Nineteen dead, 32 injured in Mexico pilgrimage bus crash
Mexico City, MexicoAP Nineteen people died and 32 more were injured after a bus apparently carrying pilgrims to a religious site in central Mexico crashed on Friday. State officials said the bus apparently lost its brakes and slammed into a building in the state of Mexico. Government personnel work at a scene where at least […]
Updated: New COVID variant Omicron triggers global alarm, market sell-off
Updated: 10.30am (AEDT)London, UK/Geneva, Switzerland Reuters The discovery of a new coronavirus variant named Omicron triggered global alarm on Friday as countries rushed to suspend travel from southern Africa and stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic suffered their biggest falls in more than a year. The World Health Organisation said Omicron may spread […]
Australian police take control of Solomon Islands capital after days of unrest – witnesses
Canberra, AustraliaReuters Australian police began taking control of the Solomon Islands capital Honiara on Friday after days of violent protests in the South Pacific island nation, witnesses said. Tear gas was deployed in Chinatown where looting and the burning of buildings continued on Friday morning and a new curfew was expected to be imposed later […]
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“I was murdered”: video brings domestic violence victims back to life to warn others
Jerusalem, IsraelReuters “I was Michal Sela,” the dead woman says, looking straight into the camera. “In 2019, I was murdered by the man who was my husband, the killer Eliran Malul. And today, after I lost my life, I call on you: Listen to my voice.” The video is part of an Israeli public education […]
Cyprus: Pope will transfer migrants to Italy after visit
Nicosia, Cyprus AP Pope Francis is arranging to transfer a number of migrants to Italy from the east Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus, where he is opening a three-day visit next week, a Cypriot Government official said on Thursday. Government spokesman Marios Pelekanos told The Associated Press the Vatican is now making the arrangements with […]
Egypt revives ancient road connecting Luxor and Karnak
Luxor, EgyptReuters A restored road connecting two ancient Egyptian temple complexes in Karnak and Luxor was unveiled on Thursday in a lavish ceremony aimed at raising the profile of one of Egypt’s top tourist spots. The procession to reopen the 2.7 kilometre road included a reenactment of the ancient Opet festival, where statues of Theban […]
Canada murder rate in 2020 hits 15-year high, pushed up by mass shooting
Reuters The murder rate in Canada last year rose to its highest level since 2005, pushed up in part by the country’s worst-ever mass shooting, in which 22 people died, Statistics Canada said on Thursday. Statscan also noted societal stresses it said had been caused by lockdowns linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. Royal Canadian Mounted […]
Holding back the waters: Can bamboo walls help Uganda hold back worsening floods?
HEDWIG ARINAITWE, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how farmers are increasingly using bamboo as a flood defence in Uganda…
Smaller Christian charities in Australia offered practical lifeline to ensure long term survival
Sydney, Australia Small-to-medium sized Christian charities in Australia are being offered strategic, administrative and operational assistance to ensure their long term survival in an increasingly challenging and competitive space. WorldShare Connect, a new offering by the WorldShare organisation, provides support to minor Christian charities and churches by way of compliance expertise, fundraising, administrative accountability, fundraising […]