Russia excluded from 30-country meeting to fight ransomware and cyber crime
Washington DC, USReuters Russia was not invited to attend a 30-country virtual meeting led by the United States that is aimed at combating the growing threat of ransomware and other cyber crime, a senior administration official said. Many ransomware gangs operate from Ukraine and Russia, private sector cybersecurity experts say. Some US officials and analysts […]
Young people make their mark at Religions for Peace conference
RNS The 2021 Religions for Peace conference, which closed on Thursday, will be remembered as the first hybrid meeting, with most observers looking in via internet as 130 participated in person. It was also the most youth-oriented gathering in the 51-year-old interfaith organisation’s history. Nearly a quarter of those who came to this year’s conference, […]
Amid concerns over rising global temperatures, Tuvalu church leader says even two per cent rise will destroy his culture
Amid concerns that the planet is on track for global temperatures to increase by at least three degrees Celsius, a key church leader from the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, speaking at the climate change talks currently underway in Bonn, has said that even a two degree increase will mean the “disappearance of our islands”. […]