Sight-Seeing: Jesus and mental health
In an article marking World Mental Health Day, NILS VON KALM says the church is “slowly catching up to the rest of society in treating mental health seriously” – but there’s more work to be done…
Death toll in Nigeria boat capsize tragedy rises to 76
Lagos, NigeriaReuters The death toll from a boat accident in Nigeria’s south-eastern state of Anambra has risen to 76, the President said on Sunday. The vessel capsized on Friday amid heavy flooding in the Ogbaru area of Anambra, according to officials on Saturday, when they said at least 10 people had died and 60 were […]
Protests grip Iran as rights group says 19 children killed
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Protests ignited by the death of a young woman in police custody continued across Iran on Sunday in defiance of a crackdown by the authorities, as a human rights group said at least 185 people, including children, had been killed in demonstrations. Anti-government protests that began on 17th September at the […]
Pope slams treatment of migrants as two Italians become saints
Vatican CityAP Pope Francis on Sunday denounced Europe’s indifference toward migrants risking their lives to cross the Mediterranean Sea as he elevated to sainthood an Italian bishop and Italian-born missionary whose work and life paths illustrated the difficulties faced by 19th century Italian emigrants. Francis departed from prepared remarks to slam Europe’s treatment of migrants as “disgusting, […]
“Miracle” toddler survived Thailand nursery massacre asleep under blanket
Uthai Sawan, Thailand Reuters A three-year-old child who managed to survive last week’s massacre at a nursery in north-east Thailand slumbered through the horror under a blanket in the corner of a classroom. Paveenut Supolwong, nicknamed “Ammy”, is normally a light sleeper, but at naptime on Thursday when the killer burst into the nursery and […]
Putin calls Crimea bridge blast terrorism; thirteen killed, dozens hurt in Zaporizhzhia shelling
Kyiv, ReutersReuters Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday accused Ukraine of orchestrating the powerful blast that damaged a key bridge linking Russia and Crimea the day before, describing the explosion as an “act of terrorism”. “There is no doubt. This is an act of terrorism aimed at destroying critically important civilian infrastructure,” Putin said in […]
Gaza struggles to accommodate the living and the dead as population grows
Gaza CityReuters In the densely populated Gaza Strip, a battle for space is pitting the living against the dead as homeless squatters settle in the area’s cemeteries while authorities grapple with the growing demand for new housing. In the Sheikh Shaban cemetery, the area’s oldest, Kamilia Kuhail’s family live in a house built by her […]
Montenegro holds pride march despite opposition from church
Podgorica, Montenegro AP Several hundred people on Saturday joined an LGBTQ pride march in Montenegro, held amid strong opposition from the influential Serbian Orthodox Church in the small conservative Balkan country. Montenegro’s 10th pride event was dubbed “No more buts,” reflecting demands that more be done to stem hate speech and harassment of LGBTQ community […]
Climate impacts: US east coast faces “competing catastrophies” as fire risk grows
DAVID SHERFINSKI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the rising climate change-fuelled threats facing communities on the US east coast…
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles after series of recent launches
Tokyo, JapanReuters North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early on Sunday, authorities in neighbouring countries said, the seventh such launch by Pyongyang in recent days that added to widespread alarm in Washington and its allies in Tokyo and Seoul. Both missiles reached an altitude of 100 kilometres and covered a range of 350 kilometres, Japan’s […]