Food crisis fuels fears of protectionism compounding shortages
Davos, Switzerland Reuters A growing world food crisis is precipitating protectionist moves by countries which are likely to compound the problem and could lead to a wider trade war, business leaders and policymakers at the World Economic Forum said. In a sign of the escalating squeeze on food supplies and rising prices, a government source […]
Russia wages all-out assault to encircle Ukraine troops in east
Kyiv/Sloyvansk, Ukraine Reuters Russian forces waged an all-out assault on Tuesday to encircle Ukrainian troops in twin cities straddling a river in eastern Ukraine, a battle which could determine the success or failure of Moscow’s main campaign in the east. Exactly three months after President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine, authorities in its second-largest […]
Hong Kong Catholic cardinal denies charges over relief fund
Hong Kong, ChinaAP Former Hong Kong Catholic leader Cardinal Joseph Zen and five others have denied charges for allegedly failing to register a relief fund aimed at financially assisting protesters who faced legal costs during the 2019 anti-government protests. The six, which also include singer Denise Ho and former opposition lawmakers Margaret Ng and Cyd Ho, […]
Wang meets top UN rights official as she opens Xinjiang trip
Beijing, China AP China’s foreign minister met with the UN’s top human rights official on her visit to the country and shared with her that China opposes “politicising” human rights and imposing double standards, its foreign ministry said. Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Michelle Bachelet in the southern city of Guangzhou on Monday as she […]
Roberto Miranda, pastor of Lion of Judah, prominent Boston church, has died
United StatesRNS A prominent Boston Hispanic Pentecostal pastor, known for his church’s social programs and conservative teaching, has died, according to his church. Pastor Roberto Miranda’s death was announced on Sunday during services at Congregation Lion of Judah in Boston, which was streamed online. “So many of those of you who are joining us watching […]
Books: A guide to allowing the Waymaker to take us where He wants us to go
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Does the Commonwealth have a future after Queen Elizabeth?
London, UKReuters As Queen Elizabeth celebrates her 70th year on the throne, there are questions about whether the Commonwealth of Nations, which she was instrumental in creating and remains one of her proudest achievements, has a future when her reign is over. The Commonwealth evolved out of the British empire, and Elizabeth became its head […]
Migrants in Mexico despair; US extends pandemic asylum limits
Reynosa, MexicoReuters Migrants across northern Mexico voiced frustration and desperation on Monday, after the US Government failed to lift a pandemic-era policy that has largely prevented them from seeking asylum in the United States for over two years. An eleventh-hour decision by a federal judge in Louisiana on Friday made it impossible for the U.S. […]
In the US, American Airlines dubbed most faith-friendly Fortune 500 company
United StatesRNS American Airlines isn’t a religious company, but if you wander around their corporate buildings you might stumble onto an ablution station for Muslim purification rituals, a Jewish employee group meeting or even Father Greg McBrayer, a collar-wearing Anglican priest who is both chaplain and chief flight dispatcher for the airline. After decades of […]
Doing the dishes
I only recently read this apparently old saying, “Everyone wants a revolution, but no-one wants to do the dishes.” PICTURE: Marek Studzinski/Unsplash Wow. Everyone wants things to change, but no-one wants to do the work to make it happen. Most of the time when things change – when things improve and we solve global endemic […]