Essay: 70 years after the first ascent of Everest, the impact of mass mountaineering must be confronted
YANA WENGE, Dr ADELE DORAN and MICHAL APOLLO, in an artike first published on The Conversation, warn of the dangers the increasing numbers of those looking to climb the world’s highest peaks bring with them…
Britons to plant trees to mark Queen Elizabeth’s 70 years on throne
London, UKReuters Britons will be encouraged to plant trees to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s 70th anniversary on the throne as part of a plan to create a greener country in honour of her seven decades of service. The 94-year-old, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, is due to mark her Platinum Jubilee in February, 2022. Britain’s […]
Four days of events planned to mark UK Queen’s 70 years on throne
London, UKReuters Britain will hold “a blockbuster weekend of celebrations” in the summer of 2022, featuring an extra day’s public holiday, to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s 70th anniversary on the throne, the government announced last week. The 94-year-old, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, will add another milestone when she marks her Platinum Jubilee in […]
Churches call for steps towards peace on the Korean Peninsula
Churches from across the world have joined in calling for steps to be taken towards peace on the Korean Peninsula in a statement released on Monday ahead of the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War this week. In a joint ‘Ecumenical Peace Message’, church ecumenical organisations from across the world called for […]
Hong Kong on edge ahead of sensitive Chinese anniversary
Hong KongReuters Hong Kong’s metro stations and roads re-opened on Monday, after a chaotic weekend that saw police fire water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who set fires and threw petrol bombs outside government offices and across central districts. Residents of the former British colony awoke to roads, shop fronts and buildings […]
World Council of Churches holds service marking 70 years since its founding
Hundreds of people gathered at Amsterdam’s Nieue Kerk this week to mark the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches in the place where it was founded. Coming from across the globe, they attended a service held under the banner of “Walking, Praying and Working Together” during which Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of […]
New Bible seeks to connect modern and ancient Israel
RNS A new Hebrew-English Bible with a distinctly Israeli flavor will be published in honor of Israel’s 70th anniversary. The anniversary began at sundown on Wednesday and ends at sundown Thursday. Rabbi Tuly Weisz with stacks of The Israel Bible, which he edited. PICTURE: Courtesy of Israel365 The Israel Bible “is the world’s first Bible […]
Pope Francis to visit World Council of Churches in June
Pope Francis will visit the World Council of Churches headquarter in Geneva in June – only the third time a Pope has done so. Roman Catholic Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, and Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches – which is this […]
Almost half a billion children affected by conflict or disaster, says UNICEF on 70th birthday
An estimated 535 million children – almost one in four across the globe – live in nations affected by conflict or disaster and often don’t have access to medical care, quality education, proper nutrition or protection, according to UNICEF. The new figure has been released to mark the 70th anniversary of UNICEF which fell on […]
KNOW IT ALL: THE UNITED NATIONS
As the United Nations marks its 70th anniversary, DAVID ADAMS takes a look at what it’s all about…