Flood waters swamp Melbourne as heavy rains slam three Australian states
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Thousands of people across Australia’s south-east were asked to evacuate their homes on Friday, including some in Melbourne’s west, after two days of incessant rains triggered flash flooding and fast-moving waters burst river banks. Large parts of Victoria state, southern New South Wales and the northern regions of the island state of Tasmania […]
No end in sight: After fleeing war, Ukrainians struggle to settle around Europe
CORINA PONS and CATARINA DEMONY, of Reuters, report on the difficulties Ukrainian refugees in Europe are facing as the war drags on into its eighth month…
Turning to garbage dumps to survive, Argentines feel the pain of 100 per cent inflation
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaReuters Argentines facing an inflation rate set to top 100 per cent this year are grappling to survive, turning to recycling from garbage dumps or lining up to trade their belongings in barter clubs. The South American country is set to post its sharpest rise in prices this year since a period of […]
Essay: Another terrorist attack reminds us of the Taliban’s failure to protect Afghan citizens
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, says it is “increasingly apparent that more needs to be done to hold the Taliban to account and to ensure that the lives of Hazaras and other Afghan citizens are protected”…