Saturday, October 3, 2009

Weekly News Review

Weekly News Review

Agencies rush to Indonesia, new food crisis in East Africa, and Labour low as Sun turns Tory

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 03:38 AM PDT

Weekly News Review from a Christian Viewpoint.  Patrick Woodward talks to Laura Webster,  Head of Policy at the aid agency Tearfund about the latest news from a Christian standpoint. Today, what’s special about a Christian aid agency as many rush to help victims of the Indonesian earthquake?  There’s a new food crisis looming in East Africa – what’s to be done?  And the labour party’s woes at being dropped by the Sun.

Story Links:

Sumatran quake: telegraph.co.uk

guardian.co.uk Sumatra quake toll mounts as hospital lies in ruins

bbc.co.uk Sumatra quake survivor pulled from rubble

tearfund.org Tearfund appeal

East Africa:cattle - Tearfund

bbc.co.uk Oxfam launches East Africa Appeal

scientificamerican.com How Will Climate Change Impact World Food Supplies?

Labour conference:gordon brown

thesun.co.uk Sun readers feeling blue too

news.sky.com  Labour’s Conference ‘Bounce’ Falls Flat

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