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Friday, 04 March 2016 12:16
Haiti: refugees in the Dominican Republic
Haiti and the Dominican Republic share both the island of Hispaniola and a painful and controversial history. On Tuesday the former Guatemala president said that the international community has abandoned Haiti to its fate and left…
Friday, 04 March 2016 12:14
Brazil: containing and researching the Zika virus
Today a week-long meeting by officials including the director-general of the World Health Organisation and the director of the Pan American Health Organisation has ended. They met with top Brazilian officials, including the minister of health.…
Friday, 04 March 2016 12:11
India: new partnership to catch traffickers
A US anti-trafficking organisation, in partnership with a Nepalese NGO, has just completed a first-of-its-kind raid and arrest of two major traffickers. For the first time, the Indian Police Special Task force partnered with US and…
Friday, 04 March 2016 12:09
USA: Trump and Israel
Following Donald Trump’s ‘Super Tuesday’ win of eight US states in the primary contests, the question of what a Trump presidency would mean for Israel is being discussed. He told CNN, ‘As president there is nothing…
Friday, 26 February 2016 10:44
Iran: elections - things we should know
Today Iranians are voting for a new parliament and for the body that appoints the country's most powerful official, the Supreme Leader. These ballots are the first since the lifting of sanctions and will indicate the…
Friday, 26 February 2016 10:40
Iran: 450 new believers baptised
More than 240 Iranians were baptised recently in two large celebrations in the Iran region. According to Elam Ministries a further sixteen were baptised in a smaller service, and about 200 more are to be baptised…