Wow!: Ethiopia’s speed schools give child labourers a second chance
EMELINE WUILBERCQ, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how accelerated learning programs are helping children whose education has been disrupted by conflict, poverty and child labour…
Dutch priest killed in Nazi concentration camp to be declared a saint; five priests killed in Paris Commune declared “martyrs”
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis will canonise Titus Brandsma, a Dutch priest, academic and journalist who was murdered in the Dachau concentration camp in 1942 for preaching against the Nazis, the Vatican said on Thursday. Brandsma, who was a member of the Carmelite religious order and served as president of the Catholic university at Nijmegen, began […]
Thousands protest in Sudan against deal between PM Hamdok and military
Khartoum, SudanReuters Tens of thousands of Sudanese protested in the streets of Khartoum and other cities on Thursday, keeping up the pressure on military leaders after they struck a deal to bring back a civilian Prime Minister deposed in a coup one month ago. Prominent political parties and Sudan’s powerful protest movement have opposed Prime […]
“Get up!” Pope prays that Lebanon can get back on its feet
Rome, ItalyAP Pope Francis told Lebanon’s Prime Minister on Thursday that he was praying that God would help Lebanon “get up” and get back on its feet following an unprecedented economic crisis that has thrown three quarters of the country’s 6 million people, including a million Syrian refugees, into poverty. Prime Minister Najib Mikati met […]
France expands sea monitoring as migrants vow to pursue UK dream
Dunkirk, France/Zagreb, Croatia Reuters France pledged on Thursday to step up surveillance of its northern shores, but migrants huddling in makeshift camps said neither that nor a tragic drowning the day before would stop them from trying to cross the channel to Britain. Seventeen men, seven women and three teenagers died on Wednesday when their dinghy […]
Death toll in Russian mine tragedy jumps past 50
Moscow, RussiaReuters A gas leak in a Siberian coal mine killed at least 52 people on Thursday, Russian news agencies said, including six rescuers who were sent down to try to bring out dozens of men in what was one of Russia’s worst mining disasters since Soviet times. The regional Investigative Committee said three people, […]
Updated: Australia to deploy police, military to Solomon Islands as protests spread
Updated: 6pm (AEDT)Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia will deploy more than 100 police and military personnel to aid the Solomon Islands, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, as protesters in the Pacific Island nation defied a curfew to protest for a second consecutive day. Morrison said Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare had requested Australian assistance, […]
Sight Helpdesk: You know how to identify phishing emails – a cybersecurity researcher explains how to trust your instincts to foil the attacks
In an article first published on The Conversation, RICK WALSH, associate professor of information science and cybersecurity at Michigan State University, on what to look for to detect a fake email…
Tanzania to allow students to restart education after giving birth
Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaReuters Tanzania will now allow girls aged 12-to-19-years-old who left school due to pregnancy to resume formal education after giving birth, its education minister said on Wednesday, ending a ban on the return of such students which has been criticised by rights groups as discriminatory. The move comes after a June announcement […]
On the Screen: Clint Eastwood makes a show of strength in ‘Cry Macho’
MARCUS CHEONG watches Clint Eastwood latest reflection on masculine identity…