‘Where are the kids?’ Ukrainian mother recounts helicopter crash horror
Brovary, Ukraine Reuters Anna Maiboroda feared the worst when a helicopter carrying Ukraine’s interior minister crashed near her daughter Vika’s nursery, setting the building ablaze with her daughter inside. The young mother ran to the burning nursery but could not see her daughter. “I started screaming ‘Where are the kids?’. I heard that the kids […]
Wow!: At Boston-area church, a theology lab tackles complex topics with humility, curiosity
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports on how one US church is attempting to give its church members – and other interested Christians – a broader understanding of their faith and the way Christianity is lived out in the world…
As ‘skyglow’ grows, study documents glaring global light pollution
Washington DC, US Reuters Light pollution caused by the incessant nighttime glow of electric lights appears to be intensifying, according to research using observations from tens of thousands of people at various locations around the world. The study, published on Thursday, found that the number of visible stars reported at the observation sites from 2011 […]
US Supreme Court report fails to identify abortion ruling leak culprit
Updated: 12pm (AEST) Washington DC, US Reuters The US Supreme Court after an eight-month investigation failed on Thursday to identify who leaked a draft of its blockbuster ruling overturning the 1973 Roe v Wade decision that had legalised abortion nationwide though the probe revealed multiple holes in security measures at America’s top judicial body. The […]
Peru protesters, fired up by deaths, march on Lima demanding change
Lima, Peru Reuters Thousands of Peruvians, many from the country’s southern mining regions, descended on the capital Lima on Thursday for a major planned march against the government and Congress, fired up by over 50 deaths linked to protests since last month. The clashes mark the worst violence Peru has seen in over 20 years […]
Freezing temperatures kill 78 people in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan Reuters At least 78 people have died of cold in Afghanistan during the country’s worst winter in more than a decade, authorities said on Thursday. Deaths from the cold have been recorded in eight of the country’s 34 provinces, officials said. An Afghan man walks on a snow-covered cemetery in Kabul, Afghanistan, on […]
Global carbon dioxide removal totals two billion tonnes per year – report
London, UK Reuters About two billion tonnes of carbon dioxide are being removed from the atmosphere every year, according to a report published on Thursday, but nearly all of it is accomplished through forests, despite growing investments in new technologies. The independent report, led by the University of Oxford, is the first to assess how […]
Helpdesk: How to spot a cyberbot – five tips to keep your device safe
ADRIAN WINCKLES and ANDREW MOORE, of Anglia Ruskin University in the UK, look at how you can protect your computer…
US divided over Roe’s repeal as abortion foes gird for march
United States AP Anti-abortion activists will have multiple reasons to celebrate – and some reasons for unease – when they gather Friday in Washington for the annual March for Life. The march, which includes a rally drawing abortion opponents from across the nation, has been held annually since January, 1974 – a year after the […]
At least eight killed in Tibet avalanche, China sends team to help search for survivors
Beijing, ChinaReuters At least eight people were killed following an avalanche in the city of Nyingchi in the south-western region of Tibet, state media reported, and the Chinese government has sent a team to oversee help in recovering bodies and the missing. The avalanche occurred on a section of road between Pai village in Mainling […]