Explainer: Hong Kong’s rocky political road since the 1997 handover
Hong Kong, ChinaReuters Hong Kong on 1st July will mark its 25th anniversary under Chinese rule. The financial hub returned to China from Britain in 1997, with promises of wide-ranging freedoms and autonomy under “one country, two systems” governance. Critics, including some Western governments, say China has reneged on those promises in recent years under […]
Essay: Pro-lifer 3.0 to abortion-rights supporters: Let’s talk
US Catholic columnist CHARLES CAMOSY writes, in an article first published on Religion News Service, that it’s time to “put on our big-boy and big-girl boots” and have an exchange that matters…
Anger, tears in South Africa after 21 teens likely accidentally poisoned in pub
East London, South AfricaReuters South African mourners expressed anger and despair on Monday at the death of 21 teenagers in a tavern over the weekend, as investigating authorities said the youths were probably accidentally poisoned by something they ate, drank or smoked. The still unexplained deaths of the teens, some of whom were celebrating the […]
Postcards: In Gaddafi’s hometown, little hope for Libya’s future
ANGUS MCDOWELL and AHMED ELUMAMI, of Reuters, report from Sirte…
US Supreme Court backs coach in praying on field after games
Washington DC, US AP The US Supreme Court said on Monday that a high school football coach who knelt and prayed on the field after games was protected by the constitution, a decision that opponents said would open the door to “much more coercive prayer” in public schools. The court ruled 6-to-3 for the coach with the conservative justices in […]