Drone hits tower housing Russian ministries for second time in three days
Moscow, Russia Reuters A high-rise building in Moscow’s business district that houses three Russian government ministries was struck by a drone for the second time in three days on Tuesday, in what Russia called an attempted Ukrainian “terrorist attack”. A Ukrainian presidential adviser said Moscow should expect more drone attacks and “more war”. Emergency personnel […]
Answering battles over doctrine and liturgy, Pope Francis praises unity in the church
Vatican CityRNS On the last day of his apostolic visit to Canada, Pope Francis spoke to a group of Jesuit priests and emphasised the importance of unity among bishops and in the entire church, even as divisions over liturgy and doctrine continued to plague his papacy. A transcript of the Pope’s meeting Friday with 15 […]
Tributes flow for trailblazing Australian doctor who saved women in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaThomson Reuters Foundation An Australian doctor credited for saving the lives of thousands of women suffering from childbirth injuries in Ethiopia has died at the age of 96, with her foundation vowing to carry on her work to eradicate obstetric fistula. Obstetrician and gynecologist Catherine Hamlin treated more than 60,000 Ethiopian women over […]
London doctor awarded for helping Syria’s ‘burnt-out heroes’ in hell
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation When a children’s hospital in Aleppo was decimated in 2016 after multiple bombings, British-Syrian doctor Rola Hallam decided to turn her grief into action. Within weeks the London consultant anaesthetist was on the way to the Syrian border with enough equipment to build the world’s first crowdfunded hospital. “Thousands of people […]