Taiwan President tells Pope Francis she supports his AI concerns
Taipei, Taiwan Reuters Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has written to Pope Francis offering support for his concerns over the use of artificial intelligence and pledging deeper cooperation with the island’s sole European ally. Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during a campaign rally of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party ahead of the presidential and parliamentary elections […]
Explorer may have found wreckage of Amelia Earhart’s plane in Pacific
Reuters A former US Air Force intelligence officer says he believes he has found the wreckage of Amelia Earhart’s plane, which disappeared nine decades ago, on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean using sonar data from a deep-sea drone. Hoping to solve an 87-year-old mystery, explorer Tony Romeo plans to launch a mission later this […]
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Franklin Graham’s border tour draws 20,000 signers demanding its cancellation
United States RNS A liberal Christian organisation has launched a petition against Rev Franklin Graham’s southern border tour, calling on venue organisers to withdraw their invitations. The petition, drafted by Faithful America, has so far garnered nearly 21,000 signatures. Franklin Graham speaks in Israel on 23rd January, 2024. PICTURE: Courtesy of Samaritan’s Purse. The social justice […]
Ukraine’s Lviv becomes first region to remove all Soviet-era monuments
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters The Ukrainian region of Lviv has become the country’s first to remove all its Soviet-era monuments, the Governor said on Tuesday, part of a broader wartime push to erase all traces of Russian rule. Ukraine launched a “decommunisation” campaign after a 2014 revolution toppled a pro-Moscow president and has continued the effort […]
Pope Francis congratulates Italy after tennis player Jannik Sinner wins the Australian Open
Vatican City AP Pope Francis congratulated Italy on Monday after tennis player Jannik Sinner became the country’s first man to win a Grand Slam singles title in nearly a half century. Sinner won the Australian Open title on Sunday and Francis made the acknowledgement during an audience with the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona. Pope Francis is presented with […]
In blow to Sanchez, parliament rejects amnesty bill for Catalan separatists
Madrid, Spain Reuters Spain’s lower house on Tuesday rejected an amnesty bill due to differences on its scope between the ruling Socialists and a Catalan separatist party, in a blow for Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez that illustrates his parliamentary fragility. The bill, rejected by 179 votes to 171, will now return for debate in a […]
Brazil intercepts illegal flight over Indigenous land invaded by gold miners
Brasilia, Brazil Reuters The Brazilian Air Force said on Tuesday it fired warning shots at a plane and forced it to land for violating a no-fly ban over the Yanomami Indigenous reservation where illegal gold miners have been returning despite federal efforts to keep them away. Two bursts of machine gun fire were fired during […]
El Salvador: Bukele looks set for landslide election win on gang crackdown
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Historic sermon by Gina Stewart at joint Black Baptist meeting draws cheers, controversy
United States RNS Rev Gina Stewart has been known for breaking barriers in Black Baptist circles. In 1995, she became pastor of Christ Missionary Baptist Church and the first African American woman to be elected to a Black Baptist congregation in Memphis, Tennessee. In 2021, she was elected the first female president of the Lott Carey […]