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Friday, 22 September 2017 10:11
Bankrupt Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has been in a painful recession since 2006; previous governments dug it deeper into debt by borrowing to pay operating expenses, year after year. For the last two years, officials have been seeking assistance…
Friday, 22 September 2017 10:08
USA: Warriors for Christ, schoolroom sex video
Rich Penkoski, a conservative Christian parent in West Virginia, voiced concern after Jackie Coffin, a middle school teacher, showed her class of 13-year-olds a suicide-prevention music video that featured hip hop music, two male high school…
Friday, 22 September 2017 10:02
Pakistan/USA relationship
A brother in Pakistan writes, ‘Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif continues to resist being thrown out of government for corruption. He denies the accusations, and is still trying to run the party. His children are bringing…
Friday, 22 September 2017 09:59
Australia: same-sex vote
There is an expectation in Australia that once the result of the same-sex marriage postal vote is announced on 15 November the matter will be resolved once and for all. According to opinion polls a Yes…
Friday, 15 September 2017 09:39
Caribbean: recovery after Irma
Hurricane Irma only grazed Havana, but it remains largely still in the dark. It could take weeks for the power to be fully returned. The damage and loss across the Caribbean is immense. Pray for those…
Friday, 15 September 2017 09:36
Myanmar: ‘ethnic cleansing' and mission
On 11 September the UN human rights chief called the military operation targeting Rohingya Muslims ‘a textbook example of ethnic cleansing’, and urged the government to end its current cruel ‘security’ operations. High-profile individuals have publicly…