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After widespread disruption caused by COVID-19 in 2020, businesses around the world hope the roll-out of vaccines this year can accelerate a return to normal.
To speed things up, some are even incentivising their staff to get vaccinated. Dollar General Corp, Instacart and Trader Joe’s
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Melbourne, Australia
Reuters
News that Australia is to award tennis great Margaret Court the country's highest honour next week has stoked controversy because of her views on LGBTQ+ issues including her opposition to same-sex marriage.
News that Court, who won 24 singles Grand Slam titles in her career
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- ARITZ PARRA and NICOLE WINFIELD
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- MEGAN ROWLING
Barcelona, Spain
Thomson Reuters Foundation
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the world what it is like to go through a dangerous emergency of the kind that could occur if climate change accelerates - and offers lessons on how to respond, the head of the UN climate science panel
US Christian author and speaker Jen Hatmaker apologises for line in inaugural prayer critiqued as erasing Native Americans
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Jen Hatmaker was “proud” to offer the final prayer in the liturgy for the inaugural interfaith prayer service Thursday hosted virtually by the Washington National Cathedral.
The popular Christian author, speaker and podcaster has also apologised for it - at least for the first line of the
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- CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ
A statement released by US bishops on Wednesday after President Joe Biden’s inauguration highlighted tensions between Catholic teachings and the new administration and put a spotlight on the divided episcopacy in the country.
“Today, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops issued an ill-considered statement on the day
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Soundbite - The TCM Update: For KING & COUNTRY, Hillsong Worship, Owl City, Phil Joel and Ambrose release new singles
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Ambrose's Breathe Again is one of the Christian singles released recently.
Listen to this week's TCM Update...
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- YONAT SHIMRON
Durham, North Carolina, US
RNS
Jose Chicas, a native of El Salvador who has been living in church sanctuary for more than three years, will move out Friday after President Joe Biden signed an executive order temporarily halting the deportation of undocumented immigrants.
Chicas, 55, has been living
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United Nations
AP
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Thursday condemning damage and destruction of religious sites and asking the secretary-general to convene a global conference to spearhead public support for safeguarding places of religious heritage.
The resolution condemns the increasing targeting of “cultural property, including religious
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- NANCHANOK WONGSAMUTH
Bangkok, Thailand
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Police in Thailand last year launched the lowest number of human trafficking investigations in a decade as coronavirus restrictions on businesses and borders hindered criminal networks, according to a soon-to-be released government report.
A total of 131 cases were filed last year -
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- FABIO TEIXEIRA
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Coronavirus is spreading and deaths are mounting - but what most worries the leaders of Brazil's isolated and vulnerable communities is how on earth to feed people now government has pulled their main emergency aid.
Ivone Rocha is co-founder of Semeando
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- NICOLE WINFIELD
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Washington DC, US
RNS
Dozens of faith leaders participated in a virtual edition of the interfaith National Prayer Service hosted by the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, gathering digitally for a service that articulated a spiritual endorsement of diversity, healing and “repairing the breach.”
As both President Joe
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