Myanmar says Rohingya minority will get COVID-19 vaccine
Bangkok, ThailandAP A spokesman for Myanmar’s military-installed government said Friday that COVID-19 vaccines will be given to members of the country’s persecuted Rohingya ethnic group. The Muslim minority was the target of a fierce counter-insurgency campaign in 2017 that some critics charged amounted to ethnic cleansing or genocide. The Rohingya face widespread discrimination and most […]
Rio Tinto yet to pay compensation over sacred site destruction
Melbourne, Australia Reuters Mining giant Rio Tinto is yet to pay compensation to the Aboriginal group whose ancient rock shelters it destroyed for an iron ore mine in Western Australia last year, company officials told a parliamentary inquiry Friday. The incident last year destroyed the historically and culturally significant site at Juukan Gorge in the […]
Snapshot: Mt Kinabalu, Malaysia
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US braces for more IS attacks after 85 killed in Kabul airport carnage
Reuters US forces helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule braced for more attacks on Friday after an Islamic State suicide bomber killed 85 people, including 13 US soldiers outside the gates of Kabul airport. Two blasts and gunfire rocked the area outside the airport on Thursday evening, witnesses said. Video shot by Afghan […]
On the EU’s eastern border, Poland builds a fence to stop migrants
Uznarz Gorny, Poland Reuters Polish soldiers were building a fence on the border with Belarus on Thursday, as the European Union’s largest eastern member takes steps to curb illegal border crossings despite criticism that some migrants are being treated inhumanely. Brussels has accused Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of using migrants as part of a “hybrid […]
US urges Mexico to clear migrant camps near border – sources
Mexico City, Mexico Reuters The United States has urged Mexico to clear ad-hoc camps housing thousands of migrants in border cities due to concerns they pose a security risk and attract criminal gangs, officials familiar with the matter said. Facing domestic criticism over a jump in illegal crossings at the US-Mexico border, the administration of […]
Dogs at church?: Meet Petey the Beagle, associate pastor and greeter
This week, the US marked National Dog Day. KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, reports on how some US churches are engaging with pets as a means of connecting with people…
“Their blood will be on your hands”: Kabul’s chaos hits Canadian PM’s campaign
Ottawa, Canada Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called a snap 20th September election to benefit from his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination program, but now faces questions over how his Liberal government dealt with this month’s chaos in Kabul. Canada announced on Thursday it had halted evacuations of its citizens and vulnerable Afghans […]
Essay: Why it will soon be too late to find out where the COVID-19 virus originated
In an article first published on The Conversation, Australian DOMINIC DWYER, who was a member of the team that visited Wuhan in China earlier this year as part of the World Health Organisation’s investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 virus, says the clock’s ticking…