More than 300 migrants rescued off Spain’s Canary islands
Arguineguin, Spain Reuters Spain’s sea rescue service on Wednesday picked up more than 300 migrants trying to reach the Canary Islands in rickety boats, with nine of them clinging to a semi-sunken dinghy. The rescue service said it was unaware of any drownings as reported by a rights group. Migrants wait to disembark from a […]
California’s Claremont School of Theology ordered to offer land to neighbouring universities
Los Angeles, USRNS The Claremont School of Theology must offer to sell its property to the neighbouring Claremont Colleges for a price below market value, a Los Angeles County Superior Court ruled earlier this month. The Claremont Colleges – made up of five undergraduate liberal arts colleges and two graduate schools – and the Claremont […]
Vatican has signed sale contract for London building at heart of fraud trial
Vatican CityReuters The Vatican said on Friday it had signed a contract to sell a luxury building, in an exclusive London neighbourhood, which is at the heart of an ongoing corruption trial. Economy minister Father Antonio Guerrero told Vatican media that the Holy See had received a 10 per cent deposit and that the sale […]
The most important Jewish woman of medieval England recognised with new statue
RNS She was one of the most wealthy financiers of her day, known to the kings of England and described as the most important Jewish woman of medieval England. She was also brutally murdered in what may have been a 13th-century hate crime. Now, a statue of her is to be unveiled in the historic […]
Storm Ana deaths rise to 88 as second storm brews to Africa’s east
Johannesburg, South AfricaReuters Tropical Storm Ana has killed at least 88 people across southern and eastern Africa, with recovery operations still ongoing as another storm threatened more severe weather. Storm Ana passed over Madagascar on 22nd January, adding to days of already intense rainfall. The country declared a state of disaster on Thursday night, reporting […]
Tornado aftermath: For churches in Mayfield, US, rebuilding means rethinking
BOBBY ROSS, JR, of Associated Press, reports from Mayfield, Kentucky, in the aftermath of a deadly tornado which swept through the community in December…
Ukraine’s President lashes out at too much “panic” over Russia tensions
Kyiv, UkraineReuters President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday did not rule out a full-blown war with Russia but said Ukraine was not a sinking Titanic and accused Washington and media of fuelling panic that weighed on the economy while there were “no tanks in the streets”. He spoke after Russian President Vladimir Putin said the United […]