Floods kill at least 53 in Iran, rescuers hunt for the missing
Reuters Rescuers searched for the missing in Iran on Friday after landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains killed at least 53 people, officials said. Mehdi Valipour, head of emergency operations at the Red Crescent Society, told state TV that 16 people were still missing after two days of floods that have affected 400 towns and […]
Russia, Ukraine trade blame for dozens of deaths in Donetsk prison destruction
Odesa/Kyiv/Ukraine Reuters Dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war appeared to have been killed when a prison building was destroyed in a missile strike or explosion, with Moscow and Kyiv accusing each other of responsibility on Friday. The deaths, some of which were confirmed by Reuters journalists at the prison where the men were held in […]
Portugal launches inquiries into alleged Catholic Church sexual abuse
Lisbon, Portugal Reuters Portuguese prosecutors said on Thursday they have launched 10 inquiries into alleged child sexual abuse by Catholic Church clergy, the first such move since a commission was created seven months ago to investigate accusations. A commission investigating child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in the Iberian nation has collected around 350 testimonies […]
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Pope ends Canadian visit with stop in small, far-north city
AP In his extensive papal travels, Pope Francis has never journeyed farther north than Iqaluit, capital city of the Inuit-governed territory of Nunavut. On Friday, it will be the final stop of his somber six-day visit to Canada. It is a distinctive destination – home to about 7,500 people but not a single traffic light, […]
Tehran landslide caused by heavy rains kill at least six
Reuters A landslide caused by heavy rains on Thursday killed at least six people in Tehran, Iranian state media reported, and as many as 14 people were reported still missing. Officials warned that heavier rains were expected later Thursday. Rescuers work following the flood in Imamzadeh Davoud village in the north of Tehran, Iran, on […]
Philippine President visits quake-hit area as residents shelter outside
Bangued, Philippines Reuters Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos promised on Thursday to help rebuild homes damaged by a powerful earthquake on the island of Luzon, as terrified residents camped out in parks and on sidewalks after hundreds of aftershocks rattled the area. The 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the northern Philippine island on Wednesday morning, killing at […]
An uncertain future: Uprooted again, Nigerians who fled Boko Haram face new dangers
PHILIP OBAJI, JR, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on aid workers’ claims that as camps for the displaced close in Borno state, thousands of people are now at risk of extreme poverty and labour exploitation…
Ron Sider, who wrote ‘Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger,’ dies at 82
United StatesRNS Ron Sider, an author, seminary professor and evangelical social justice activist, has died, according to an online update from his son. “I have some bad news: my father Ron Sider died suddenly last night [27th July, 2022], of a cardiac arrest,” Ted Snider wrote in a post on his father’s Substack newsletter website. […]