Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean starting on 24th August
Tokyo, Japan Reuters Japan said on Tuesday it will start releasing more than one million metric tonnes of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on 24th August, putting into motion a plan that has drawn strong criticism from China. The plan, approved two years ago by the Japanese Government as crucial […]
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In Maui, Biden vows to respect Hawaii traditions in wildfire rebuilding
Lahaina, HawaiiReuters US President Joe Biden on Monday vowed to stand by the people of Maui for “as long as it takes” as they rebuild after wildfires that killed more than 114 people on the Hawaiian island nearly two weeks ago. “We’re focused on what’s next. That’s rebuilding for the long term…and doing it together,” […]
Holy Land: Church leaders plead with Israeli Government as anti-Christian incidents increase
MICHELE CHABIN, of Religion News Service, reports on the growing number of anti-Christian attacks…
Controversy aside, Australian anti-human trafficking organisation says ‘Sound of Freedom’ has raised awareness of the issue
Geelong, Australia The film Sound of Freedom been making headlines throughout the US summer – both for its surprise success at the box office but also for the swirl of controversy surrounding it concerning everything from the views of its star Jim Caviezil and conspiracy theories to Donald Trump’s support of the film and even the way it depicts […]
Essay: Prospect of Kenyan troops in Haiti has sparked concerns – but may also prompt soul-searching across the Americas over lack of action
JORGE HEINE, author of ‘Fixing Haiti’, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at the international response – or lack thereof – to the ongoing crisis in Haiti…
Wow!: Trash to treasure – Indonesian firm turns plastic into bricks
Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, has a construction boom and plastic waste problem; solving both could help achieve its climate goals. MICHAEL TAYLOR, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Moon landing anticipation builds for India after Russia’s crash
Bengalaru, India Reuters India’s space agency on Monday released images its spacecraft took of the far side of the Moon as it headed for an attempted landing on the lunar south pole, just days after the failure of a Russian lander. The Indian Space Research Organisation’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft had been in a race with Russia […]
Kenya closes churches over “starvation massacre” that has killed 427
Nairobi, Kenya RNS Months after a Kenyan pastor forced his followers to starve to death to meet Jesus, the government has banned his church and four others to protect citizens from religious extremism. The Registrar of Societies announced on 18th August that it had deregistered Paul Nthenge Mackenzie’s Good News International Ministries, founded with an […]