This Life: Do you need a dose of faith, even a small one?
SAMANTHA ELLEY writes about what the Bible tells us about the power of even a mustard seed-sized faith…
COVID-19 unrest has created “explosive” situation in Guadeloupe, says Macron
Pointe-a-Pitre, GuadeloupeReuters French President Emmanuel Macron said violence in Guadeloupe over COVID-19 restrictions had created a “very explosive” situation, as a general strike entered a second week on Monday and many stores remained shuttered after nighttime looting. Hours before Macron’s Prime Minister and lawmakers from the Caribbean archipelago were to hold crisis talks in Paris, […]
In the UK, York Minister offers rare opportunity to see medieval window depicting St Cuthbert up close
Norfolk, UK Visitors to York Minister now have a unique opportunity to see intricate details of the St Cuthbert Window, one of the rarest medieval narrative windows in existence. The window, which is currently undergoing restoration, was created around 1440 and is prominently located at the east end of York Minister beside the high altar. St […]
Sri Lanka begins trials connected to 2019 Easter bombings case
Colombo, Sri LankaReuters A Sri Lankan court on Monday began the first of three trials connected to bombings that killed nearly 270 people on the island in 2019, amidst appeals for greater accountability from victim support groups. In this trial, former national police chief Pujith Jayasundara is charged with failing to act on repeated intelligence […]
UN warns of ‘colossal’ collapse of Afghan banking system
United NationsReuters The United Nations on Monday pushed for urgent action to prop up Afghanistan’s banks, warning that a spike in people unable to repay loans, lower deposits and a cash liquidity crunch could cause the financial system to collapse within months. In a three-page report on Afghanistan’s banking and financial system seen by Reuters, […]
Act swiftly and fairly to ease shift from fossil fuels, say labour experts
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation From retraining coal miners in solar tech to job programs focused on tree-planting, companies and governments must act fast to implement measures promoting a so-called just transition away from fossil fuels, labour rights experts said last week. Failure to quickly pull finance out of fossil fuel industries or explain to workers […]
Updated: At least five killed after car drives through Christmas parade in US state of Wisconsin
Updated: 5.30pm (AEDT) At least five people have been killed and more than 40 wounded after a car drove through a Christmas parade in the US state of Wisconsin. Video footage of the incident in Waukesha, west of Milwaukee, shows a red sports utility driving through the parade at about 4.40pm Sunday. The City of […]
El Salvador plans first ‘Bitcoin City’, backed by bitcoin bonds
Mizata, El SalvadorReuters El Salvador plans to build the world’s first “Bitcoin City”, funded initially by bitcoin-backed bonds, President Nayib Bukele said on Saturday, doubling down on his bet to harness the crypto currency to fuel investment in the Central American country. Speaking at an event closing a week-long promotion of bitcoin in El Salvador, […]
Third night of violence in Guadeloupe as France sends police special forces
Pointe-a-Pitre, GuadeloupeReuters The French overseas territory of Guadeloupe was hit by a third night of looting and rioting amid protests against COVID-19 measures, with gunmen shooting at police and firefighters, the authorities said on Sunday. Police arrested 38 people as shops were broken into and cars set ablaze. A man rides his bicycle past burned […]
Democracy slipping away at record rate, intergovernmental body warns
Brussels, BelgiumReuters A greater number of countries are sliding towards authoritarianism, while the number of established democracies under threat has never been so high, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) said on Monday. Populist politics, the use of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions to silence critics, a tendency of countries to mimic the anti-democratic […]