Catholics face a shortage of priests. But one Indonesian seminary is overwhelmed with applicants
MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — Arnoldus Yansen thought for certain he was going to become a Catholic priest, just like his older brother, cousin and uncle.
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MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — Arnoldus Yansen thought for certain he was going to become a Catholic priest, just like his older brother, cousin and uncle.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China accused a Philippines coast guard ship of deliberately colliding with a Chinese vessel Saturday in the latest flareup of tensions over disputed waters and maritime features in the South China Sea.
HONG KONG (AP) — Hannah Wong cried when the Hong Kong government effectively forced Apple Daily and Stand News out of business three years ago. Among the last news outlets in the city willing to criticize the government openly, many saw their end as a sign that the old Hong Kong was gone for good.
Despite post-pandemic return-to-office mandates, remote work persists and and has even helped to reshape cities across the world. Still, some countries are more welcoming to digital nomads than others.
(Reuters) -- Goldman Sachs is planning to cut a few hundred jobs as part of an annual review process aimed at low performers, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.
Amazon's checkout function encountered technical issues on Friday, keeping customers from completing purchases. The e-commerce site displayed error messages with photos of dogs during the outage as people posted about it on social media.
A widely ridiculed Japanese government idea to woo Tokyo women into marrying men in rural areas by offering cash payouts and train tickets to matchmaking events has been scrapped, officials said Friday.
David Goulson, professor of biology at the University of Sussex in Britain, warns: Whether you call it an apocalypse, insectageddon or whatever, there is certainly a serious problem with our insect populations declining.”