Pope Francis has met Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani – Iraq’s top Shia cleric – at the Islamic scholar’s home in the Iraqi city of Najaf
Brazil’s daily Covid-19 deaths reach record highs amid brutal second wave
Brazil’s daily COVID-19 death toll could reach 3,000 if serious action is not taken to halt the spread of the virus, according to a presentation made in a meeting of the government’s crisis response team...
Pope Francis preaches tolerance on visit to Ur in Iraq
Pope Francis condemned violent religious extremism Saturday during an interfaith prayer service at the site of the ancient city of Ur, where the Prophet Abraham is thought to have been born.
The pizza place with sign language on the menu
Covid has shuttered restaurants across the US. Despite the pandemic, Washington, DC’s Mozzeria opened its doors in September 2020. With a staff of 12 employees – all deaf or hard-of-hearing – the pizzeria...
China hikes defense spending and GDP goals at National People’s Congress
One year ago, much of China was shut down to help contain the spread of coronavirus. Now, the country has the pandemic largely under control – and is taking steps to get its economy back on track. Around 3,000...
Nigeria: Criminal gangs terrorize villages
The Nigerian schoolgirls released by kidnappers this week have now been reunited with their families and are back home. The girls had been in government care in the northern Zamfara State receiving medical checks...
The unequal pandemic: Women paying a higher cost for Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has been with us in Europe for about a year now. Early on in the health crisis, there was a lot of talk of the coronavirus being a “great leveller”. We seemed to all be facing the same...