A “commitment to service”: DC’s faith communities rally to protect bused-in immigrants
EMILY NEIL, of Religion News Service, reports that organising efforts in Washington have become a blueprint for other cities…
Democrat-led Texas city steps up migrant busing to New York, outpacing Republican effort
El Paso, Texas, US Reuters The Democrat-led border city of El Paso, Texas, has sent more migrants on buses to New York City and Chicago than a campaign by Texas’ Republican governor, a twist in an ongoing partisan battle over US border security. El Paso, which sits across the border from Juarez, Mexico, has bused […]
Texas Governor sends migrants to New York City as immigration standoff accelerates
New York, USReuters Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, said on Friday he has started to send buses carrying migrants to New York City in an effort to push responsibility for border crossers to Democratic mayors and US President Joe Biden, a Democrat. The first bus arrived early on Friday at the city’s Port Authority […]
Hundreds of Ukrainians defending Azovstal plant surrender to uncertain fate
Mariupol, Ukraine Reuters Hundreds of Ukrainian fighters surrendered to an uncertain fate on Tuesday after weeks holed up in the bunkers and tunnels below Mariupol’s Azovstal steel works as the most devastating siege of Russia’s war in Ukraine drew to a close. Russian forces pummelled Mariupol, a major port on the Sea of Azov between […]
Ukrainian force begins evacuating from last Mariupol stronghold
Kyiv/Mariupol, UkraineReuters Troops holed up in the last Ukrainian stronghold in the besieged port of Mariupol began evacuating on Monday, appearing to cede control of the once prosperous city to Russia after months of bombardment. Ukraine’s deputy defence minister said 53 injured troops from the Azovstal steelworks were taken to a hospital in the Russian-controlled […]
Wow!: How India’s non-profit buses are a lifeline to jobs for villagers
ROLI SRIVASTAVA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how non-profit bus lines are helping workers get back to their jobs…
Colombian cities gather green speed with electric buses
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation Buses belching black clouds of smoke in Colombia’s city streets could gradually become a thing of the past as two major cities in the South American nation launch fleets of electric buses to curb air pollution and planet-warming carbon emissions. Cali, Colombia’s third-largest city, introduced the country’s first fleet of electric […]
Christians respond to atheist ads on UK buses
It started early this year when buses started appearing in London with advertisements plastered on the side telling people ‘There’s probably no God. So stop worrying and enjoy your life’. Welcomed by some Christians and condemned by others, the controversial campaign was sparked when comedy writer Ariane Sherine – reportedly annoyed by Christian ads on […]