Wow!: One nun’s mission to save souls, from death row to the Met opera
As MEAGAN SALIASHVILI, of Religion News Service reports, the story of a killer’s – and Sister Helen Prejean’s – redemption comes to New York…
Libya flood disaster damaged ancient city but revealed new remains
Updated: 11:15am (AEST)Cyrene, Libya Reuters The flooding that killed thousands in Libya’s Derna last month damaged the ruins at the ancient Greek city of Cyrene in the mountains nearby, but it also revealed new archaeological remains there by washing away earth and stones. Storm Daniel may have caused a meter of rain to fall on […]
US resumes food aid to refugees in Ethiopia
Washington, US Reuters The United States is resuming food aid to refugees in Ethiopia after assistance was paused earlier this year because donations were being diverted, a senior US Agency for International Development official said. Ethiopia’s food crisis has deepened in recent years as a result of war in the Tigray region and the Horn […]
At least 100 killed in drone attack on Syrian military academy – monitor
Beirut, LebanonReuters At least 100 people were killed on Thursday in an attack on a military academy in Syria, a war monitor and an official said, with weaponised drones bombing the site minutes after Syria’s defence minister left a graduation ceremony there. It was one of the bloodiest attacks ever against a Syrian army installation, […]
Zelenskiy tells Europe: Russia will attack others if Ukraine loses
ReutersGranada, Spain Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned European leaders on Thursday that Russia could rebuild its military capabilities and attack other countries within five years if the continent were to waver in its support for Kyiv. Zelenskiy, attending a summit of the European Political Community in Spain, also said he remained confident of continued US […]
Himalayan lake flooding in India kills 18, nearly 100 missing
New Delhi/Kolkata, IndiaReuters At least 18 people were killed and nearly 100 were missing on Thursday after heavy rains caused a Himalayan glacial lake in northeast India to burst its banks, the worst such disaster in the region in more than 50 years. Lhonak Lake in Sikkim state overflowed on Wednesday, causing major flooding that authorities said […]
Russian missile strike on Ukraine village kills 51 during memorial to fallen soldier
Updated: 8:45am (AEST)Hroza, Ukraine Reuters A Russian missile slammed into a cafe and grocery store in a village in northeastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing 51 people during a gathering to mourn a fallen Ukrainian soldier, Ukrainian officials said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the incident was a deliberate attack on civilians and “no blind strike”. […]
Millions off work as Typhoon Koinu brushes past Taiwan with lashing rain
Taitung, Taiwan Reuters Typhoon Koinu began brushing past the rural far southern tip of Taiwan on Thursday, injuring 190 but causing no deaths, as lashing rains and strong winds cancelled work and classes for millions in a swathe of cities across the island. A woman sits by the shore while looking at waves breaking as […]
2023 on track to become another record-breaking year as temperature hits new high
Brussels, BelgiumReuters This year is on track to become the hottest year on record, with the global mean temperature to date this year 0.52 degrees Celsius higher than average, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday. The global temperature for January-September is also 1.4 degrees higher than the preindustrial average (from the […]
Know It All: The 2023 Nobel Prizes
DAVID ADAMS looks at some facts and figures concerning this year’s Nobel Prizes…