Biden set to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by 11th September
Washington DC, US Reuters President Joe Biden plans to withdraw the remaining 2,500 US troops from Afghanistan by 11th September, 2021, 20 years to the day after the al-Qaeda attacks that triggered America’s longest war, US officials said on Tuesday. The disclosure of the plan came on the same day that the US intelligence community […]
Nearly a million going hungry in conflict-hit Mozambique, UN says
Geneva, Switzerland/Johannesburg, South Africa Reuters Almost one million people face severe hunger in northern Mozambique, where hundreds of thousands have fled Islamist militant attacks, the United Nations food agency said on Tuesday. Islamic State-linked insurgents last month attacked Palma, a town in Cabo Delgado province next to gas projects under development by companies including Total […]
Cyclone destroys homes, cuts power to 31,500 on Australia’s west coast
Sydney, Australia Reuters A tropical cyclone on Australia’s west coast destroyed several homes and cut electricity to tens of thousands of people overnight before weakening on Monday morning. Officials said around 70 per cent of the structures in the coastal town of Kalbarri, about 500 kilometres north of state capital Perth, had sustained damage when […]
Podcast: Going deeper in exploring what it means to have a Christ-like character
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Italian prosecutors request arrest warrant for Italian financier named in Vatican scandals
Vatican City RNS Italian prosecutors have asked a judge for an arrest warrant for Gianluigi Torzi, accusing the financier of money laundering and tax evasion. Torzi is already embroiled in a legal battle with the Vatican’s judiciary for his alleged role in the controversial purchase of a London apartment complex using Catholic Church funds. The […]
Helpdesk: Phone wet and won’t turn on? Here’s how to deal with water damage (hint: soaking it in rice won’t work)
In an article first published on The Conversation, RITESH CHUGH of CQUniversity Australia, gives his tips for how to deal with a wet phone…
On Gagarin flight anniversary, Putin vows Russia will remain space power
Moscow, Russia Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin marked the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s historic space flight on Monday with a pledge that Moscow would remain a key space and nuclear power. Gagarin became the first human in outer space on 12th April, 1961, in one of the Soviet Union’s most important Cold War victories […]
California lifts COVID-19 limits on indoor worship services
Los Angeles, USAP California on Monday lifted its limits on indoor worship services in the face of US Supreme Court rulings that struck down the coronavirus public health mandates. However, the state Department of Public Health guidelines still said indoor gatherings were “strongly discouraged” and advised limiting the numbers to 25 per cent of a […]
Coronavirus pandemic “a long way from over”, WHO’s Tedros says
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Confusion and complacency in addressing COVID-19 means the pandemic is a long way from over, but it can be brought under control in months with proven public health measures, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday. So far some 780 million vaccines have been administered globally, but measures including wearing masks […]
Destructive or constructive?
In life it’s much easier to be destructive, than constructive. Are your conversations destructive or constructive? PICTURE: Etienne Boulanger/Unsplash Everyone’s a critic. We delight in pulling something apart. In fact, it makes us feel bigger and superior than the thing we dismiss. But few movie critics go on to be make critically acclaimed movies. It’s […]