Tag: international
Joy, fear as India’s population becomes world’s biggest
India faces huge challenges in providing electricity, food and housing for its growing population
Vatican preparing text for divorced and remarried couples, Cardinal Farrell says
Cardinal Farrell spoke about the importance of providing help and guidance to “those experiencing marital crises of all kinds”
Japanese governmental panel backs abortion pill amid small pro-life protests
Pro-life activists launch a protest out of concern that access to an abortion pill would increase the number of abortions in Japan
Updated: Singapore hangs prisoner over 1 kg of cannabis
Singapore has some of the world's toughest anti-drug laws and insists the death penalty remains an effective deterrent against trafficking
In Indonesia, mosques and churches take on the plastic challenge
A solutions-oriented story about how mosques and churches in Indonesia are stepping up to address the country's plastic waste problem
China approves coal power surge despite emissions pledge: Greenpeace
At least 20.45 gigawatts (GW) of coal-fired power have been approved in the first three months of 2023, Greenpeace said
Pope Francis says he wants to visit Argentina in 2024
Since his election to the papacy in 2013, Pope Francis has never returned to his home country of Argentina
Abduction of Christian girls in Pakistan worsens, says ACN report
A 2022 report said there were at least 78 documented cases of abduction, forcible conversion to Islam and forcible marriage of young women
Japanese woman of Uyghur origin wins seat in Japan’s parliament
Arfiya Eri’s election gives hope to second-generation Uyghurs living in exile, advocates say
Tears, protests 10 years since Bangladesh factory tragedy
The Rana Plaza tragedy on April 24, 2013 was one of the world's worst industrial disaster
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