Pope Francis, 87, takes climate message to South-East Asia on 12-day trip
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis leaves on Monday for a visit to four island nations across South-East Asia, an ambitious trip to urge global action on climate change that may test the strength of the 87-year-old head of the global Catholic Church. Over 12 days from 2nd to 13th September, Francis will travel nearly 33,000 […]
Extreme heat kills hundreds, millions more sweltering worldwide as summer begins
London, UK Reuters Deadly heatwaves are scorching cities on four continents as the Northern Hemisphere marks the first day of summer, a sign that climate change may again help to fuel record-breaking heat that could surpass last summer as the warmest in 2,000 years. Record temperatures in recent days are suspected to have caused hundreds, […]
Essay: Heat waves can be deadly for older adults – an aging global population and rising temperatures mean millions are at risk, as Asia is experiencing
Researchers DEBORAH CARR, ENRICA DE CIAN, GIACOMO FALCHETA and IAN SUE WING say, in an article first published on The Conversation, that their work shows more elderly people will be at risk as temperatures rise…
Snapshot: Kuang Si Waterfall, Laos
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Tens of thousands rally in Middle East, West to support Israel, Palestinians
Reuters Tens of thousands of protesters rallied across the Middle East and in parts of Asia, Europe and the United States on Friday in support of Palestinians and condemnation of Israel as it intensified its strikes on Gaza in retaliation for Hamas assaults. Jewish communities in the US, France and elsewhere also held rallies in […]
The Explainer: The Global South is on the rise – but what exactly is the Global South?
JORGE HEINE, interim director of the Frederick S Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, Boston University, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at what the term means…
Glacial lake floods threaten communities in Asia, South America
Reuters Melting mountain glaciers pose a growing flood risk to some 15 million people around the world, researchers said in a report published on Tuesday, with communities in Asia facing the biggest danger. Runoff from melting glaciers often pools in shallow lakes, held back by rocks and debris. The risk comes when a lake overfills, […]
Wow!: Asian innovators fight online hate, lies as tech giants fall short
RINA CHANDRAN and LEO GALUH, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on initiatives to tackle misinformation, hate speech and abuse in Asia…
Essay: The Catholic Church is increasingly diverse – and so are its controversies
MATHEW SCHMALZ, professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross in the US, says – in an article first published on The Conversation – controversies within the church are reflective of much wider tensions within Catholicism…
Pelosi set to visit Taiwan despite China warnings, sources say
Taipei, Taiwan/Beijing, China Reuters US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi was set to visit Taiwan on Tuesday, three sources said, as the United States said it wouldn’t be intimidated by Chinese threats to never “sit idly by” if she made the trip to the self-ruled island claimed by Beijing. Pelosi, who began an Asia […]