Wow!: South African violist tackles legacy of alcohol payments to labourers
THANDO HLOPHE, of Reuters, reports on South African violinist Lynn “Daphne” Rudolph’s new show…
Design unveiled for new reliquary for Anglican saint in UK
Norwich, UK The design of a new reliquary to house the relics of St Eanswythe, the earliest verified remains of an English Saint who was also a member of the Kentish royal family, has been unveiled in the UK. Artist Sophie Hacker, a practising Christian and a former trustee of the Art in Churches organisation, […]
Moldova’s President says church must work for European integration
Chisinau, MoldovaReuters Moldova’s President waded carefully on Thursday into a row pitting the ex-Soviet state’s two rival Orthodox churches against each other over Russian influence, saying churches should facilitate the country’s main aim of European integration. Moldova, wedged between Ukraine and Romania, has for more than 150 years been a pawn in struggles between Moscow […]
Putin blames the West, Ukraine after mob storms Russian airport to “catch” Jews
Reuters President Vladimir Putin accused the West and Ukraine of stirring up unrest inside Russia after rioters in the predominantly Muslim Dagestan region stormed an airport to “catch” Jewish passengers on a flight from Tel Aviv. The United States condemned the events, which a State Department spokesperson said had “looked like a pogrom.” People walk […]
Trump should be disqualified from 2024 ballot over 6th January riot, advocates say at trial
Reuters Donald Trump should be disqualified from Colorado’s ballot in next year’s election because he “incited a violent mob” in Washington on 6th January, 2021, an advocacy group lawyer argued at the opening of a trial on Monday. A lawsuit brought by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington is a test case for whether […]
Nearly 100 dead or missing in Mexico from hurricane, food and water worries persist
Acapulso, Mexico Reuters The number of people dead and missing due to Hurricane Otis, a Category 5 storm which hammered the Mexican Pacific resort city of Acapulco last week, has risen to nearly 100, authorities in the state of Guerrero said on Monday. Otis battered Acapulco with winds of 266 kph on Wednesday, flooding the […]
Israel pushes deeper into Gaza and frees Hamas captive; Netanyahu rejects calls for cease-fire
Khan Younis/Gaza StripAP Israeli ground forces pushed deeper into Gaza on Monday, advancing in tanks and other armored vehicles on the territory’s main city and freeing a soldier held captive by Hamas militants. The Israeli prime minister rejected calls for a cease-fire as airstrikes landed near hospitals where thousands of Palestinians are sheltering beside the wounded. The […]
El Salvador declares state of emergency over coming tropical storm Pilar
San Salvador, El SalvadorReuters El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele declared a state of emergency on Sunday over tropical storm Pilar, which the US National Hurricane Center says is expected to dump heavy rains and cause floods along the coast within the next 48 hours. The government issued a “red” alert, the highest of a four-level […]
Anti-Israeli protesters storm Russia’s Dagestan airport
Reuters Hundreds of anti-Israel protesters stormed an airport in Russia’s predominantly Muslim Dagestan region on Sunday, where a plane from Israel had just arrived, forcing security forces to close the airport and remove the demonstrators. Twenty people were injured before forces contained the protest at Makhachkala airport, local authorities said. The passengers on the plane […]
London police chief calls for clarity on handling extremism at protests
London, UKReuters Britain’s most senior police officer said on Sunday he would support a review into the legal definition of extremism in response to criticism of the way his officers handled pro-Palestinian protests in London. Anti-Semitic and Islamophobic incidents have surged in Britain since a deadly rampage by Hamas gunmen in Israel on 7th October, […]