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Climate change: ‘Rising chance’ of exceeding 1.5C global target
July 14, 2020 · By Matt McGrath for www.bbc.com
Climate change: ‘Rising chance’ of exceeding 1.5C global target The World Meteorological Organisation says there’s a growing chance that global temperatures will break the 1.5C threshold over the next five years, compared to pre-industrial levels. It says there’s a 20% possibility the critical mark will be broken in any one year before 2024. But the […]
Read More...Faith leaders urge president, attorney general to halt federal executions
July 13, 2020 · By Ian Alvano, Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
Faith leaders urge president, attorney general to halt federal executions Over 1,000 religious leaders have signed a joint statement urging President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr to stop the executions scheduled to take place in July and August at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana. “As faith leaders from a diverse […]
Read More...100-plus bishops demand supply chain due diligence ‘now more than ever’
July 13, 2020 · By Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
100-plus bishops demand supply chain due diligence ‘now more than ever’ More than 100 bishops from around the world have signed on to a statement seeking mandatory due diligence laws and regulations in the international supply chain. As a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic, “particularly vulnerable to the worst impacts of the crisis are the […]
Read More...Indonesian ‘women’s shelter rape’ sparks outrage
July 13, 2020 · By Katharina R. Lestari, Jakarta for www.ucanews.com
Indonesian ‘women’s shelter rape’ sparks outrage Indonesian police are investigating claims by a 14-year-old rape victim that she was sexually abused by a worker at a government-run women’s shelter in Lampung province. The girl, only identified as NF, was sent to the Integrated Care Center for the Empowerment of Women and Children in East Lampung […]
Read More...Does a black Jesus matter?
July 10, 2020 · By Myron J. Pereira for www.heraldmalaysia.com
One of the spillovers of the Black Lives Matter campaign in the US is the aggressive reaction to the names and statues of dead white men whose racist legacies continue in many institutions in the West. Does a black Jesus matter? One of the spillovers of the Black Lives Matter campaign in the US is […]
Read More...WHO acknowledges ‘emerging evidence’ of airborne spread of COVID-19
July 10, 2020 · By GMA News Online for www.gmanetwork.com
WHO acknowledges ‘emerging evidence’ of airborne spread of COVID-19 GENEVA — The World Health Organization on Tuesday acknowledged “evidence emerging” of the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus, after a group of scientists urged the global body to update its guidance on how the respiratory disease passes between people. “We have been talking about the […]
Read More...Deutsche Bank faces $150m fine for Jeffrey Epstein ties
July 9, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Deutsche Bank has been hit with a $150m (£120m) fine for failing to properly monitor its relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. New York state regulators said the bank had suffered “significant compliance failures”, processing hundreds of transactions for the late financier. Those included payments to Russian models and $800,000 in “suspicious” cash withdrawals. Deutsche […]
Read More...Bianca Williams: Athlete accuses police of racial profiling after vehicle search
July 9, 2020 · By BBC Sport for www.bbc.com
Bianca Williams: Athlete accuses police of racial profiling after vehicle search British sprinter Bianca Williams and her partner have accused the Metropolitan Police of racial profiling and acting violently towards them. European and Commonwealth relay gold medallist Williams, 26, and Portuguese 400m record holder Ricardo dos Santos were stopped in a vehicle in London. […]
Read More...Bubonic Plague Found in a Herder in Inner Mongolia, China Says
July 9, 2020 · By Austin Ramzy for www.nytimes.com
A city put control measures in place after one confirmed case of the disease, which caused the Black Death in the Middle Ages. Bubonic Plague Found in a Herder in Inner Mongolia, China Says A herdsman in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia was confirmed to be infected with bubonic plague, health officials said, a […]
Read More...At Angelus, pope backs UN resolution calling for global ceasefire
July 9, 2020 · By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
Pope Francis hopes the Security Council resolution becomes a courageous first step toward a peaceful future Pope Francis praised the United Nations’ adoption of a global ceasefire resolution amid the coronavirus pandemic that has swept the world. “The request for a global and immediate ceasefire, which would allow that peace and security necessary to provide […]
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