Food
Healing with herbs
“Yes, Bonnie Bloom is my real name,” said Bonnie Bloom, a local herbalist. Sitting in her small greenhouse, she added, “When emigrating from Eastern Europe, my family was assigned the…
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News
DNA of politics and religion
MILLIONS of citizens would have failed to detect the significance of a statement issued by two big ethno-religious political parties last month expressing their stand over usage of a West…
Food
Ancient pottery reveals the first evidence for honey hunting in prehistoric West Africa
Nok terracotta figurines. Credit: Goethe University A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, with colleagues from Goethe University, Frankfurt, has found the first evidence for ancient honey…
Europe
Somalia’s president OKs mandate extension, alarming US, EU
Somalia’s president has defiantly signed into law an extension of his mandate and that of his government as the United States and others threatened sanctions and warned of further instability…
News
Hell for stout religion
The office desk I use isn’t exactly modern art. It stems from the 40s or 50s, a hand-me-down that has served well but will never win a beauty contest. It…
Health
COVID ‘long way from over’ as cases and deaths surge – WHO
The COVID-19 pandemic is “a long way from over” but there are many reasons to be optimistic and it’s possible the pandemic can be brought under control “within months”, the…
News
Guterres calls for ‘paradigm shift’ to recover from COVID setbacks
A “paradigm shift” aligning the private sector with the global goals is needed to address the challenges of the future, including those triggered by COVID-19, the UN chief said on…
Europe
Serious and Organised Crime in the EU: A corrupting influence
Today, Europol publishes the European Union (EU) Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment, the EU SOCTA 2021. The SOCTA, published by Europol every four years, presents a detailed analysis of…
Christianity
Church leaders breach sectarian divide, urge end to Northern Ireland violence
A week of disorder across Norther Ireland has left growing numbers of police officers injured, and Catholic and a Church of Ireland bishops were among those who joined for an…
Food
Covering Climate Now: How do we decarbonise NZ’s energy sector?
Geothermal steam bellows from the cooling tower of the Ohaaki Power Station, near Taupō. About 85 per cent of electricity generated here comes from renewable sources. Photo / Alan Gibson…