Global vaccine-sharing program reaches milestone of one billion doses
Brussels, BelgiumReuters The COVAX global vaccine-sharing program has delivered a billion COVID-19 vaccine doses, one of the organisations which manages it said on Saturday. Supplies to poorer nations have long been very limited because of lack of vaccines, as wealthier states secured most of the doses initially available from December, 2020. Biomedical engineers confirms a […]
North Korea tests railway-borne missile in latest launch amid rising tension with US
Seoul, South KoreaReuters North Korea tested a railway-borne missile in its firing drills on Friday, state media KCNA said on Saturday, amid a US push for fresh sanctions against the isolated state following its recent series of weapons tests. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) travelled about 430 kilometres […]
No lights, no heat, no money – that’s life in Ukraine during cyber warfare
Reuters Hackers who defaced and interrupted access to numerous Ukrainian Government websites on Friday could be setting the stage for more serious cyberattacks that would disrupt the lives of ordinary Ukrainians, experts said. “As tensions grow, we can expect more aggressive cyber activity in Ukraine and potentially elsewhere,” said John Hultquist, an intelligence analyst at US […]
Bad luck: Pope acknowledges he got caught at record store
Rome, ItalyAP Pope Francis has long lamented that he can’t walk around town unnoticed like he used to before becoming pope. But he seems to have nevertheless kept his sense of humour after he was caught on camera making an unannounced visit to a Rome record shop this week. Francis wrote a note to the […]
Militants’ bodies left to rot for years, in symbol of Libya’s disarray
Misrata, LibyaReuters Hundreds of bodies of Islamic State fighters killed in battle years ago are rotting in food freezers outside a Libyan city while authorities work out what to do with them, a grim reminder of the disarray a failed election was meant to address. Stored in a dusty corner of a compound southeast of Misrata, […]
US Supreme Court to hear case of praying ex-football coach
Washington DC, USAP The US Supreme Court said Friday it will hear the case of a former Seattle-area football coach who was removed from his job because he refused to stop praying on the field. The Supreme Court is seen at dusk in Washington on 22nd October, 2021. PICTURE: AP Photo/J Scott Applewhite/File photo. Former […]
The Interview: Susan Dunlap, author of ‘Shelter Theology’, on the faith of people without homes
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, speaks to Susan Dunlap, author of ‘Shelter Theology’ which describes the faith of people living in a homeless shelter, many of whom believe God guides and blesses them…
Spain’s Catholic dioceses to collect abuse allegations after talks with Pope
Madrid, SpainReuters Spain’s Catholic Church is to set up local commissions to hear complaints from victims of abuse after holding talks with Pope Francis on Friday about allegations over eight decades detailed in a Spanish newspaper. El Pais in December published the results of a three-year investigation it said uncovered potential abuse by 251 priests […]
Indian court acquits bishop of charge of raping nun
New Delhi, India AP An Indian court on Friday acquitted a Roman Catholic bishop of charges of raping a nun in her rural convent, a case that became a major issue amid allegations of sexual harassment in the church. Sessions Judge G Gopakumar in a brief order said the Bishop was not guilty of charges […]