Wow!: Climate-resistant coffee trees could save Mozambique rainforest
SISIPHO SKWEYIYA and EMIDIO JOZINE, of Reuters, report on how coffee plants are providing incentives to protect the rainforest…
Ukraine church leader: No deal with Russia if they see us as colony
Vatican CityReuters The head of Ukraine’s Byzantine-rite Catholic Church met Pope Francis on Monday and said there can be no dialogue with Russia as long as Moscow considered the neighbour it invaded a colony to be subjugated. Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk’s trip to the Vatican was his first trip outside Ukraine since the Russian invasion […]
In the US, United Methodist Church announces date, location for thrice-postponed General Conference
United StatesRNS Perhaps the third time will be the charm for United Methodists awaiting a vote to officially split the denomination. The United Methodist Church has announced the dates for the next meeting of its global decision-making body after postponing its 2020 General Conference meeting three times for pandemic-related reasons. The downtown skyline of Charlotte, […]
Ukraine says Russia forces pillage, occupy Kherson homes ahead of battle
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine accused Russia on Monday of looting empty homes in the southern city of Kherson and occupying them with troops in civilian clothes to prepare for street fighting in what both sides predict will be one of the war’s most important battles. In recent days, Russia has ordered civilians out of Kherson in […]
French cardinal admits to abusing 14-year-old girl
Vatican CityRNS Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, a member of the Vatican department charged with sanctioning abuse cases in the Catholic Church, admitted in a statement on Monday to sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl 35 years ago when he was a parish priest in his native France. “I have decided not to remain silent about my situation […]
Ethiopian and Tigray forces launch hotline as new peace talks begin
Nairobi, KenyaReuters The Ethiopian Government and Tigrayan forces have established a telephone hotline to help maintain a ceasefire struck last week, and both sides met in Kenya on Monday for a new round of talks on implementing the truce. Ethiopia’s government and regional forces from Tigray agreed last Wednesday to cease hostilities after talks mediated […]
At COP27, climate change framed as battle for survival
Sharm El-Sheikh, EgyptReuters World leaders and diplomats framed the fight against global warming as a battle for human survival during opening speeches at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt on Monday, with the head of the United Nations declaring a lack of progress so far had the world speeding down a “highway to hell”. The […]
Cyprus’ Greek Orthodox Archbishop Chrysostomos II dies at 81
Nicosia, Cyprus AP Archbishop Chrysostomos II, the outspoken leader of Cyprus’ Greek Orthodox Christian Church whose forays into the country’s complex politics and finances fired up supporters and detractors alike, has died. He was 81. The state-run Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation reported his death Monday. Cyprus’ Greek Orthodox Archbishop Chrysostomos II speaks to the media during […]
At least nine dead after Russian jets hit Syria’s rebel-held Idlib, rescuers say
Amman, JordanReuters Russian jets bombed camps near Syria’s north-western city of Idlib on Sunday, killing at least nine civilians in a flare-up of attacks on the last opposition-held bastion, witnesses and rescuers said. War planes flying at high altitude, aided by Syrian army artillery, also dropped bombs on forests near the makeshift camps west of […]
South Korea’s Yoon apologises for Halloween crush, vows justice
Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol apologised on Monday for the deadly Halloween crush in Seoul, pledging to hold to account any officials found to be responsible for sloppy responses and to reform police and safety management systems. The 29th October crush killed 156 people, mostly in their twenties and thirties, and […]