When Pope visits Canada, Indigenous people look for healing – and action
Toronto/Winnipeg, CanadaReuters When Pope Francis travels to Canada, Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors say, they are hoping for more than an apology: They want action. Francis, who will be the first pope in nearly 20 years to visit Canada, said on Sunday he was making a “pilgrimage of penance” to help heal the wrongs […]
Tokyo June heatwave worst since 1875 as power supply creaks under strain
Tokyo, JapanReuters Japan baked under scorching temperatures for a fourth successive day on Tuesday, as the capital’s heat broke nearly 150-year-old records for June and authorities warned power supply remained tight enough to raise the spectre of cuts. The heatwave comes less than two weeks before a national election in which prices, including the cost […]
Ireland to give adopted people their records to end “historic wrong”
Dublin, IrelandReuters Ireland will allow adopted people automatic access to their birth records for the first time under new laws the government hopes will end a “historic wrong”, including for thousands sent for adoption in secret by Catholic institutions. International laws say all children should be able to establish their identity but tens of thousands […]
Music Soundbite – The TCM Update: Record sales on the rise…
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