Prosecutors to investigate possible perjury charge against German cardinal
Berlin, GermanyReuters German prosecutors are due to investigate whether Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, one of the German Catholic Church’s most senior clerics, perjured himself earlier this year in sworn testimony about abuse committed by a now dead priest. The Archbishopric of Cologne confirmed on Wednesday that they had been informed about the planned investigation into […]
Postcards: Inflation brings end to beloved 114-year-old Japanese candy
KANTARO KOMIYA and DANIEL LEUSSINK, of Reuters, report on the end of an iconic business…
Brazilian National Council of Churches says “will of the people” prevailed at recent election – but divisions remain
São Paulo, Brazil Brazil’s national council of churches has said the “sovereign will of the people prevailed” at the country’s recent presidential election and that it was ready to collaborate to build “the culture of peace and love” against the “culture of hatred” that had been fostered in the country over the past years. Incumbent Jair […]
Republican “red wave” turns into a ripple, Georgia Senate headed to runoff
Alpharetta, Georgia/Phoenix, Arizona, USReuters Republicans made modest gains in US midterm elections but Democrats performed better than expected, as control of the Senate hinged on three races that remained too close to call on Wednesday afternoon. The Georgia US Senate race between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker will go to a 6th December […]
Show us the money: Developing world at COP27 seeks financing details
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt Reuters Finance took centre stage at the COP27 climate talks on Wednesday, with UN experts publishing a list of projects worth $US120 billion that investors could back to help poorer countries cut emissions and adapt to the impacts of global warming. A $US3 billion water transfer project between Lesotho and Botswana and […]
In major retreat, Russia orders withdrawal from Ukrainian city of Kherson
Kyiv/Novoolenandrivka, Ukraine Reuters Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday ordered his troops to withdraw from the west bank of the Dnipro River in the face of Ukrainian attacks near the southern city of Kherson, a significant retreat and potential turning point in the war. Ukraine reacted with caution to the announcement, saying some Russian […]
Republicans, Democrats in tight race for control of US Congress
Phoenix, Arizona/Birmingham, Michigan, USReuters Control of Congress was up for grabs after Tuesday’s US midterm elections with many of the most competitive races uncalled, leaving it unclear whether Republicans would seize control from President Joe Biden’s Democrats. In a bright spot for Democrats, NBC News and Fox News projected John Fetterman won a critical US […]
Six dead after powerful earthquake hits Nepal, rattles New Delhi
Kathmandu, Nepal Reuters An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck Nepal early Wednesday, killing at least six people, destroying multiple houses in the western district of Doti and shaking the Indian capital New Delhi, officials said. Five other people were seriously injured as eight houses collapsed, said Bhola Bhatta, Doti’s deputy superintendent of police, confirming an […]
StrangeSights: Thailand’s “floating train”; Pumuckel aims for new record; and, why a former South Korea President says he’s giving up Kim Jong-un’s dogs…
DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…
Italy hails “exceptional” discovery of ancient bronze statues in Tuscany
Rome, ItalyReuters Archaeologists in Italy have uncovered more than two dozen beautifully preserved bronze statues dating back to ancient Roman times in thermal baths in Tuscany, in what experts are hailing as a sensational find. The statues were discovered in San Casciano dei Bagni, a hilltop town in the Siena province, about 160 kilometres north […]