In democracy’s birthplace, Pope warns of populist threats
Athens, GreeceAP Pope Francis warned Saturday that the “easy answers” of populism and authoritarianism are threatening democracy in Europe and called for fresh dedication to promoting the common good rather than narrow, nationalist interests. Arriving in Greece, the birthplace of democracy, Francis used a speech to Greek political and cultural leaders to warn Europe at […]
World can’t recycle its way out of plastic crisis – experts
SingaporeReuters Recycling will not be able to contain a runaway global plastic waste crisis, experts said on Friday as they called on companies to reduce plastic production and shift more products into reusable and refillable packaging. Moving away from single-use plastics and towards systems that allow for it to be reused are among the solutions […]
Plumber’s find possibly tied to 2014 Texas megachurch theft
Houston, Texas, USAP For more than seven years, no-one has known what happened to $US600,000 in cheques and cash that was stolen from a safe at Pastor Joel Osteen’s Houston megachurch, which has one of the largest congregations in the country. Now, there’s a possible plot twist in the case: The money might never have […]
In the US, clergy abuse survivor Saviano lauded at funeral for courage
AP Phil Saviano was a clergy sex abuse survivor whose courage to go public and resolve to hold abusers and their enablers accountable inspired and strengthened survivors from around the world, his brother said at his funeral Mass on Friday. Saviano, who died Sunday at age 69 after a battle with gallbladder cancer, was remembered at St Denis Catholic […]
Floods cut off communities in South Sudan’s Unity state
Juba, South SudanReuters Severe flooding has hit South Sudan’s northern state of Unity, cutting off communities from accessing supplies of food and other vital commodities, a state official said on Friday. More than 700,000 people have been affected by the worst flooding in the country for nearly 60 years, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said […]
South American exodus: A Brazilian town empties as migration to US accelerates
Amid on ongoing migration crisis on the US southern border, GABRIEL STARGARDTER, of Reuters, reports from the town of Alpercata in south-eastern Minas Gerais state…
Europe surpasses 75 million COVID-19 cases amid spread of Omicron
Reuters Europe crossed 75 million coronavirus cases on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, as the region braces for the new Omicron variant at a time when hospitals in some countries are already strained by the current surge. Over 15 countries in Europe have reported confirmed cases of the new variant that has rattled financial […]