Hong Kong leader says fifth COVID wave has “overwhelmed”city’s capacity
Hong Kong, China Reuters Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam said on Monday that the “onslaught” of coronavirus infections in the global financial hub has dealt a heavy blow and overwhelmed its capacity to deal with the epidemic as daily cases surge to record highs. Daily infections have multiplied 13 times over the past two weeks, […]
UN adviser tells Libya it must preserve calm, stability
Reuters The UN Secretary-General’s special adviser on Libya on Sunday called on both Libya’s interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah and his parliament-designated successor Fathi Bashagha to preserve calm and stability. Dbeibah, prime minister of the UN-recognised Government of National Unity, has said he will hand over power only after an election and has rejected parliament’s […]
Vaccine mandates: Many US faith leaders wary of religious exemptions for vaccine
DAVID CRARY and PETER SMITH, of Associated Press, report on how Christian leaders and those of other faiths are responding to vaccine exemption requests…
Catholic Church responds to devastation wrought by storm in Malawi
Nairobi, Kenya Over the past few weeks, Tropical Storm Ana has left a path of destruction in Malawi, killing dozens of people, displacing several hundred thousand people, and damaging schools, government buildings, churches, healthcare centers, roads, agriculture crops, animals, and homes. The storm that caused heavy rains and flooding affected the southern part of the […]
Essay: The UAE is restoring Christian life in the Persian Gulf
KNOX THAMES, a former special envoy for religious minorities at the US Department of State, says the tiny gulf nation is supporting religious and cultural restoration to spread tolerance in the Middle East…