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Climate change or climate disaster?
June 20, 2022 · By UCANews for www.ucanews.com
Climate change or climate disaster? The last week of June is usually a time dedicated to the study of climate change in the light of Pope Francis’ seminal 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si’. This year’s concern focuses on the marine life of the seas and the oceans, and whatever can help in promoting the biodiversity thereof. The few […]
Read More...Thailand told to end Rohingya detentions, boat pushbacks
June 20, 2022 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Recently rescued asylum seekers must be provided with humanitarian assistance and refugee status, says Human Rights Watch Thailand told to end Rohingya detentions, boat pushbacks An international rights body has called on Thailand to provide humanitarian assistance and asylum to fleeing Rohingya people from Myanmar’s religiously divided Rakhine state. “The Thai government should end its policy of […]
Read More...Catholic order explains delay in reporting Singapore sex abuse
June 17, 2022 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Catholic order explains delay in reporting Singapore sex abuse A Catholic religious order in Singapore has explained its 13-year delay in reporting the sex crimes of one of its members, a month after the man was sentenced to five years in jail. The religious order, which cannot be named because of a court gag order, […]
Read More...What if Pope Francis steps down?
June 17, 2022 · By Jose Mario Bautista Maximiano for www.ucanews.com
What if Pope Francis steps down? Popes are supposed to run out the clock and just wait for Father Time to come knocking and die in office. Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation in 2013 made some cardinals cry and sent shockwaves across planet Earth. At the Sala del Concistoro, before the sacred College of Cardinals, Benedict […]
Read More...Britain, a nation without moral integrity
June 16, 2022 · By The Economist
Britain, a nation without moral integrity. From The Economist June 2022 Whereas average annual GDP growth over the decade preceding the global financial crisis of 2007-09 was 2.7%, the new normal is now closer to just 1.7%. In 2022 GDP per person will be more than 25% lower than America’s, measured at purchasing-power parity. Britain […]
Read More...Plastic-munching superworms offer hope for recycling
June 16, 2022 · By Tiffanie Turnbull BBC News, Sydneyfor www.bbc.com
Plastic-munching superworms offer hope for recycling A species of insect larvae with a taste for plastic could help revolutionise recycling, researchers say. Australian scientists have found the Zophobas morio – commonly known as a superworm – can survive on a diet of polystyrene. They believe the beetle larvae digest the plastic through a gut enzyme. […]
Read More...Short-sightedness a growing problem in Asia
June 15, 2022 ·
The overuse of tablets , cellphones and gadgets can damage eyesight but another more serious cause of eye-damage among children is lack of sunlight. The Economist There are, admittedly, worse things to suffer from. But short-sightedness is not always benign. Glasses and contact lenses are an expensive, lifelong hassle. In parts of rural China, where […]
Read More...Border rapist trial starts in France for 56 attacks
June 15, 2022 · By Paul Kirby, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Border rapist trial starts in France for 56 attacks Four years after he was arrested in a French village close to the Belgian border, Dino Scala has gone on trial accused of a 30-year series of rapes and sexual assaults. The former caretaker, now aged 61, has already confessed to 40 attacks on girls and […]
Read More...The Black Sea blockade: mapping the impact of war in Ukraine on the world’s food supply – interactive
June 15, 2022 · By Kaamil Ahmed, Garry Blight, Liz Ford and Lydia McMullan for www.theguardian.com
Wheat is on the verge of rotting in Ukraine’s warehouses. Piles of it have been stuck in storage since Russia invaded in February and imposed a blockade on Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea, from where the bulk of wheat is exported. This immediately disrupted global wheat exports from the two countries, which together provide […]
Read More...Myanmar junta accused of ‘gradual destruction’ of Rohingya
June 15, 2022 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Myanmar junta accused of ‘gradual destruction’ of Rohingya Myanmar’s military junta is using identity documents to facilitate the genocide of Rohingya people, says a new report by a human rights group. The Rohingya genocide mirrored tactics used in the Holocaust and Rwanda killings, Fortify Rights claims in a 63-page report released on June 8. It […]
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