‘Doomsday Clock’ moves to 90 seconds to midnight as nuclear threat rises
Washington DC, US Reuters Atomic scientists set the “Doomsday Clock” closer to midnight than ever before on Tuesday, saying threats of nuclear war, disease, and climate volatility have been exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, putting humanity at greater risk of annihilation. The “Doomsday Clock”, created by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to illustrate […]
Wow!: Sixteen objects from Germany tell story of Holocaust in new ways
KIRSTEN GRIESHABER, of Associated Press, reports…
New Zealand’s Chris Hipkins sworn in as Prime Minister
Wellington, New Zealand Reuters Labour leader Chris Hipkins was sworn in as New Zealand’s Prime Minister in a formal ceremony on Wednesday, following the resignation of outgoing Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern last week. The Labour party elected former COVID-19 Response and Police minister Hipkins, 44, to lead the party and the country on Sunday. This […]
Congo’s Catholic church says ‘enlist and vote’ as election season looms
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters Half-way through his homily, Father Victor Ntambwe brandished his voter card in front of the congregation in Saint Charles Lwanga church in Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital. With presidential elections just months away, he had an earthly message to deliver alongside the psalms and the sermon. He told the […]
Humanitarian crises could worsen in Haiti, Venezuela, says aid group
Mexico City, Mexico Reuters The humanitarian crises in Haiti and Venezuela that have subjected millions to hunger, violence and disease could worsen this year without more aid, the International Rescue Committee said on Tuesday. An estimated 4.7 million Haitians and 12.3 million Venezuelans face food insecurity. Karina Joseph, 19, comforts her two-year-old child Holanda Sineus […]
Australia limits alcohol sales in Alice Springs amid crime wave
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia will limit the sale of alcohol and consider wider bans to control spiralling alcohol-fuelled violence in a central region, in the run-up to a referendum on Indigenous recognition that is shining a light on deep social divisions. The new rules in the town of Alice Springs, 2,000 kilometres north-west of Sydney, and […]
UK says 200 asylum-seeking children missing, some aged under 16
London, UK Reuters Two hundred asylum-seeking children, including some aged under 16, are missing from temporary hotel accommodation in Britain, the government said on Tuesday, raising new questions over ministers’ handling of migrant arrivals. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government is under pressure on two fronts over immigration: from those who say he is failing to […]
Biden nominates North Korea human rights envoy, first since 2017
Seoul, South Korea Reuters The White House on Tuesday nominated a special envoy for human rights in North Korea, moving to fill a post that has been empty since 2017 amid debate over how rights issues fit with efforts to counter Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program. US President Joe Biden gestures as he boards Air Force […]
COVID-19 cut known human trafficking, but Ukraine war a risk: UN
Vienna, Austria Reuters The COVID-19 pandemic led to the first drop in the known number of human-trafficking victims in 20 years as trafficking opportunities and policing were reduced, but the Ukraine war has probably now caused a new surge, a UN report said on Tuesday. The number of detected trafficking victims fell 11 per cent […]
GreenSight: ‘Malluach’ or saltbush
ALVIN JOHNSON looks at the only mention of malluach in the Bible…