Ukraine proposes mobilising up to 500,000 more people into army – Zelenskiy
Kyiv, Ukraine/London, UKReuters Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday the military had proposed mobilising 450,000 to 500,000 more Ukrainians into the armed forces in what would mark a dramatic step up of Kyiv’s war with Russia. The Ukrainian leader told his end-of-year news conference it was a “highly sensitive” issue that the military and […]
Turkey begins to rebuild for 1.5 million left homeless by earthquakes as toll tops 50,000
Antakya/Ankara, TurkeyReuters Turkey has begun work to rebuild homes following this month’s devastating earthquakes, a government official said on Friday, as the combined death toll in Turkey and Syria surpassed 50,000. More than 160,000 buildings containing 520,000 apartments collapsed or were severely damaged in the 6th February earthquakes that killed tens of thousands in Turkey […]
As Brazil passes 600,000 COVID-19 deaths, vaccines offer hope worst is over
Rio de Janeiro, BrazilReuters Brazil became the second country in the world to pass 600,000 COVID-19 deaths on Friday, a dark milestone for a government that has been sharply criticised for mismanaging the outbreak. President Jair Bolsonaro has drawn the ire of health experts for his failure to implement measures to contain the pandemic. He […]
Brazil becomes second nation to top 300,000 COVID-19 deaths
Sao Paulo, BrazilAP Brazil has reached 300,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths and become the second nation to top that figure. The United States hit the same milestone on 14th December, but it has a larger population. A demonstrator places a Brazil national flag on a mattress symbolizing COVID-19 victims, during a protest against the Government’s handling […]
This Life: Let’s adopt a Christ-like attitude
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, looks at what the account of the feeding of the 5,000 teaches us about Jesus’ approach to people…
Some 10,000 people a day fleeing western Mosul in Iraq as fighting continues
Some 10,000 people are fleeing west Mosul in Iraq every day as a military offensive to retake the city from the so-called Islamic State continues. The UN said on Friday that Iraqi Government figures showed the number of those fleeing peaked at a daily high of 16,100 on 18th May at the Hamam al-Alil screening site […]