Taiwan President says US visits reinforce island’s determination to defend itself
Taipei, TaiwanReuters Recent visits by guests from the United States have reinforced Taiwan’s determination to defend itself, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday as she met the latest US lawmaker to arrive on the island in defiance of Beijing. China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory against the strong objections of the democratically elected […]
Snapshot: Khao Sok National Park, southern Thailand
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Soundbite – The TCM Update: Australian Salvo’s Revolution Worship debut with ‘Our Redeemer’
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Explainer: Zaporizhzhia’s power lines: ramparts against nuclear meltdown
Vienna, Austria Reuters The last of four regular power lines supplying the Russian-held nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine was briefly cut on Thursday, meaning the plant had to resort to backup power for the first time, thinning its defences against a meltdown. In all nuclear power plants, fission of nuclear fuel gives off […]
More study needed to explain origin of Chile sinkhole: Lundin unit president
Santiago, Chile Reuters Multiple factors could have caused a sinkhole near a copper mine in Chile owned by Canada’s Lundin Mining, the president of the miner’s local unit said, disagreeing with a government assessment that it was likely responsible for the phenomenon. Chile’s environmental regulator SMA last week issued a series of measure against the […]
Angola ruling party close to victory in divisive election
Luanda, Angola Reuters Angola’s ruling party has a solid majority after nearly all votes were counted in a national election, the electoral commission said on Thursday, but the main opposition party has cast doubt on the results of the divisive poll. The MPLA’s likely win would give President Joao Lourenco a second five-year term in […]
Caught in a political battle: Thousands of asylum seekers sent on buses from US border to New York, Washington
BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and ASHRAF KHALIL, of Associated Press, report on how migrants have become caught up in a fight over US immigration policy…
Question of who might succeed Pope Francis to loom over cardinals’ gathering
Vatican City Reuters Roman Catholic cardinals from around the world gather for events at the Vatican starting this weekend that could amount to a dress rehearsal for an eventual conclave to choose a successor to Pope Francis after he dies or resigns. On Saturday, Francis will induct 20 prelates into the College of Cardinals, the […]
Essay: What the Bible really says about loan forgiveness
ROGER S NAM, a former financial analyst who is now professor of Hebrew Bible at Candler School of Theology, writes about why Biblical texts “should not be proof-texted to support contrary opinions” on the US student debt relief proposal announced this week…
This Life: The most powerful thing in the world
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, reflects on the power of love…