Lahore is most polluted city, Chad worst among countries – survey
New Delhi, IndiaReuters Lahore in Pakistan jumped more than 10 places to become the city with the worst air in the world in 2022, according to an annual global survey by a Swiss maker of air purifiers. The report published on Tuesday by IQAir also said that Chad in central Africa had replaced Bangladesh as […]
Lifestory: The women who stood with Martin Luther King Jr and sustained a movement for social change
In a special Lifestory, historian VICKI CRAWFORD looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at the lives of five women who influenced King…
Polish church defends John Paul sainthood after abuse claims
Warsaw, Poland AP The leaders of Poland’s Catholic Church on Tuesday defended the late John Paul II’s sainthood and fast-track canonization process in response to a Polish TV report alleging that he covered up clergy sex abuses while archbishop in Poland. The Polish Church figures also said that a commission of experts in various fields […]
Several wounded in clashes as Pakistan police try to arrest ex-PM Khan
Lahore, Pakistan Reuters Pakistani police and supporters of Imran Khan fought pitched battles outside the former Prime Minister’s home in Lahore on Tuesday, wounding several on both sides, ahead of his expected arrest, a government spokesman and witnesses said. Police hit Khan supporters in baton charges and lobbed tear gas canisters, some of which landed […]
US condemns downing of military drone over Black Sea by Russian fighter jet
Near Kreminna, Ukraine Reuters The United States condemned the downing of a US spy drone by a Russian fighter jet over the Black Sea on Tuesday, in an incident that underscored how the Ukraine war has increased the risk of direct confrontation between Moscow and Washington. Two Russian Su-27 jets carried out what the US […]
Cyclone Freddy kills 190 in Malawi as rain complicates rescue efforts
Blantyre, MalawiReuters Cyclone Freddy, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the southern hemisphere, has killed 190 people in Malawi after ripping through southern Africa for the second time in a month, Malawi’s government said on Tuesday. The district around the commercial hub of Blantyre was among the hardest-hit. Severe flooding and rain […]
North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles, South Korea says
Seoul, South Korea Reuters North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, the latest of several weapons tests as the South and the United States conduct their largest joint military drills in years. The missiles were fired about 7:40am from South Hwanghae province, […]
Suspected Islamist militants kill 19 in another village raid in east Congo
Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 19 people and burned a medical facility in a raid on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo early on Sunday morning, two regional officials and a resident said. The attack, which occurred around 1am in the village of Kirindera in North […]
Taliban health ministry launches annual polio vaccination drive
Kabul, Afghanistan Reuters Afghanistan has launched its annual polio inoculation campaign aimed at reaching nine million children, the health ministry said on Monday, the second year in a row the vaccination drive has taken place under Taliban rule. Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan are the last countries with endemic polio, an incurable and highly infectious disease […]
In Australia, Queensland church projects receive almost $A500,000 in funding to address disadvantage
Brisbane, Australia Churches across Queensland have received almost $A500,000 in funding as part of a program aimed at reducing disadvantage and supporting vulnerable people. The $A10,000 to $A20,000 grants – made by Carinity, a non-profit outreach of Queensland Baptists under its Collaborative Community Projects program – are being used to fund 10 existing and eight […]