Wow!: Asian innovators fight online hate, lies as tech giants fall short
RINA CHANDRAN and LEO GALUH, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on initiatives to tackle misinformation, hate speech and abuse in Asia…
First peace talks on Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict to start in South Africa
Pretoria, South AfricaReuters Negotiators for the Ethiopian Government and regional forces from Tigray were due to meet in the South African capital Pretoria for the first formal peace talks since war broke out two years ago. The talks come after the Ethiopian military and their allies, who include troops from neighbouring Eritrea, captured several large […]
CeCe Winans first Black female soloist to win Artist of the Year at Dove Awards
United StatesRNS CeCe Winans, already a multi-Grammy-winning Gospel singer, added a historic win at the 2022 Dove Awards, the contemporary Christian music honors, becoming the first African American female solo artist to be named Artist of the Year. She also won Song of the Year for Believe for It, the title track of her 2021 […]
Hundreds of thousands evacuated as Bangladesh braces for cyclone
Dhaka, BangladeshReuters Authorities in Bangladesh were evacuating hundreds of thousands of people on Monday before Cyclone Sitrang made landfall amid fears of heavy damage to houses and crops and disruption to road and power links. Approaching from the Bay of Bengal, Sitrang was expected to hit the southern coast near the Khepupara area of the […]
Pope, Macron meet at Vatican; Ukraine concerns loom large
Rome, ItalyAP Pope Francis on Monday met at the Vatican with French President Emmanuel Macron, with the war in Ukraine looming large in both leaders’ concerns. The nearly hour-long private audience was Francis’ third with Macron since becoming pontiff. Pope Francis meets French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron following a private audience […]
Russia could plan ‘dirty bomb’ as pretext for Ukraine escalation, West says
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Western countries accused Russia on Monday of plotting to use a threat of a “dirty bomb” laced with nuclear material as a pretext for escalation in Ukraine, as Moscow evacuated civilians from a southern city in anticipation of a major battle. With Ukrainian forces advancing into Russian-occupied Kherson province, top Russian officials phoned […]
Rishi Sunak to become Britain’s next PM after months of turmoil
London, UK Reuters Rishi Sunak will become Britain’s first prime minister of colour on Tuesday after he won the race to lead the Conservative Party, tasked with steering a deeply divided country through an economic downturn set to leave millions of people poorer. One of the wealthiest politicians in Westminster, Sunak, 42, will become the […]
EU countries meet to agree stance for UN climate negotiations
Brussels, BelgiumReuters European Union countries will attempt on Monday to agree their negotiating position for this year’s UN climate talks, including on the contentious topic of financial compensation for the damage climate change is inflicting on the world’s poorest. The EU, the world’s third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, is facing pressure from developing nations to […]
Australia flood crisis enters third week as heavy rains lash east
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Already-flooded towns across Australia’s east were on high alert on Monday after a weekend of heavy rains, with authorities warning a wild weather system could persist until later this week and trigger renewed riverbank bursts. Thousands of homes and farms over a wide swathe of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia’s two most […]
Cholera outbreak hits Syrian refugees sheltering in camps in Lebanon
Qub Elias, Lebanon Reuters Syrian refugees in displacement camps are falling victim to a cholera outbreak in Lebanon, already suffering from an economic meltdown that has slashed access to clean water and strained hospitals. Lebanon recorded its first cholera case in early October – signalling the return of the bacteria for the first time in […]