Lisbon city council accused of “sweeping homeless under rug” ahead of Pope’s visit
Lisbon, PortugalReuters With tears running down her face, 48-year-old Rita Moreira sat next to the tiny tent where she has lived for over a month in one of Lisbon’s main arteries and from where she is being forced to move. Rita Moreira, a 49 years old homeless resident, talks to journalists in downtown Lisbon, Portugal, […]
Surging bird flu outbreaks raise human-infection risk, UN agencies warn
Reuters Three UN agencies on Wednesday warned that an ongoing rise in avian flu outbreaks globally raised concerns that the virus might adapt to infect humans more easily, and urged countries to strengthen disease surveillance and improve hygiene at poultry farms. A South African National Parks ranger monitors a group of African penguins at Cape […]
Sudan conflict: Churches in neighbouring countries offer aid to those fleeing war
TONNY ONYULO reports on humanitarian efforts…
Tax-hike protesters clash with Kenyan police, two shot dead
Nairobi, KenyaReuters Stone-throwing demonstrators clashed with police on Wednesday and two were shot dead, officers on the scene said, in anti-tax protests in cities and towns around Kenya called by opposition leader Raila Odinga. Police fired tear gas to disperse protests in the capital Nairobi, the port city of Mombasa and several other towns, according […]
Essay: With overturning of affirmative action, Asian Americans became political pawns. Again
In an article first published on Religion News Service, JESSICA WAI-FONG WONG, says in the wake of the racial reckoning of 2020, Asian Americans are being used, once again, to undermine Black political demands for change…
Wow!: UN summer camps let kids “just be kids” in Gaza
NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI, of Reuters, reports from Gaza…
Oak trusses raised to roof of fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral as crowds watch along the Seine
Paris, FranceAP A crane hoisted massive oak trusses from a barge and onto Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday in a spectacular operation to rebuild the fire-ravaged monument and bring it back to life by December, 2024. With trusses weighing 7 to 7.5 tons, the delicate operation drew crowds along a bridge over the Seine River and on […]
After Quran burnings, UN rights body calls for more action to combat religious hatred
Geneva, Switzerland AP The UN’s top human rights body overwhelmingly approved a measure calling on countries to do more to prevent religious hatred in the wake of Quran burnings in Europe, over the objections of Western countries who fear tougher steps by governments could trample freedom of expression. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker […]