Pope blames workplace accidents on capitalist greed
Rome, Italy Reuters Pope Francis on Monday blamed accidents at work on excessive profit-seeking and the “idolatry of the market,” in a fresh swipe at unbridled capitalism that has led some right-wing critics to paint him as a far-left radical. His remarks came two weeks after five railway maintenance workers were killed by a passing […]
Biden asks Americans to honour September 11 dead by rejecting extremism
Washington DC, US Reuters President Joe Biden urged Americans on Monday not to succumb to the “poisonous politics of difference and division” as he sought to revive the spirit of national unity after the deadly 11th September, 2001, attacks 22 years ago. “It shouldn’t take a national tragedy to remind us of the power of […]
Morocco earthquake death toll passes 2,800, survivors camp outdoors
Updated: 12:50pm (AEST)Talat N’Yaaqoub, MoroccoReuters Villagers in parts of Morocco devastated by the country’s biggest earthquake in over a century camped outside for a fourth night on Monday, as the death toll rose to more than 2,800 people. Search teams from Spain, Britain and Qatar joined Moroccan efforts to find survivors from the 6.8 magnitude […]
Eastern Libya authorities say 2,000 dead in flood, thousands missing
Benghazi, LibyaReuters Authorities in eastern Libya said at least 2,000 people were killed and thousands more were missing after a massive flood ripped through the city of Derna following a heavy storm and rain. Ahmed Mismari, the spokesperson for the Libyan National Army that controls eastern Libya, said in a televised news conference that the […]
Afghanistan meth trade surges as Taliban clamps down on heroin, UN report says
Reuters Methamphetamine trafficking in and around Afghanistan has surged in recent years, even as the Taliban has curbed heroin trafficking since taking power, a United Nations report said on Sunday. “The surge in methamphetamine trafficking in Afghanistan and the region suggests a significant shift in the illicit drug market and demands our immediate attention,” said […]
Chile political prisoners reclaim torture sites to preserve coup memory
Santiago, ChileReuters Viola remembers the terror of being naked in front of her captors, the blows to her body and the pain. Carlos recounts being barely able to breathe amid beatings that left his ribs broken. For Alejandra, some horrors she would rather not put into words. Fifty years after a 1973 coup in Chile […]
Vatican orders investigation into Catholic clerics linked to abuse, Swiss Bishops’ Conference says
Berlin, Germany AP The Vatican has ordered an investigation into high-ranking Catholic clerics in Switzerland in connection with sexual abuse, the Swiss Bishops’ Conference said on Sunday. The group said in a statement that there were allegations against several active and retired bishops as well as other clergy for their handling of abuse cases. Specifically, […]
In the US, three dozen North Carolina churches have agreed to leave the UMC under approved plan
United StatesRNS A group of 36 United Methodist churches in North Carolina that had sued, demanding to sever their ties to the denomination, have agreed to leave using a plan approved by church leaders in 2019, the Western North Carolina Conference announced. The group, which includes some of the biggest churches in the conference, will formally […]
At least 26 killed in Nigeria ferry accident
Abuja, NigeriaReuters At least 26 people died and several others were missing after a ferry capsized on a reservoir in north central Nigeria on Sunday, local officials said, the second such major accident to hit the region in three months. Bologi Ibrahim, the spokesperson for the Governor of Niger state, said the boat was carrying […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy notes advances in south, movement in east
Reuters President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that Ukrainian troops pressing a counter-offensive against Russian occupying forces had advanced on the southern front in the past week while there had also been movement near Bakhmut in the east. Zelenskiy’s latest comments on the state of the three-month-old counter-offensive appeared to confirm assessments by other officials […]