Updated: Philippines’ death toll from Tropical Storm Nalgae climbs to 72
Updated: 11.25am (AEST)Manila, The Philippines Reuters The Philippines has recorded 72 deaths from Tropical Storm Nalgae that caused floods and landslides in southern provinces, the country’s disaster agency said on Saturday. Maguindanao province was the most affected with 67 people dead, while two were killed in Sultan Kudarat, another two in South Cotabato and the […]
Australia to spend $A800 million to move or flood-proof homes in inundated areas
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia will spend $A800 million to repair, retrofit and buy back homes in the flood-prone north-west of the country’s largest state as the region recovers from its third inundation this year. Clean-up efforts are underway across Australia’s south-east as swollen rivers recede after the country’s third bout of flooding this year. The wettest […]
Chinese cities double down on zero-COVID as outbreaks widen
Beijing, ChinaReuters Chinese cities from Wuhan in central China to Xining in the north-west are doubling down on COVID-19 curbs, sealing up buildings, locking down districts and throwing millions into distress in a scramble to halt widening outbreaks. China on Thursday reported a third straight day of more than 1,000 new COVID cases nationwide, a […]
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Nearly half of Americans think the US should be a Christian nation – poll
United StatesRNS Forty-five per cent of Americans believe the US should be a “Christian nation,” one of several striking findings from a sweeping new Pew Research Center survey examining Christian nationalism. GRAPHIC: Courtesy of Pew Research Center But researchers say respondents differed greatly when it came to outlining what a Christian nation should look like, suggesting a […]
Ethiopian Government accused of deadly air strikes on Oromiya region
Nairobi, KenyaReuters Two organisations from Ethiopia’s Oromiya region have accused the army of conducting air strikes there in recent days which they said had killed hundreds of civilians, just as peace talks on the separate Tigray conflict were about to start. Government and army spokespersons did not respond on Thursday to requests for comment on […]
Report shows most faith groups agree US has gone astray but don’t agree on the way forward
United StatesRNS Three-quarters of Americans say the country is heading in the wrong direction, and the majority of many religious groups agree with that sentiment, a new report shows. But they don’t all agree on what, exactly, has gone wrong. The 2022 American Values Survey by Public Religion Research Institute finds that religious Americans hold […]
Bolsonaro shores up evangelical support in tight Brazil election
Sao Paulo, BrazilReuters Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro heads into Sunday’s election with strong support among evangelical Christians, a key demographic that his rival former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had been courting in a tight presidential race. Polls show Bolsonaro expanding his share of the evangelical vote as his campaign intensified its religious appeals, […]
US midterms: Faith groups weigh the impact of abortion on the polls
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports that there is growing uncertainty surrounding how religious voters and others will engage with abortion policy as they head to the polls in the US midterms next month…