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Thursday, 28 May 2020 21:19
Global: coronavirus corruption
Transparency International warned of the dangers of funds for the response to the coronavirus crisis being misappropriated. On 26 May more stories confirmed the validity of these concerns. In Bolivia, the minister of health was removed…
Thursday, 28 May 2020 21:17
India: pandemic, heatwave, locusts
Delhi has 47.6oC temperatures and Churu in Rajasthan recorded 50oC in north India’s heatwave, which will last a few more days. The region also struggles with rising Covid-19 infections and swarms of locusts ravaging their crops.…
Thursday, 28 May 2020 21:13
USA: black man dies after being pinned down
A white Minneapolis police officer pinned down George Floyd with his knee, while he yelled, ‘I cannot breathe’. Later he died, causing community outrage and the dismissal of four officers. Ben Crump, a prominent civil rights…
Thursday, 28 May 2020 21:00
Christian geneticist is 'optimistic' about cure
Professor Francis Collins, the Christian geneticist who famously led the ‘human genome project’, has said he is hopeful about developing a successful vaccine to protect people against Covid-19. He has recently been asked to join the…
Friday, 22 May 2020 00:17
Intercessor Focus: after Ramadan
Jesus said, ‘The first of all the commandments is, “Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord.”’ (Mark 12:29) During Ramadan, millions of Christians around the world and churches and ministries from many denominations…
Thursday, 21 May 2020 23:52
Uganda: Sarah’s story
Sarah remembers her childhood fondly. She was close to her parents, who were always loving towards her, and she never saw them fight. She pursued her studies and helped her parents care for her four siblings.…