Data collection challenges: Climate change thaws world’s northernmost research station
GLORIA DICKIE and LISI NIESNER, of Reuters, report on the difficulties facing scientists on Norway’s Svalbard archipelago…
People lost faith in childhood vaccines during COVID pandemic, UNICEF says
London, UK Reuters People all over the world lost confidence in the importance of routine childhood vaccines against killer diseases like measles and polio during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from UNICEF. In 52 of the 55 countries surveyed, the public perception of vaccines for children declined between 2019 and 2021, the […]
Essay: Is the US in a space race against China?
SVETLA BEN-ITZHAK, who studies space and international relations at Air University in the US, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation, says that in several key areas, the US is far ahead, not only of China, but of all other spacefaring nations…
In the US, judge dismisses lawsuit by Florida United Methodist churches
United States RNS A Florida judge has dismissed a lawsuit originally brought by more than 100 United Methodist churches wishing to immediately disaffiliate from the Florida Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. Eighth Judicial Circuit Court Judge George M Wright granted a motion to dismiss the suit on Monday, saying the court lacked jurisdiction. The United […]
Postcards: For Japan’s ageing soccer players, 80 is the new 50
KIM KYUNG-HOON, SATOSHI SUGIYAMA and TOM BATEMAN, of Reuters, report on the new over-80 division of Tokyo’s “Soccer For Life” league…
Most adults in US, 16 other nations say belief in God, morality not always linked
United States RNS Is a belief in God a prerequisite for being a moral person? Most Americans say it is not, and majorities of adults in other countries with advanced economies agree. Pew Research Center released the findings – that also hold true among most of those affiliated with a religion – from its Global […]