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Thursday, 18 November 2021 20:33
Church leadership: different levels of training
A renowned and well-established research institution found only 5% of pastors/priests in every worldwide Christian tradition have theological training with a recognised degree. 90% of pastors only have some kind of informal or non-formal theological education.…
Thursday, 18 November 2021 20:31
India: Zika outbreak in Uttar Pradesh
As of 9 November there were 89 new cases of the Zika virus in the city of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh (UP). This is the first time they have found Zika in UP. Health officials said it…
Thursday, 18 November 2021 20:29
India: floods and deaths in Chennai
This year’s rainy season in Chennai is as heavy as 2015, when 200 people died in floods. Fortunately, the death count is lower this time, but heavy rains are still pounding the area, so the danger…
Thursday, 18 November 2021 20:25
Uganda: Muslim cleric shot dead after terrorist attack
Security forces in Uganda have shot dead a Muslim cleric, Sheikh Muhammad Abas Kirevu, accused of working with an armed group linked to suicide bombings in Kampala. He had recruited for cells run by the Allied…
Thursday, 11 November 2021 21:36
COP26: death threats for indigenous activist after speech
Txai Suruí is a climate activist who is part of an indigenous community in the Amazon rainforest. She spoke to world leaders at COP26 about the direct impacts of climate change that her tribe is already…
Thursday, 11 November 2021 21:33
China: weaponisation of space
Space satellites have become strategic assets and valuable military targets. China has vowed to become the world's leading space power by 2045. In 2019 it landed its Chang'e-4 lunar probe on the far side of the…