Myanmar junta to free more than 7,000 prisoners under amnesty
Reuters Myanmar’s military government will release 7,012 prisoners under an amnesty to mark the country’s independence day, state broadcaster MRTV reported on Wednesday, as the junta chief praised some countries for maintaining support for his nation. The South-East Asian country has faced international isolation and Western-led sanctions since the military seized power from a democratically […]
A Sustainable Life: Can sending fewer emails or emptying your inbox really help fight climate change?
Environmental impact researchers, LUCIANO RODRIGUES VIANA, JEAN-FRANÇOIS BOUCHER and MOHAMED CHERIET look – in an article first published on The Conversation – at what actual impact sending emails has on our carbon footprint…
German cardinal guards Benedict’s intellectual legacy
Vatican CityAP If ever there was an heir to the intellectual legacy of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, it’s Cardinal Gerhard Mueller. Benedict gave his fellow German theologian his old job – prefect of the Vatican’s doctrine office. He entrusted his life’s theological works to Mueller, who has spent nearly two decades organising them in a […]
Migrants crowd Mexico’s refugee offices amid fears of US policy change
Tapachula/Mexico City, MexicoReuters Thousands of migrants have flocked to government offices in southern Mexico seeking asylum since the United States said it would keep restrictions used to quickly expel hundreds of thousands of migrants who have crossed the US-Mexico border. Last month, the US Supreme Court said it would maintain a COVID-19 era measure for […]
China COVID data shows no new variant but under-reports deaths, WHO says
Beijing, ChinaReuters Data from China shows that no new coronavirus variant has been found there, but also that the country under-represents how many people have died in a rapidly spreading COVID-19 outbreak, World Health Organization officials said on Wednesday. Global unease has grown about the accuracy of China’s reporting of an outbreak that has filled hospitals and overwhelmed […]
Christian graves desecrated in historic Jerusalem cemetery
JerusalemAP More than 30 graves at a historic Christian cemetery in Jerusalem were found toppled and vandalised, the diocese said Wednesday, jolting the Christian minority in the contested city. Israel’s Foreign Ministry called the attack an “immoral act” and “an affront to religion”. Jerusalem’s Anglican Archbishop Hosam Naoum called it a “clear hate crime.” The […]
“Not just the ramp”: Worship spaces need more accessibility
HOLLY MEYER, of Associated Press, reports on how churches and other worship spaces in the US are responding to the needs of the less-abled…
At Benedict’s summer home, a town mourns its beloved visitor
Castel Gandolfo, Italy AP The shopkeeper named her daughter after him. The parish priest wears his old vestments. The former mayor dedicated a plaque to him on City Hall, and residents up and down this picturesque hilltop town reminisce about hearing him play the piano behind the palace walls on cool summer evenings. Pope Emeritus […]
Essay: Kevin McCarthy – why Republicans are preventing their own leader becoming US speaker
RICHARD HARGY, of Queen’s University Belfast, explains in an article first published on The Conversation…