Shunned in computer age, cursive makes a comeback in California
Fullerton, California, US Reuters A generation of children who learned to write on screens is now going old school. Starting this year, California grade school students are required to learn cursive handwriting, after the skill had fallen out of fashion in the computer age. A student at Orangethorpe Elementary School practices writing cursive as California […]
Trafigura assesses Red Sea risks after tanker attacked by Houthis
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Commodities trader Trafigura said on Saturday it was assessing the security risks of further Red Sea voyages after firefighters put out a blaze on a tanker attacked by Yemen’s Houthi group a day earlier. The US military said a US Navy ship and other vessels provided assistance after the Marlin […]
Colombia human rights ombudsman urges action to prevent fires
Bogota. Colombia Reuters Colombia’s human rights ombudsman on Friday urged local authorities of high-risk areas for wildfires to take preventative action, while the environment minister warned the Andean country faced new climate dangers. Earlier this week, the government of leftist President Gustavo Petro said it will declare a natural disaster to free up resources for […]
Navigating wartime tensions: Coexistence initiatives in Israel tentatively resume as Arabs and Jews live side-by-side amid conflict
Groups like the Good Neighbors Project are navigating wartime tensions, making good on years of work trying to foster mutual respect. MICHELE CHABIN, of Religion News Service, reports…
Mali junta eyes new peace talks after ending accord with separatists
Bamako, Mali Reuters Mali’s junta on Friday issued a decree to establish a committee to organise national peace and reconciliation talks, a day after it ended a 2015 peace deal with Tuareg separatist rebels and accused mediator Algeria of interfering in its affairs. The decision to end the so-called Algiers accord threatens to further destabilise […]
Gunmen in Iran kill nine Pakistanis days after tit-for-tat strikes
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Unidentified gunmen killed nine Pakistani workers in a restive south-eastern border area of Iran on Saturday, Pakistan’s ambassador and Iranian state media said, amid efforts by the two countries to mend ties after tit-for-tat attacks. “Deeply shocked by horrifying killing of 9 Pakistanis in Saravan. Embassy will extend full support […]
Countries pause funds for UN Palestinian agency; Israel wants it replaced
London, UK Reuters Six European countries paused funding for the UN refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) on Saturday, following allegations that some of its staff were involved in the 7th October Hamas attacks on Israel. Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Finland on Saturday joined the United States, Australia and Canada in pausing funding […]
South Gaza battles rage as heavy rain hits displaced further north
Doha, Qatar/Gaza Reuters Israel pressed ahead on Saturday with its campaign against Hamas in Gaza’s Khan Younis area, while bad weather hit displaced Palestinians seeking refuge further north in the battered enclave. Residents reported heavy aerial and tank fire across Khan Younis, a part of southern Gaza that has become the focus of Israel’s ground […]