Sight-Seeing: Now’s the time to hew to your faith – by doubting your faith
US author and pastor BRUCE B MILLER, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says the realisations we uncover on our own terms have the potential to transform our lives…
Vatican hit with $US9.25 million claim by ousted auditor and deputy
Vatican CityReuters The Vatican’s first auditor general and his deputy, who were appointed in 2015 and fired two years later, are suing the Holy See €9.3 ($US9.25) million in damages, alleging they were sacked after discovering financial irregularities. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said on Thursday he had no comment on the lawsuit, which was filed […]
In the US, Oregon interfaith leaders declare win in vote to tighten gun control
RNS For Rev Mark Knutson, securing the necessary signatures this summer to get one of the country’s strictest gun control measures on the Oregon midterm ballot was an accomplishment on its own. Now, he and other proponents are declaring it a historic victory. “We are celebrating a victory for our children and youth and high […]
Repeat COVID is riskier than first infection, study finds
Reuters The risk of death, hospitalization and serious health issues from COVID-19 jumps significantly with reinfection compared with a first bout with the virus, regardless of vaccination status, according to a study published on Thursday. “Reinfection with COVID-19 increases the risk of both acute outcomes and long COVID,” said Dr Ziyad Al-Aly of Washington University […]
African nations tell COP27 fossil fuels will tackle poverty
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt Reuters African nations must be allowed to develop fossil fuel resources to help lift their people out of poverty, governments said at the COP27 climate talks in Egypt, which welcomed leaders of oil and gas companies sidelined at previous talks. Pressure to leave hydrocarbons in the ground has been weakened this year […]
Ukrainians advance, front falls silent after Russia orders retreat
Frontline north of Kherson, Ukraine Reuters Ukrainian troops pushed forward and a battle-scarred stretch of the front fell silent on Thursday, after Moscow ordered one of the war’s biggest retreats, though Kyiv warned that fleeing Russians could still turn Kherson into a “city of death”. A small group of Ukrainian soldiers was shown on Ukraine’s […]
More than 100,000 Russian military casualties in Ukraine, top US general
Washington DC, US Reuters America’s top general estimated on Wednesday that Russia’s military had seen more than 100,000 of its soldiers killed and wounded in Ukraine, and added Kyiv’s armed forces “probably” suffered a similar level of casualties in the war. The estimates could not be independently confirmed by Reuters. Ukrainian soldiers fire a round […]
A Sustainable Life: These air conditioner alternatives are cheaper – and better for the planet
ERIC LAURENTIUS PETERSON, a visiting research fellow (bioclimatic design) at the University of Leeds in the UK, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – looks at some alternatives to air conditioning…
France says Italy’s ban on migrant charity ship is ‘unacceptable’
Rome, Italy/Paris, France Reuters France on Wednesday criticised Italy’s refusal to let a charity ship carrying over 200 migrants dock in its ports, as the two countries disagreed on where they should disembark. The Ocean Viking vessel has been at sea for more than two weeks since its first rescue in the central Mediterranean and […]
On the Screen: ‘Black Panther’ overcomes challenges to create a “worthy” sequel
MARCUS CHEONG watches the long-delayed follow-up to Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’…