Measles now an imminent global threat due to pandemic, say WHO and CDC
Reuters There is now an imminent threat of measles spreading in various regions globally, as COVID-19 led to a steady decline in vaccination coverage and weakened surveillance of the disease, the World Health Organization and the US public health agency said on Wednesday. Measles is one of the most contagious human viruses and is almost […]
Europe names world’s first disabled astronaut
Paris, FranceReuters The European Space Agency on Wednesday named the first ever “parastronaut” in a major step towards allowing people with physical disabilities to work and live in space. The 22-nation agency said it had selected former British Paralympic sprinter John McFall as part of a new generation of 17 recruits picked for astronaut training. […]
A divided church: With searches, Ukraine focuses suspicions on Orthodox clergy
HANNA ARHIROVA and PETER SMITH, of Associated Press, report that this week’s search by Ukrainian security services and police at Pechersk Lavra monastery, one of the most revered Orthodox sites in Kyiv, was unusual but did not happen in isolation…
In the US, prayers go on, sometimes out of sight, in prep football
West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, USAP Surrounded by a slew of players with their arms draped over shoulders, West Bloomfield High School assistant coach Justin Ibe bowed his head and led a Christian prayer before a recent Friday night game. Forty yards down the sideline, three Muslim young men were having a quiet moment of their […]
Essay: Pilgrims, not patriots
In an essay adapted from his book, ‘The First Thanksgiving’, history professor TRACY MCKENZIE writes that the Pilgrims thought of themselves as temporary travellers in a world that was not their home – much less a nation…