents coming?”: 1,300 Afghan children evacuated to US in limbo
KRISTINA COOKE, MICA ROSENBERG and LINDSEY WASSON, of Reuters, report on the plight of children now in the US who were evacuated from Afghanistan without parents or legal guardians…
France marks sixth anniversary of terror attacks in Paris
Paris, FranceReuters France has marked the sixth anniversary of the night in Paris when Islamic State militants killed 130 people in coordinated strikes against a concert theatre, bars, restaurants and a soccer stadium. French Prime Minister Jean Castex and French former Interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve take part in a ceremony at “Le Bataclan” concert hall […]