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Thursday, 09 April 2020 20:30
Afghanistan: IS attack US military base
IS has taken credit for an attack on 8 April on the largest US military base in Afghanistan - Bagram airfield, near Kabul. The attack came as 100 Taliban prisoners were released, as a prerequisite for…
Thursday, 02 April 2020 21:54
Nazanin under consideration for clemency
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, currently on temporary release from a five-year jail sentence, is, for the first time, under formal consideration for clemency. A decision will be made by the highest level of Iran’s multi-layered government. There is…
Thursday, 02 April 2020 21:51
Brazil: Bolsonaro's ‘deny and defy’ policy
President Bolsonaro's coronavirus strategy of ‘putting economy first' is putting thousands of lives at risk. He calculates that the number of deaths will be less costly than the inevitable recession caused by an economic shutdown. Brazil's…
Thursday, 02 April 2020 21:49
India: lockdown improves air quality
Lockdown has reduced vehicle traffic across India, leading to a drop in air pollution in over 90 cities, including Delhi. Welcoming the reduced pollution, environmentalists are now urging the government to treat it as a ‘wake-up…
Thursday, 02 April 2020 21:47
China: watching Wuhan
As coronavirus ravages the world, many are now watching Wuhan slowly emerging from two months’ complete lockdown - the population cautiously (with masks and gloves) moving about. The world is now in an extraordinary and precarious…
Thursday, 02 April 2020 21:45
Pakistan: a prayer request
A Christian brother asks us to pray for Pakistan, where this crisis will play out very differently. Prime minister Imran Khan said he won't be able to lock down cities fully because of the poverty. Citizens…