At least 116 people killed in stampede at Hindu religious event in India
Updated: 8am, 3rd July, 2024 New Delhi, India Reuters At least 116 people, many of them women and children, were killed in a stampede at a Hindu religious gathering in northern India on Tuesday, authorities said, in one of the country’s worst such tragedies in years. The stampede happened in a village in Hathras district […]
Pakistani court sentences Christian man to death for posting hateful content against Muslims
Multan, Pakistan AP A court in Pakistan sentenced a Christian man to death for sharing what it said was hateful content against Muslims on social media after one of the worst mob attacks on Christians in the eastern Punjab province last year, his lawyer said Monday, adding he will appeal the verdict. In August 2023, groups […]
Swelling deer herd hems in South Korean islanders
Anma Island, South Korea Reuters Under the light of a moon partially obscured by cloud, the eyes of a dozen deer glow uncannily in the dark on South Korea’s island of Anma. They destroy crops and damage trees in their nocturnal wanderings, but by day the spot is deceptively peaceful, though the humans here must […]
Books: ‘AND, NOT, OR, WITH’ – restoring a breadth of learning
CHRISTOPHER GILBERT reads educator Paul L Burgis’ book reflecting on better ways to educate through a conversation about ideas shaping our children’s futures…
Cambodia environmental group slams “politically motivated” trial
Reuters Members of a Cambodian conservation group are facing up to 10 years in prison on charges its founder says are politically motivated and part of a wider crackdown on government criticism – allegations authorities deny. Ten activists from the Mother Nature group have been accused of plotting against the government, charges that carry a […]
Greek Prime Minister warns of dangerous summer for wildfires
Athens, Greece Reuters Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday his country faced a dangerous summer for wildfires, with a prolonged drought and unusually strong winds contributing to tinderbox conditions. Wildfires are common in the eastern Mediterranean country, but hotter, drier and windier weather that scientists link to the effects of climate change has […]
Envoys voice concern over curbs on Afghan women in talks with Taliban
Reuters International envoys raised concerns about restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan during meetings with the country’s ruling Taliban in Qatar, United Nations’ political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo said on Monday. The two-day, UN-led meeting was the first of its kind attended by the Taliban which has not been internationally recognised since seizing power […]
Hurricane Beryl “extremely dangerous” as it gains strength in Caribbean
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago/Kingstown, St Vincent and the Grenadines Reuters Hurricane Beryl unleashed powerful winds over the Eastern Caribbean on Monday, downing power lines and ripping roofs from buildings, as scientists argue that climate change likely added to how quickly the unusually fierce, early storm formed. Beryl struck the southeastern Caribbean at Category […]
Panama’s new President promises to curb illegal migration, boost economy
Panama City, Panama Reuters Panama’s new president, Jose Raul Mulino, took office on Monday vowing to reactive the economy and put the brakes on illegal immigration coming through the Central American nation’s southern jungle. Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino, with his wife Marisel Cohen de Mulino, and National Assembly President Dana Castaneda, gestures during his […]
Generosity
I keep catching myself saying, “if I just had a bit more in my bank account, I would give this person that thing they need, or bless this group with this”. If I just had more. PICTURE: Melissa Walker Horn/Unsplash I’ve got more capacity now than ever before. Will I ever have enough to be […]