EU top court paves way to cut billions to Poland and Hungary
Brussels, BelgiumReuters The European Union’s top court on Wednesday cleared the way for the bloc to potentially cut billions of euros in handouts to Poland and Hungary where populist rulers stand accused of violating democratic rights and freedoms. There is no appeal against the ruling by the Luxembourg-based European Court of Justice, which dismissed challenges […]
“Cutting-edge solutions”: The African software developers using AI to fight inequality
KIM HARRISBERG, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the growing number of African developers pioneering the use of artificial intelligence to tackle their continent’s challenges…
Short AstraZeneca shelf life complicates COVID vaccine rollout to world’s poorest
Brussels, Belgium/London, UKReuters The relatively short shelf life of AstraZeneca Plc’s COVID-19 vaccine is complicating the rollout to the world’s poorest nations, according to officials and internal World Health Organization documents reviewed by Reuters. It is the latest headache to plague the COVAX vaccine-sharing project, co-led by the WHO and aimed at getting shots to […]
Essay: Americans support religious freedom – as long as it’s convenient for everyone
In an article published by Religion News Service, RYAN BURGE, an assistant professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University, a pastor and author, says speaking in generalities about religious freedom will always win admirers…