A Sustainable Life: Eating insects can be good for the planet
In an article first published on The Conversation, PETER ALEXANDER, a senior lectirer in global food security at the University of Edinburgh, looks at the benefits of eating more insects…
Russian men take the long road out to escape mobilisation
London, UKReuters As soon as Vladimir Putin announced his military call-up for the faltering war in Ukraine, Timofey and Andrey, two brothers from Moscow, tried to book flights out of the country. But by the time they had logged on, prices had already shot up so fast that they couldn’t afford the last remaining tickets […]
Updated: Texas executes inmate who fought prayer, touch rules
Updated: 4:10pm (AEST)Houston, US AP A Texas death row inmate whose case redefined the role of spiritual advisers in death chambers nationwide was executed Wednesday, despite the efforts of a district attorney to stop his lethal injection. John Henry Ramirez, 38, was executed at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. He was convicted of killing 46-year-old […]
Egypt calls for return of Rosetta Stone 200 years after it was deciphered
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Prominent Egyptian archaeologists have renewed a call for the return of the Rosetta Stone from the British Museum to Egypt, 200 years after the deciphering of the slab unlocked the secrets of hieroglyphic script and marked the birth of Egyptology. The archaeologists’ online campaign has gathered 2,500 signatures so far and aims […]
Vatican cardinal cites Nazi theology in German reform
Rome, ItalyAP The German Catholic Church’s reform process is again under fire from the Holy See, with a Vatican cardinal seemingly comparing its proposals for theological development to the thinking that sustained Germany’s Nazi era. The furor launched by Swiss Cardinal Kurt Koch, who heads the Holy See’s office for Christian unity, marks the latest […]
Heightened vulnerability: South Asia’s poorest city dwellers bear brunt of worsening floods
ATHAR PARVAIZ, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on fears marginalised city dwellers across South Asia face even harsher threats ahead as rains becomes more erratic and intense…
In America, Catholics, Hispanics, young people most likely to voice climate concerns – survey
United StatesRNS Catholics and Hispanics are among the most concerned in the US about the impact of climate change, with Gen Z and millennials more likely to take collective action on the matter, according to a new survey commissioned by the international humanitarian agency Catholic Relief Services. While a majority of Americans (81 per cent) […]
Essay: Growing pains for Arab evangelical Christians in the Middle East
DAOUD KUTTAB, in an article published on Religion News Service, looks at what a recent meeting of evangelical leaders in the Middle East revealed…