Jesuits expel prominent priest after allegations of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuse
Rome, ItalyAP Pope Francis’ Jesuit religious order said Thursday it has expelled a prominent Slovenian priest from the congregation following allegations of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuses against adult women. A statement from the Jesuits, obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, said Rev Marko Ivan Rupnik was dismissed from the Jesuit order by decree […]
At least 15 die after truck hits bus carrying elderly people in Manitoba, Canada
Ottawa, CanadaReuters At least 15 people were killed in the Canadian prairie province of Manitoba on Thursday after a semi-trailer truck hit a small bus that was carrying a group of mainly elderly people, local police said. The crash is one of the most lethal road accidents in recent Canadian history. Separately, the Winnipeg Free […]
Russia tries to signal normalcy as Ukraine forces advance
South-eastern Ukraine Reuters Russia announced plans on Thursday to stage elections in occupied parts of Ukraine in just three months, Moscow’s latest bid to signal it is in control even as a Ukrainian counter-offensive has pushed its forces back in some areas. The Ukrainian assault is in its early stages, and military experts say the […]
Cyclone Biparjoy damages power lines, uproots trees as it makes India landfall
Mandvi, India/Karachi, Pakistan Reuters Strong winds, heavy rain and high tides lashed India’s Gujarat coast late on Thursday as cyclone Biparjoy made landfall after authorities there and in neighbouring Pakistan had evacuated more than 180,000 people to safety. Deserted coastal towns were battered in the dark in parts of Gujarat as power went out after […]
Greece scours shipwreck site; hundreds feared drowned in boat’s hold
Kalamata, GreeceReuters Rescuers scoured the seas off Greece on Thursday following a shipwreck that killed at least 78 migrants, as hopes of survivors dwindled and fears grew that hundreds more, including children, may have drowned inside the crowded vessel’s hold. Reports suggested between 400 and 750 people had packed the fishing boat that capsized and […]
Boris Johnson deliberately misled parliament, says UK report dubbed “a charade” by ex-PM
London, UKReuters Boris Johnson deliberately misled the British parliament in an unprecedented way over rule-breaking parties at his office during COVID-19 lockdowns, a committee said on Thursday in a damning verdict that further tarnished the former Prime Minister. Almost a year ago, Johnson was talking about remaining prime minister into the 2030s. But the privileges […]
India, Pakistan brace for fast approaching cyclone
Mandvi, India/Karachi, PakistanReuters Authorities in India’s western state of Gujarat evacuated more than 75,000 people from vulnerable coastal communities with cyclone Biparjoy expected to whirl in from the Arabian Sea and make landfall by Thursday evening. Early on Thursday, the storm, classified as a very severe cyclone, was centred 180 kilometres off Jakhau port in […]
King Charles III hosts reception to mark 75th anniversary of ‘Windrush’ arrivals
London, UKReuters King Charles III held a reception at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the start of the arrival of the ‘Windrush generation’ of post-war migrants to Britain from the Caribbean. The Empire Windrush ship docked in London in June 1948, bringing the first of hundreds of thousands of people […]
Origins: Jurassic Park at 30 – how its CGI revolutionised the film industry
PETER HODGES, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at the background to the film that used pioneering computer-generated imagery to bring dinosaurs to life…
Lebanon’s crisis deepens as presidential vote collapses
Beirut, LebanonReuters The powerful Hezbollah group and its allies thwarted a bid by their rivals to elect a top IMF official as Lebanon’s president on Wednesday, sharpening sectarian tensions and further dimming prospects for preventing a collapse of the state. Four years since Lebanon went into a financial meltdown that marks its worst crisis since […]