UN chief urges strong global nature deal to end “orgy of destruction”
Montreal, CanadaReuters As countries prepare to negotiate a new global agreement to protect Earth’s environment, the head of the United Nations warned there was no time to lose. “Humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told delegates to the COP15 biodiversity summit at an opening ceremony on Tuesday in Montreal. […]
UN biodiversity chief urges COP26 climate talks to prioritise nature
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation Any new pledges made at the upcoming COP26 climate summit must include protection and restoration of natural areas, said the UN biodiversity chief – a move that could give a boost to ongoing efforts to broker a separate global nature pact. About 195 countries are set to finalise a new […]
ENVIRONMENT: GOVERNMENTS FACE PRESSURE TO PROTECT NATURE IN BIODIVERSITY “SUPER YEAR”
THIN LEI WIN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on plans for a new global framework to safeguard the Earth’s eco-systems and biodiversity…
US-based Christian Book Distributors drops CBD initials to avoid cannabis confusion
RNS A popular US Christian bookseller is changing its name after a deluge of requests for cannabis-related products. For years, Peabody, Massachusetts-based Christian Book Distributors has been known by the initials CBD. The logo for newly rebranded Christianbook company. PICTURE: Courtesy of Christianbook The bookseller announced last month it will now go by “Christianbook” to avoid confusion with […]
Melbourne’s Catholic archbishop calls for prayer following attack in CBD
The Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, Peter Comensoli, has called for prayer following an incident in the city’s centre on Friday afternoon in which one man was stabbed to death and two others injured after a car was set alight. The attack took place after a man identified as 30-year-old Hassan Khalif Shire Ali crashed a vehicle […]