Sight-Seeing: God’s abundant love at Christmas
AMANDA JACKSON reflects on the experiences of the women mentioned in the Biblical account of Christ’s birth…
Peru’s new President pledges early elections; three die in protests
Lima, PeruReuters Peru’s new President said early on Monday she would submit a bill to Congress to bring general elections forward by two years, after the ouster of her predecessor sparked protests that have left at least three dead. President Dina Boluarte was sworn in last week after former President Pedro Castillo was sacked by […]
Mexico’s Virgin of Guadalupe pilgrimage returns unrestricted; Pope sympathises with migrant caravans
Mexico City, Mexico AP Mexico’s largest religious pilgrimage for its Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe returned Monday without restrictions for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. For two years, the multi-day pilgrimage had been cancelled or curtailed because the massive numbers of faithful presented a risk of contagion. Pilgrims camp outside the Basilica of Guadalupe […]
Iran carries out second execution linked to wave of popular protests
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters The Islamic Republic on Monday hanged a man in public who state media said had been convicted of killing two members of the security forces, the second execution in less than a week of people involved in protests against Iran’s ruling theocracy. Nationwide unrest erupted three months ago after the death […]
Kabul hotel attack ends as three gunmen killed; two foreigners injured
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters Armed men opened fire on Monday inside a hotel in central Kabul popular with Chinese nationals in an attack that ended when at least three gunmen were killed by security forces, the Taliban-run administration said. Two foreigners were injured while trying to escape by jumping from the hotel balcony, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid […]
Fighting rages in east Ukraine, G7 considers more air defence for Kyiv
Kyiv, Russia Reuters Russian missiles, artillery and drones hammered targets in eastern and southern Ukraine, Ukraine’s General Staff said on Monday as global economic powers pledged to beef up Kyiv’s military capabilities with a focus on air defences. The Group of Seven promised to “meet Ukraine’s urgent requirements” after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed to the […]
Fiji heads to national election on Wednesday
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Fiji, a Pacific island nation pivotal to the region’s response to strategic competition between China and the United States, will hold a national election on Wednesday, the third since its leader came to power in a coup in 2006. Under Fijian election laws, a media blackout on campaign coverage was imposed on Monday […]
Two dead and four injured in Peru protests to demand elections
Lima, PeruReuters Two teens were killed and four people injured in Peru on Sunday during protests demanding the country hold general elections following the ouster of former President Pedro Castillo, police and local authorities said. President Dina Boluarte was sworn in last week after Castillo was sacked by Congress and arrested for attempting to dissolve […]
Canada prepares to expand assisted death amid debate
Toronto, CanadaReuters Canada is preparing to expand its medically assisted death framework to become one of the broadest in the world, a change some want to delay due to concerns vulnerable people have easier access to death than to a life without suffering. Starting in March, people whose sole underlying condition is mental illness will […]
A Sustainable Life: How to keep your home warm during very cold weather (on a budget) – and avoid dangerous heating ‘hacks’
In an article first published on The Conversation, MARI MARTISKAINEN, a professor of energy and society at the University of Sussex in the UK, provides some tips for keeping warm at home at a time of rising power bills…