Haiti suspected gang members set on fire as conflict spreads to capital suburb
Reuters Suspected gang members were killed during an attack on the Petion-Ville neighbourhood on the southern outskirts of Haiti’s capital, as a clash with police and locals pointed to a resurgence of vigilante justice while the state remains absent. The latest outburst of violence comes as the political future of the crisis-racked Caribbean island nation […]
Helpdesk: Are private conversations truly private? A cybersecurity expert explains how end-to-end encryption protects you
In an article first published on The Conversation, cybersecurity researcher ROBIN CHATAUT explains how end-to-end encryption works…
Venezuela arrests allies of opposition leader Machado
Caracas, Venezuela Reuters Venezuela Attorney General Tarek Saab said on Wednesday that two people close to opposition candidate Maria Corina Machado had been arrested, prompting Machado to call the charges leveled at her team “completely false.” The arrests are set to complicate an already-confused scenario ahead of the July presidential contest. Machado won the opposition’s […]
On the Screen: The ghostbusters save the world (again) in a nostalgic re-run
DAVID ADAMS watches the next instalment in the resurrected film franchise…
Mums ban outdoor fun as air pollution worsens in Vietnam capital
Hanoi, Vietnam Reuters Nga Trang has nearly stopped going out in the evening and forbids her kids to play outdoors after school because air pollution from burning trash gets worse in her neighbourhood in Hanoi in the late afternoon. A Hanoian by birth, Nga, 44, is one of many residents of Vietnam’s capital whose daily […]
World “losing the battle” against electronic waste, UN finds
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters The world is losing the battle against electronic waste, a UN expert said on Wednesday, after a report found 62 million metric tons of mobile phones and devices were dumped on the planet in just one year – and this is expected to increase by a third by 2030. Electronic waste, also […]
Dengue outbreak in Argentina on track to break records
Buenos Aires/Salta, Argentina Reuters A major outbreak in Argentina of dengue, a mosquito-borne illness that can be fatal, is on track to smash previous records, reflecting wider worry around South America where warmer and wetter weather has led to a surge in cases. Over 120,000 cases have been recorded so far in Argentina in the […]
Indonesia’s President-elect Prabowo urges unity after resounding victory
Jakarta, Indonesia Reuters Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto pledged on Wednesday to be a president for all Indonesians after official results showed him sweeping last month’s election, even as rivals said they would mount legal challenges over the electoral process. The former special forces commander and current defence minister won the 14th February contest with nearly 60 […]
India’s richest one per cent has highest concentration of wealth in decades, study shows
New Delhi, India Reuters The wealth concentrated in the richest one per cent of India’s population is at its highest in six decades and the percentage share of income exceeds that of countries including Brazil and the United States, research group the World Inequality Lab found. Since India, which won its independence in 1947 from […]
New Catholic Spanish language record label seeks to catch up to Christian industry
Inspired by Pope Francis’ call to ‘go out,’ Juan Delgado and Pedro Rubalcava launched Via Cantus in February, 2023. ALEJA HERTZLER-MCCAIN, of Religion News Service, reports…