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Thursday, 08 April 2021 20:54
Iran: alarm as pandemic numbers shoot up
Iran is currently fighting a fourth wave of the pandemic, according to its health authorities, who announce horrifying rates on a daily basis. As of 6 April, the number of cities under a red alert hit…
Thursday, 01 April 2021 21:35
Brazil: who controls the ‘lungs of Earth’?
Those fighting to halt climate change call the Amazon rainforest the ‘lungs of Earth,’ and Brazil's current president has made his country a chain-smoker. A healthy Amazon is crucial for the fight against climate change. Human…
Thursday, 01 April 2021 21:32
Myanmar: murder and airstrikes
On 27 March security forces killed over fifty protesters who defied a warning that they could be shot ‘in the head and back’ if they came out while the country's generals celebrated Armed Forces Day. ‘Today…
Thursday, 01 April 2021 21:29
Nigeria: Christian missionaries kidnapped
Eight Christians have been abducted while on their way to evangelise in Kaduna state. The group of members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God were travelling towards the town of Kafanchan when gunmen intercepted the…
Thursday, 01 April 2021 21:27
USA: Derek Chauvin v George Floyd or White v Black?
Curtis Hayes, a community activist running for city council in Charlotte, said, ‘We have some of the most horrific mass murderers of our time in custody without a scratch, but this black man who allegedly uses…
Thursday, 01 April 2021 21:21
Iran ‘still hiding key parts’ of nuclear programme
The latest evidence of Iran concealing vital elements of its nuclear programme from the outside world suggest that even if there is a resumption of negotiations, the regime has little genuine interest in complying with the…