March, 2020
The plan to turn half the world into a reserve for nature
March 24, 2020 · By Jim Robbins for www.bbc.com
As humans continue to rapidly expand the scope of their domination of nature – bulldozing and burning down forests and other natural areas, wiping out species, and breaking down ecosystem functions – a growing number of influential scientists and conservationists think that protecting half of the planet in some form is going to be key […]
Read More...How to cope when in Lock Down
March 24, 2020 · By William Park for www.bbc.com
With the unfolding global coronavirus pandemic leading to people being confined to their homes, borders being shut and economic instability, it can be hard not to feel overwhelmed by the state of the world at the moment. The good news? Even in times of stress and anxiety, you can take proactive steps to lift your mood. […]
Read More...Duterte declares state of calamity in PH due to coronavirus
March 24, 2020 · By Aika Rey for www.rappler.com
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte declared a state of calamity in the Philippines as cases of the novel coronavirus in the country continue to rise. Duterte signed Proclamation No. 929 on Monday, March 16, placing the country under a state of calamity for 6 months, “unless earlier lifted or extended as circumstances may warrant.” […]
Read More...Poor will suffer from Southeast Asia’s Covid-19 denial
March 24, 2020 · By Michael Sainsbury for www.ucanews.com
The governments of Southeast Asia’s poorest nations are at last waking up and have become very concerned about the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. Many have been in denial and very slow in their responses. The poor will bear the brunt of this governmental incompetence. Myanmar, Laos and Timor-Leste still have no official cases of […]
Read More...Philippine police break up soup kitchen amid Covid-19 crisis
March 24, 2020 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Philippine police and local authorities prevented beggars and street children from attending a feeding program at a Catholic foundation in Manila for not observing social distancing protocols under enhanced community quarantine regulations. The incident on March 19 came as fears grow over how the poor and homeless will survive while the country’s main island Luzon […]
Read More...The Good and Bad Side-Effects of Coronavirus
March 23, 2020 ·
The Good and Bad Side-Effects of Coronavirus Fr. Shay Cullen 20 March 2020 The good side-effects we can see during this medical crisis brought about by the coronavirus is the love, concern and care shown by the dedicated caregivers, nurses and medical workers. It is phenomenal. The goodness and love of millions of humans has […]
Read More...Coronavirus: Asian nations face second wave of imported cases
March 23, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
South Korea, China and Singapore are among the Asian countries facing a second coronavirus wave, fuelled by people importing it from outside. China, where the virus first emerged, confirmed it had no new domestic cases on Wednesday for the first time since the outbreak began, a major milestone. But it reported 34 new cases among […]
Read More...New Zealand passes law decriminalising abortion
March 23, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
New Zealand’s parliament has passed a bill decriminalising abortion and allowing women to choose a termination up to 20 weeks into a pregnancy. Voting to remove the procedure from the country’s Crimes Act changes a law that has been in force since 1977. Previously, two doctors were required to approve an abortion – and this […]
Read More...Coronavirus protest in Brazil sees millions bang pots from balconies
March 23, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
People in Brazil have expressed anger at President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic by banging pots and pans together on balconies. Millions of protesters in the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro appeared at windows on Wednesday evening calling for the president to step down. It was the biggest protest against […]
Read More...Nirbhaya case: Four Indian men executed for 2012 Delhi bus rape and murder
March 23, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Four Indian men convicted of the gang rape and murder of a student in Delhi in 2012 have been hanged. Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh Singh were sentenced to death by a trial court in 2013. The four were hanged in the capital’s high-security Tihar prison in the first executions in India […]
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