“Tax us”: World’s super-rich call for wealth tax to fund coronavirus relief
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation A group of the world’s super-rich including heiress Abigail Disney and the co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s urged governments on Monday to raise their taxes to help impoverished populations survive the coronavirus and its economic fallout. In an open letter, the 83 individuals with net worths of tens or […]
China’s response to COVID-19 better than US, global poll finds
Brussels, BelgiumReuters Far more people around the world think China has responded well to the COVID-19 pandemic than those who think the United States has done a good job, a poll by the Alliance of Democracies Foundation showed on Monday. The survey of more than 120,000 people from 53 countries by the thinktank and German […]
Environment ministers seek fair, green coronavirus recovery
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation Government efforts to help economies recover from the coronavirus pandemic could also tackle inequality and climate change through investment in energy-smart buildings, electric vehicles and other green measures, officials and economists said on Monday. As 30 nations joined a two-day virtual climate dialogue, co-chaired by Germany and Britain, policy makers stressed that […]
The Interview: World Vision US President Edgar Sandoval, Sr, says “all hands on deck” for pandemic
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks with World Vision US President Edgar Sandoval, Sr, about the organisation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic…
Florida officials: Arrested pastor not exonerated by new order listing religious services as ‘essential’
RNS When Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued a 30 day stay-at-home order on Wednesday requiring the state’s residents to remain indoors to avoid spreading or contracting the novel coronavirus, he noted that the regulations do not apply to “essential activities” such as religious services. But while the order may pave the way for faith leaders […]
Global powers unleash trillions of dollars to stem spiralling coronavirus crisis
Washington DC, US/London, UKReuters The world’s richest nations prepared more costly measures on Tuesday to combat the global fallout of the coronavirus that has infected tens of thousands of people, triggered social restrictions unseen since World War Two and sent economies spinning toward recession. With the highly contagious respiratory disease that originated in China racing […]
SIGHT-SEEING: CHRISTIAN LOVE IN A TIME OF CORONAVIRUS
In an article first published by Religion News Service, SHAUNTI FELDHAHN, social researcher, speaker, podcast host and author, says that for Christian the crisis around the coronavirus outbreak is a moment for Christians to shine Jesus’ light…
Homeless shelters, programs ill-equipped for coronavirus, US cities warned
Washington, DCThomson Reuters Foundation Homeless people in the United States are at particular risk of contracting coronavirus, and the systems that care for them are poorly equipped to handle a major outbreak, according to public health experts. The United States had more than 750 confirmed cases of the respiratory virus – which emerged in China’s […]
ESSAY: ITALY’S ‘DARKEST HOUR’ – HOW CORONAVIRUS BECAME A VERY POLITICAL PROBLEM
In an article first published on The Conversation, MARTIN J BULL, professor of politics at the University of Salford in the UK, looks at Italy’s response to the coronavirus outbreak…
Australia evacuates more than 200 people from China as virus deaths rise
Sydney/Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne said 243 citizens and permanent residents evacuated Wuhan on Monday on an Australian government-chartered aircraft, fleeing the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak which has killed 361 people. The 243 people will be quarantined in a detention centre on a remote island in the Indian Ocean off Australia’s northwest […]