Global health heavyweights team up for climate, disease funding
London, UK Reuters Three of the biggest global health funders have joined forces for the first time in a $US300 million partnership aimed at tackling the linked impacts of climate change, malnutrition, and infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance. The Novo Nordisk Foundation, Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced the research partnership, focused […]
Chad votes in first Sahel presidential poll since wave of coups
N’Djamena, Chad Reuters Chadians go to the polls on Monday three years after their military leader seized power, in the first presidential election in Africa’s Sahel region since a wave of coups. Analysts say Mahamat Idriss Deby, who seized power the day rebels killed his long-ruling father Idriss Deby in April, 2021, is most likely […]
Indonesia to permanently relocate 10,000 people after Ruang volcano eruptions
Jakarta, Indonesia Reuters The Indonesian Government will permanently relocate almost 10,000 residents after a series of explosive eruptions of the Ruang volcano has raised concerns about the dangers of residing on the island in future, a minister said on Friday. About 9,800 people live on Ruang island, in the province of North Sulawesi, but in […]
Mulino wins Panama presidency with support from convicted former leader
Panama City Reuters Panama’s former security minister Jose Raul Mulino on Sunday stormed to victory in a presidential poll dominated by his old boss, the corruption tainted ex-leader Ricardo Martinelli, who buttressed his campaign while holed up in Nicaragua’s embassy. Mulino was one of the favorites for the presidency after he stepped in to replace […]
Brazil rejects Vale, BHP settlement offer for Mariana disaster
Rio de Janeiro Reuters Brazil and the state of Espirito Santo have rejected a proposal by miners Vale and BHP regarding reparations for the deadly 2015 Mariana tailings dam burst, the federal government said on Friday. The statement did not include Minas Gerais state, where the disaster happened, and which said it wants to keep […]
US churches tied to civil rights awarded National Park Service preservation funds
United States RNS Six churches are among 39 projects being awarded grants from the US National Park Service to preserve historical examples of the civil rights activism of African Americans. The recipients of the $US23.4 million in awards include the Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church Selma AL Legacy Foundation. The foundation will receive $US744,545 to help […]
Togo ruling party wins sweeping majority in legislative poll, final provisional results show
Lome, Togo Reuters Togo’s ruling party has won 108 out of 113 seats in parliament, according to the final provisional results of last month’s legislative election announced on Friday. The sweeping majority secured by President Faure Gnassingbe’s UNIR party follows the approval of controversial constitutional reforms by the outgoing parliament that could extend his 19-year […]
Vote or work?: Tough call for India’s ‘invisible’ migrant workers
Millions of Indian migrant workers will not vote under a system requiring them to return to their hometown to cast ballots. ANNIE BANERJI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Ukrainians in embattled east mark third Easter under fire
Kostiantynivka, Ukraine Reuters Ukrainians in the embattled east flocked to church on Sunday to mark their third wartime Easter as Russian troops inched closer to threatening some of the region’s key cities. Fighting on the eastern front has worsened in recent weeks, particularly around the town of Chasiv Yar, while Kyiv’s troops await crucial US […]
Essay: Renewed hopes for ecumenical date for Easter could spell end to longest-running culture war
In an article first published by Religion News Service, KATHERINE KELAIDIS, a research associate at the UK-based Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies, says there is once again renewed hope that a rift over when Easter is celebrated will be resolved…