A growing concern: Bear attacks are rising in Japan. Aging hunters are on the front line
“Window of opportunity”: How Syria rebels’ stars aligned for Assad’s ouster
Assad’s fall: Iron-fisted ruler never quelled the Syrian rebels who came back to topple him
Fight or run?: Ukraine’s teenage boys fear a dark dilemma
Christmas film: New Netflix film wants to make Mary accessible to all
Notre Dame’s resurrection: Its chief architect on rebuilding France’s “heart” in five years
11th December, 2024
RECOVERING: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in an intensive care unit on Tuesday, doctors said, after being rushed to a Sao Paulo hospital for emergency surgery to drain a bleed on his brain linked to a fall in October.
CONFIDENT: World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday voiced confidence that states could finalise a pandemic agreement by May 2025, despite questions about whether the administration of US President-elect Donald Trump will support it.
BEGAN: France, the withdrawal of its military from Chad with the departure of two warplanes that were based in the capital N’Djamena, the French army said, two weeks after Chad said it was ending its defence cooperation pact with Paris.
11th December, 2024
Drop in global trade of paper products and wood in 2023 attributed to the rise of digital media: 12 per cent
Source: FAO
Essay: Arctic has changed dramatically in just a couple of decades – 2024 report card shows worrying trends in snow, ice, wildfire and more
TWILA A MOON, MATTHEW L DRUCKENMILLER and RICK THOMAN, in an article first published on The Conversation, look at the findings of the latest Arctic report card…
Essay: Bhopal – after 40 years, ongoing effects of world’s worst industrial disaster show environmental racism is alive and well
M SUDHIT SELVARAJ, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at the 40 year fight for justice for survivors of the 1984 disaster in central India…
Essay: Assad leaves behind a fragmented nation – stabilising Syria will be a major challenge for fractured opposition and external backers
Middle East security expert SEFA SECEN, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at the complicated situation in Syria following the ousting of the Assad regime…
“We have seen over the years any number of militant groups who have seized power, who have promised that they would respect minorities, who have promised that they would respect religious freedom, promised that they would govern in an inclusive way, and then see them fail to meet those promises.”
– US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller in comments declining to say whether Washington would change HTS’s designation as a foreign terrorist organisation, which prevents the US from assisting it (as quoted on Reuters).
11th December, 2024
10th December was Human Rights Day. Here are five things to know in an article on the UN News website…
Magnifying God: Seeking to honour God in worship and in deeds.
Finding hope and a future
In an article marking International Women’s Day, SALLY BRUCE, of DFN (Dignity Freedom Network), looks at how the organisation is working to set women free…
Welcome to Sight’s new ‘Sponsored Articles’ feature
DAVID ADAMS, Sight editor and publisher, explains why Sight is now offering advertisers a sponsored articles option…
StrangeSights: Meet puppy trainer, Pablo (the pig); run a half marathon and win a cow, fish or chickens; and, Santa feeds the sharks…
DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…
Sight-Seeing: Memo to God on the future of humanity
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, imagines how heavenly authorities might be grappling with the existential crisis facing those living on Earth…
The Explainer: The Crown of Thorns returns to Notre Dame after the ‘modern miracle’ of its rescue from the fire
EMILY GUERRY, in an article first published on The Conversation, says the ceremony for reinstalling the relic takes inspiration from King Louis IX’s famous parade in which he carried the crown into Paris in 1239…
Postcards: In Wales, Bangor Cathedral celebrates 1,500 years
ANGELA YOUNGMAN reports on the launch of celebrations marking the founding of the cathedral and city in 525 AD…
Wow!: Experts believe study of 700-year-old handwriting unveils leading Byzantine painter’s true identity
COSTAS KANTOURIS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS, of Associated Press, report on how modern crime-solving techniques may have revealed the true identity of a renowned Byzantine painter who has played a key role in the development of Orthodox religious art…
Sight-Seeing: How do pastors lead amid cultural division?
BRAD HILL, chief solutions officer at Gloo, says leaders in these times need to be curious about those we’re trying to reach and to grow in our ability to disagree well…
On the Screen: Far from a traditional nativity film, ‘Mary’ lacks clarity
DAVID ADAMS watches DJ Caruso’s take on the story of Jesus’ birth…
Books: ‘Juice’ a “hauntingly prescient” novel of a future possibility
CHRISTOPHER GILBERT read’s the new dystopian novel from Australian author Tim Winton…
On the Screen: An intimate – and intense – portrait from a world at war
DAVID ADAMS watches Sir Steve McQueen’s ‘Blitz’…
Know It All: Five things you probably didn’t know about Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
TOM NOUVIAN, of Associated Press, takes a look behind the obvious at the Paris landmark…
Helpdesk: Rethinking screen time – a better understanding of what people do on their devices is key to digital well-being
In an article first published on The Conversation, RINANDA SHALEHA explains how researchers can better identify which digital activities are beneficial or potentially harmful…
A Sustainable Life: A beginner’s guide to greenwash and four ways to avoid falling for it
LALA RUKH, in an article first published on The Conversation, explores the idea of greenwashing and how we might be being duped…
Snapshot: Schlossplatz, Dresden, Germany
See VASILY MALYGIN’s image…
Snapshot: Street scene, Bangkok, Thailand
See GEOFF GREENWOOD’s image…
Snapshot: Boats off Pulau Pangkor, Malaysia
See YOON OEI’s image…
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