In coastal village of Evans Head, Australia, church rallies to pray and help those facing floods
Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia Les Moreman is pastor of Evans Head Presbyterian Church. It is a small coastal village just half-an-hour south of Ballina and an hour from the well-known tourist destination of Byron Bay on the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. His church is made up of people living in […]
ICC prosecutor to proceed with investigation into alleged war crimes in Ukraine
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsReuters The office of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday said it will seek court approval to open an investigation into alleged war crimes in Ukraine. The move comes just days after Russia’s invasion of its neighbour and prosecutor Karim Khan said on Friday he was following developments with concern. […]
Taliban begin house searches, sparking fear, diplomatic criticism
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters The Taliban have been carrying out extensive house searches around the Afghan capital, according to residents, a policy the group’s spokesman said was to detect criminal activity but that some Western diplomats said had targeted ordinary citizens. Taliban administration spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the searches were part of a “clearing operation” and that […]
Updated: In Australia, aid agencies launch emergency relief and support campaigns for displaced Ukrainians
Updated: 2:30pm (AEDT)Sydney, Australia “No matter where you live, it has been heartbreaking to see footage of little kids with tears streaming down their faces, who don’t if they will ever see their fathers again.” World Vision Australia CEO Daniel Wordsworth, who is en-route to Romania to support refugees fleeing Ukraine, made the comment in […]
Heart
There are some really insightful people out there. PICTURE: Eduardo Goody/Unsplash Dame Minouche Shafik, director of the London School of Economics, said this: “In the past jobs were about muscles, now they’re about brains, in the future they’ll be about heart.” This is at a time when economic demands are seeking to remove the time […]
Music in the church: Pipe organ made famous on ‘Hour of Power’ program returns
DEEPA BHARATH, of Associated Press, reports on how a famous pipe organ nicknamed ‘Hazel’ has been given a new life…
As refugees pour in, a defiant Ukrainian city prepares for war
Lviv, UkraineReuters For millions of Ukrainians, the Russian invasion five days ago brought death, terror and uncertainty. For Mila Hadzieva, an IT manager in the western city of Lviv, it brought a searing clarity of purpose. Volunteers sort through supplies donated by members of the public that are destined for internally displaced people, civil defence […]
Essay: Mass starvation, extinctions, disasters: the new IPCC report’s grim predictions, and why adaptation efforts are falling behind
Three vice-chairs of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – MARK HOWDEN, JOY PEREIRA, and ROBERTO SÁNCHEZ – look – in an article published on The Conversation – at the findings of the latest IPCC report…