This Life: Knowing God is by your side
CHARISSA CHEONG writes about the importance of knowing God is with us as we face our everyday battles…
Rich nations urged to pay $US60 billion a year to protect developing-world nature
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Thomson Reuters Foundation As talks on a new global pact to protect nature ramp up this month, international green groups have called on the world’s richest nations to commit at least $US60 billion a year to protect and restore biodiversity in developing countries. Governments are working to finalise an agreement to safeguard the planet’s […]
Red Cross chief “cautiously positive” about possible prisoner visits in Ukraine
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross told Reuters on Tuesday that he was “cautiously positive” the ICRC would gain access to Ukrainian and Russian prisoners held in the context of the conflict. The general staff of Ukraine’s armed forces said on Tuesday that it was holding 200 Russian prisoners […]
UN scales up aid for Ukraine, appeals for $US1.7 billion
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters UN agencies on Tuesday launched an emergency appeal to respond to the soaring humanitarian needs following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, calling for $US1.7 billion to help people who have fled the country and those still inside. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the funds would go towards providing shelter, medical support and drinking water […]
Russia warns Kyiv as Ukraine’s cities shelled, armed convoy stalls
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia warned Kyiv residents to flee their homes on Tuesday and rained rockets on the city of Kharkiv as Russian commanders intensified their bombardment of Ukrainian urban areas in a shift of tactics after their six-day assault stalled. A US official said a miles-long armoured column bearing down on the capital Kyiv had […]
Updated: Rockets kill 70 Ukrainian soldiers, huge Russian column approaches Kyiv
Updated: 7:30pm (AEDT)Kyiv, Ukraine/Moscow, RussiaReuters More than 70 Ukrainian servicemen were killed by a Russian rocket attack and dozens of civilians have died in “barbaric” shelling, Ukrainian authorities said on Tuesday, as a huge Russian military convoy approached the capital Kyiv. Fierce resistance on the ground has so far denied Russian President Vladimir Putin decisive […]
Hong Kong residents brace for citywide lockdown as leader calls for calm
Hong Kong, ChinaReuters Hong Kong residents braced for a city-wide lockdown, emptying supermarkets and pharmacies on Tuesday, even as leader Carrie Lam called for calm and appealed for the public not to worry over a compulsory mass COVID-19 testing plan. Mass testing for the city’s 7.4 million residents is set to take place over nine […]
Fears of medical shortages and disease in Ukraine after Russian invasion
London, UKReuters Ukraine is running low on critical medical supplies and has had to halt urgent efforts to curb a polio outbreak since Russia invaded the country, public health experts say. Medical needs are already acute, with the World Health Organization warning on Sunday that oxygen supplies were running out. A boy receives polio vaccine […]
Explainer – Can the tide of plastic pollution be turned?
Thomson Reuters Foundation From drinks bottles to straws and cotton buds, the amount of plastic waste that flows into the world’s oceans and marine areas is expected to nearly triple by 2040, adding up to 37 million tonnes each year, the UN Environment Programme says. Just nine per cent of all the plastic waste ever […]
Books: Finding your “evangelistic style”
DAVID ADAMS reads Mark Mittelberg’s book, ‘Contagious Faith’…