Conversations: Australian family entertainer Colin Buchanan talks Christmas
As he launches into a new national tour of Christmas concerts, DAVID ADAMS speaks to Colin Buchanan about what people can expect, the power of Christmas carols, and the part of the Christmas story that’s really resonating with him at the moment…
At least 21 killed, several others hurt in Gaza Strip fire
Gaza Reuters At least 21 people were killed and several others injured when a fire broke out in a building where residents attended a party in the Gaza Strip, health and civil emergency officials said on Thursday. It took fire fighters more than an hour to get control of the massive flames that burst through […]
Religious Americans less worried about climate change – poll
New York, US AP Most adults in the United States – including a large majority of Christians and people who identify with other religions – consider the Earth sacred and believe God gave humans a duty to care for it. But highly religious Americans – those who pray daily, regularly attend religious services and consider […]
Italy church says 600 sex abuse cases sent to Vatican
Vatican City AP Italy’s Catholic bishops provided their first accounting of clergy sexual abuse and revealed Thursday that more than 600 cases from Italy were on file at the Vatican since 2000. The report of the Italian bishops’ conference, which only covered complaints that local Italian church authorities had received over the last two years, […]
Russian missiles pound Ukraine power supply, fighting rages in east
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Missiles rained down on Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Thursday as Russian forces stepped up attacks in eastern Ukraine, reinforced by troops pulled from Kherson city in the south which Kyiv recaptured last week. Explosions resounded in cities including the capital Kyiv, the southern port of Odesa, the central city of Dnipro and […]
Dutch court hands life sentences to three men convicted of MH17 downing; Russia rejects verdict
Updated: 3:30pm (AEST) Amsterdam, The Netherlands Reuters Dutch judges convicted two Russian men and a Ukrainian man in absentia of murder for their role in the shooting down of Flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014 with the loss of 298 passengers and crew, and handed them life sentences. Ukraine welcomed the ruling, which will have implications for […]
Floods isolate Australian wheatbelt towns; Singapore joins rescue efforts
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Hundreds of properties in Australia’s south-east, scrubbed and cleaned two weeks ago after major flooding, were inundated again on Thursday as officials issued fresh evacuation orders while Singaporean rescue specialists arrived to aid relief efforts. Rural towns in the southwest of New South Wales state are the worst hit in the latest deluge […]
Millennium-old Viking ships shored up for Oslo move
Oslo, Norway Reuters At Oslo’s Viking Ship Museum, a team of engineers has begun work to ensure a new home being built nextdoor does not prove fatal for three vessels that have survived for a millennium or more. The new building is necessary to protect the wooden ships, two of which date from the ninth […]
Did faith fall off a cliff during COVID? New US study says no
United States RNS When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many Americans lost the habit of churchgoing after almost every church in the country closed down their in-person services and shifted online. But did some of them give up on God? Sociologists like Michael Hout want to know. PICTURE: Himsan/Pixabay/Creative Commons Hout, a professor of sociology at New York […]
Helpdesk: Crypto scams will increase over the holidays – here’s what you need to know to not fall victim
In an article first published on The Conversation, ASHISH NANDA, JEB WEBB, JONGKIL JAY JEONG, MOHAMMAD REZA NOSOUHI and SYED WAJID ALI SHAH, of Deakin University in Australia, look at what conversations with recent victims of scams revealed to them…