Pacific islands urge Japan to delay release of Fukushima waste over contamination fears
Sydney, Australia Reuters Pacific island nations are urging Japan to delay the release of water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant over fears fisheries will be contaminated, the Pacific Island Forum said on Wednesday. The Japanese Government said last week that water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant could be released into the […]
Updated: “No more in the tank” – Jacinda Ardern to step down as NZ leader
Updated: 3:25pm (AEST) Wellington, New Zealand Reuters New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday made a shock announcement she had “no more in the tank” to continue leading the country and would step down no later than early February and not seek re-election. Ardern, holding back tears, said that it had been a tough […]
Impacting the vulnerable: High power prices drive some patients in Spain into poverty
NACHO DOCE and HORACI GARCIA, of Reuters, report on the impacts higher power prices are having on some of the most vulnerable…
Kenyan faith leaders fight to preserve ‘Sunday best’ at church
Nairobi, Kenya RNS The quaint term “Sunday best” is still in current use in this East African country to refer to the choice of attire worn to church. At church on Sundays – and at mosques at Friday prayer – a well-fitting dress, a well-pressed shirt or the hijab is common among worshippers. But in […]
Essay: Why does Nepal’s aviation industry have safety issues? An expert explains
CHRYSTAL ZHANG, of RMIT University in Australia, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation, at the challenges of the aviation industry in Nepal in the wake of the country’s worst air disaster since 1992…