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Thursday, 29 October 2020 21:29
Thailand: Christians rise above political unrest
Conditions are ripe for another military takeover in Thailand. There have been 13 coups since the 20th century began. Today, any conflict between pro-democracy demonstrators and monarchy supporters could give the military an excuse to take…
Thursday, 29 October 2020 21:25
Syria: doctors expect Covid catastrophe
Doctors say Covid-19 is now rampant in the refugee camps of Idlib, north-west Syria. The number of positive coronavirus cases rose tenfold in this region last month. Aid agencies say that due to a lack of…
Thursday, 29 October 2020 21:22
USA: police kill a black man, causing protests and riots
Philadelphia is critical to next week's presidential election. This week hundreds of protesters have been marching through the city demanding racial justice after police killed Walter Wallace, a black man suffering a mental health crisis. Police…
Thursday, 29 October 2020 21:12
USA, South Asia: storms, hurricanes, floods
Louisiana and Mississippi were hit by two hurricanes and two tropical storms already this year; before recovering they are being hit again, by Hurricane Zeta, which is intensifying into a stronger-category storm as it moves north.…
Thursday, 22 October 2020 22:21
China: prayer needs
Mission organisations say that the church is the largest social force in China not controlled by the Communist Party, and the Communist government prohibits large meetings and non-communist social media sites. They are also ‘rewriting’ the…
Thursday, 22 October 2020 22:19
USA: Over 1,600 faith leaders back Biden
Practising Christian Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential candidate, has been endorsed by the largest group of clergy in modern history. His endorsements mainly come from Catholics, evangelicals and mainline Protestants, including Billy Graham’s granddaughter Jerushah Duford,…