Postcards: In the UK, a 1000-year-old abbey wraps up its millennium celebrations
ANGELA YOUNGMAN attended last weekend’s celebrations surrounding the 1000th anniversary of the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds…
UNICEF study shows kids make up 40 per cent of Haiti’s cholera cases
Reuters Some two in five of Haiti’s growing number of cholera cases are among children, the United Nation’s children’s agency warned on Wednesday, saying youth suffering from severe malnutrition ran three times the risk of dying from the bacterial disease. Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, has suffered a series of disasters in recent […]
Americans celebrate Thanksgiving with parades, feasts and football
Reuters The United States marked the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday with traditional feasts, parades and American football, taking a moment to celebrate in a week shadowed by gun violence. The official holiday dates to the Civil War, when President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as a day to give thanks and seek […]
Vatican court hears secret recording of Pope on hostage fees
Vatican CityAP The Vatican tribunal weighing a financial fraud case heard from an unusual witness Thursday, when a secret recording of Pope Francis was played to the court about the Holy See’s payments to free a nun held hostage by al-Qaeda-linked militants. The broadcast of the Pope’s own voice in the courtroom marked a surreal […]
Protesters in Goma reject east Congo ceasefire agreement
Goma, Democratic Republic of CongoReuters Hundreds marched in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern city of Goma on Thursday to protest against an agreement between African leaders to stop attacks by M23 rebels, saying it does not tackle Rwanda’s alleged backing of the group. The Tutsi-led M23 group is waging its most serious offensive in eastern […]
Ukrainians work to restore power to nuclear plants as country freezes
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine restored power on Thursday to two of its four nuclear power plants but much of the country remained consigned to freezing darkness by the most devastating Russian air strikes on its energy infrastructure so far. Viewed from space, Ukraine has become a dark patch on the globe at night, satellite images released […]
Malaysia’s Anwar appointed Prime Minister, ending decades-long wait
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaReuters Malaysia’s King appointed long-time opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister on Thursday and he will be sworn in at 5pm, ending five days of unprecedented post-election crisis after inconclusive polls. Anwar’s appointment caps a three-decade long political journey from a protege of veteran leader Mahathir Mohamad to protest leader, to a […]
Blow for Scottish nationalists as UK court rejects independence vote bid
London, UKReuters The Scottish Government cannot hold a second referendum on independence without approval from the British parliament, the United Kingdom’s top court ruled on Wednesday, dealing a hammer blow to nationalists’ hopes of holding a vote next year. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, leader of the pro-independence Scottish National Party, had announced earlier this […]
Table Talk: Thanksgiving turkey with a twist – try these deliciously different approaches
KAREN KELLY looks at some different ways to prepare the Thanksgiving turkey…
Chechens fighting for Ukraine see chance to “free” their homeland
Bakhmut/Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Speaking amid the boom of artillery on Ukraine’s frontlines, the masked soldier said his ultimate goal was to liberate a land farther east – the Russian republic of Chechnya. Maga, his nom-de-guerre, is part of a unit of Chechen fighters helping Ukraine battle Russian troops in eastern Ukraine. Many of his kinsmen […]