This Life: The “indescribable gift”
SAMANTHA ELLEY reflects on the one gift that she’s come to be thankful for every Christmas…
Signs of Salome, said to be nurse to baby Jesus, unearthed in Israel
Lachish Forest, Israel Reuters Excavations of a cave reputed to be the burial place of Salome, said in non-canonical Scripture to have been nurse to the newborn Jesus, have found more signs it was both an important Jewish tomb and a Christian pilgrimage site, archaelogists say. Inscriptions left by pilgrims are seen on the wall […]
Frustration among migrants at US-Mexico border as COVID restrictions remain
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico/Washington DC, USReuters When Vladimir Castellanos learned that COVID-19 restrictions blocking him and other migrants from claiming asylum at the US border with Mexico may not be terminated this week, he said he felt deceived. Castellanos and his brother are Venezuelans, and they were among dozens of migrants gathered on both sides of […]
Gunmen kill 38 villagers in northern Nigeria’s Kaduna state
Kaduna, Nigeria Reuters Gunmen killed at least 38 villagers in north-western Nigeria’s Kaduna state, residents and a local community group said on Tuesday, a region chronically marred by armed violence. During the attack, which started late on Sunday night and continued into the early hours of Monday morning, armed men shot people and burned at […]
Zelenskiy shows up stuttering Russian offensive by visiting frontline city
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters President Vladimir Putin acknowledged on Tuesday that conditions in Russian-held areas of Ukraine were “extremely difficult” and Ukraine’s leader showed up Russia’s faltering war by visiting a shattered frontline town that has long eluded capture by Moscow. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he made the surprise trip to rally Kyiv’s “superhuman” troops […]
Pakistan army frees hostages, kills all militants at anti-terrorism centre – minister
Peshawar, Pakistan Reuters Pakistani army commandos on Tuesday stormed a counter-terrorism centre and killed militant detainees who had seized control of the facility, as well as rescuing their hostages, after talks failed to resolve a two-day standoff, the defence minister said. Khawaja Asif told parliament that all the hostages had been freed by the army […]
Scientists freeze Great Barrier Reef coral in world-first trial
Townsville, AustraliaReuters Scientists working on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have successfully trialled a new method for freezing and storing coral larvae they say could eventually help rewild reefs threatened by climate change. Scientists are scrambling to protect coral reefs as rising ocean temperatures destabilise delicate ecosystems. The Great Barrier Reef has suffered four bleaching events […]
In a small Russian town, a pensioner’s street art denounces Ukraine conflict
Borovsk, RussiaReuters Over 20 years, Russian pensioner Vladimir Ovchinnikov gained a following for his street murals in the small town of Borovsk, some 115 kilometres south-west of Moscow, many of which depicted the plight of victims of Stalinist-era repressions. But on 25th March, just over a month after Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine, Ovchinnikov created a new […]
On the Screen: When television grabs your heart – ‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo’
JO KADLECEK is impressed by the South Korean Netflix series…
Hunger threatens Congo’s Goma after fighting cuts supply routes
Goma, Democratic Republic of CongoReuters Sitting in the dirt, Valerie Kahindo picks spoiled kernels from a sack of maize – the only job the farmer can find in the eastern Congolese city of Goma after rebel fighters seized her fields and forced her to flee without her family. The mother of eight is among 450,000 […]