Conversations: Australian family entertainer Colin Buchanan talks Christmas
As he launches into a new national tour of Christmas concerts, DAVID ADAMS speaks to Colin Buchanan about what people can expect, the power of Christmas carols, and the part of the Christmas story that’s really resonating with him at the moment…
India’s COVID vaccinations hit two billion, new cases at four-month high
New Delhi, IndiaReuters The Indian Government’s COVID-19 vaccinations hit two billion on Sunday, with booster doses underway for all adults, as daily infections hit a four-month high, official data showed. Prime Minister Narendra Modi extolled the vaccination milestone, celebrating the world’s largest and longest-running inoculation campaign, which began last year. A man reacts as he […]
Sight-Seeing: When justice becomes personal
Rev STEVE WOODS, a church relationship manager with Baptist World Aid Australia, reflects on how, once he saw this broken world through the lens of God’s call to justice, he can longer be a spectator…
“Starve to death or die of COVID” – stark choice for Brazil’s poor
Rio de Janeiro, BrazilThomson Reuters Foundation Coronavirus is spreading and deaths are mounting – but what most worries the leaders of Brazil’s isolated and vulnerable communities is how on earth to feed people now government has pulled their main emergency aid. Ivone Rocha is co-founder of Semeando Amor, a non-profit that distributes basic staples to […]