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Martin E. Marty, a pre-eminent religious historian, prolific author, dependable exponent of mainstream Protestantism and staunch champion of pluralism, died on Tuesday in Minneapolis. He was 97.His death at a retirement home, where he had lived since 2022, was confirmed by his son Peter. In more than 60 books, thousands of articles and as what he described as a “peregrinating lecturer,” Dr. Marty promoted what he called public theology, or the confluence of fundamental cultural and religious conventions for the common good.He had “a knack for translating complex ideas into graspable takeaways for diverse audiences,” Peter Marty wrote in an…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Halifax votes are set to go to the polls this April after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called a by-election to fill the seat vacated by Andy Filmore. Filmore resigned from the seat in August 2024 to run for mayor of Halifax, a position he won in the regional municipality’s October election.The by-election, set to take place April 14, will be a lengthy one at 44 days. The longest a by-election can be is 50 days, though it can be held as quickly as at least 36 days after the writ is dropped.Federally,…

Australian F1 driver Jack Doohan has won praise from his Alpine team boss Oliver Oakes for a ‘punchy’ pre-season response to speculation about his future with the French outfit.Doohan, 22, made his debut for the Renault-owned team in Abu Dhabi last December and is starting his first season on home soil in Melbourne on March 16.But there’s been uncertainty about how long he will keep the seat, with Argentine Franco Colapinto waiting in the wings after joining from Williams on a multi-year deal.Doohan hit back last month when asked if he felt undermined.”I was quite proud of him being punchy…

TOKYO: Japan was battling its largest wildfire in more than three decades on Saturday (Mar 1), one of several blazes that have killed one person and forced the evacuation of more than a thousand.Flames are estimated to have spread over about 1,200ha in the forest of Ofunato in the northern region of Iwate since fire broke out on Wednesday, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.”We’re still examining the size of the affected area, but it is the biggest since the 1992 wildfire” in Kushiro, Hokkaido, an agency spokesman told AFP.That fire burned 1,030ha, the previous record.Around 1,700 firefighters were…

In SummaryThe Real Estate industry in Africa is projected to reach approximately US$17.64 trillion by the end of 2025.As of December 2024, 340 Real Estate Startups in Africa had received a total of $29.2 million in seed funding.Nigeria, Egypt, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Tanzania are the countries with the largest housing deficit as of 2025.Africa currently faces a housing deficit of at least 51 million housing units and requires an estimated a1.4 trillion to curb the deficit. Deep Dive!!The African real estate technology sector—also known as Property Tech or PropTech—has witnessed significant growth, with numerous companies leveraging technology…

India beat New Zealand by 44 runs to set up rerun of the Cricket World Cup final against Australia in last four.Spinner Varun Chakravarthy returned figures of 5-42 as India beat New Zealand by 44 runs to set up a semifinal clash with Australia in cricket’s Champions Trophy. India won all three of their group matches to top Group A and will play the first semifinal of the 50-over tournament in Dubai on Tuesday. The match is a rerun of the 2023 Cricket World Cup final, which the Australians won in Ahmedabad. New Zealand will take on Group B winners…

The tense meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy puts the spotlight on some European nations’ “divergence” from promoting freedom and reaching peace in Eastern Europe, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on “Fox News Sunday.””I think those who are criticizing [Trump’s] efforts in this way are showing that they are not committed to peace, and in the case of many of those European countries, that they’re not committed to the cause and values of freedom, even though they speak of this,” Gabbard told Fox News’ Shannon Bream on Sunday morning when asked about Democrat U.S.…

The apparent head of a radical transgender cult linked to six killings, including a U.S. Border Patrol agent, told a Maryland judge last week, “I haven’t done anything wrong” while pleading for access to vegan food behind bars.”I might starve to death if you cannot answer me,” Jack Amadeus LaSota, 34, who goes by “Ziz,” told Judge Erich Bean during a bail hearing in Allegany County District Court in Maryland on Feb. 18, according to audio obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle. “I need the jail to be ordered for me to have a vegan diet. It’s more important than…

U.S. President Donald Trump’s commerce secretary said the tariffs on Canada and Mexico are still coming Tuesday, though he appeared to suggest there could be changes to the original 25 per cent plan. Howard Lutnick said in an interview on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures that there would be tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting on the announced March 4 date, though Trump would determine at what levels.“There are going to be tariffs on Tuesday on Mexico and Canada,” he said. “Exactly what they are, we’re going to leave that for the president and his team to negotiate.”The secretary’s comments…

President Trump’s tough talk on China typically centers on tariffs. But a closer look at the decisions he has made since taking office shows that the president is considering a far wider set of economic restrictions on Beijing, ones that could hasten America’s split from a critical trading partner.The Trump administration has so far proposed expanding restrictions on investments flowing between the United States and China. It has appointed officials who, because of national security concerns, are likely to push for more curbs on Chinese investments and technology sales to China. And Mr. Trump has ushered in a 10 percent…