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Thursday, 20 August 2020 20:58
South Africa: community organises Covid-19 healthcare system
South Africa’s pandemic infections seem to have reached a ceiling. However, with the fifth highest total in the world, no one is celebrating. The government had months to prepare, but there is a critical shortage of…
Thursday, 20 August 2020 20:55
Lebanon: Christians defy land grabbers
Christians in Beirut have responded with defiance amid reports that groups seeking to profit from the devastating explosion are trying to persuade them to sell up and leave. 300,000 families were displaced by the 4 August…
Thursday, 20 August 2020 20:51
USA: 10,849 lightning strikes, 367 fires
Californian firefighters are battling hundreds of wildfires across California amid the hottest temperatures ever recorded (130 °F, 54.4°C in Death Valley). The fires have burned 649,054 acres in 14 states. More than 16,700 wildland firefighters and…
Thursday, 20 August 2020 20:48
Cameroon: Bible translator killed
Bible translator and literacy teacher Pastor Christopher Tanjoh was killed on 7 August following an attack in his village. Last year two other Bible translators in Cameroon died in similar incidents. He bled to death after…
Thursday, 20 August 2020 20:46
Israel: more Gaza balloons
Palestinians have resumed launching incendiary and explosive balloons towards Israel. Israel has responded by bombing Hamas military sites in the Gaza Strip, closed the Kerem Shalom commercial crossing, stopped all fuel imports into Gaza, and reduced…
Thursday, 20 August 2020 20:44
A race for diversity in coronavirus vaccine trials
In the frantic race for a Covid-19 vaccine, one issue in clinical trials is the lack of diversity. Experts are saying that the long history of abusive research practices has left many people of colour distrustful…