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Thursday, 14 August 2014 01:00
Israel: Hamas' political interests overlook people's needs
Bassem Eid, a senior Palestinian human rights activist and political commentator, writes on the website of i24 News, ‘The majority of Palestinians oppose firing rockets into Israel. The Palestinians have understood that these rockets will achieve…
Thursday, 14 August 2014 01:00
West Africa: Ebola - cultural practices and weak health systems
Ebola is spread through close physical contact with infected people in West African countries practices around religion and death involve close physical contact. All previous outbreaks of Ebola occurred in places where the disease was already…
Thursday, 14 August 2014 01:00
Pakistan: Protest marches and Christian persecution
A Believer in Pakistan writes, ‘He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him. Daniel 2:21-22. Al…
Thursday, 14 August 2014 01:00
Cuba: First new church since 1959
Twenty-five tonnes of scrap metal are at the heart of a major religious recycling project - the plan is to transform them into the first Catholic church built in Communist Cuba since the 1959 revolution. The…
Thursday, 07 August 2014 01:00
West Africa: Ebola enters Nigeria as World Bank pledges financial support
Lagos has eight suspected cases of Ebola with one case confirmed, all came into contact with Nigeria's first victim who died. On Tuesday the World Bank pledged $200 million towards containing the virus. A doctor in…
Thursday, 07 August 2014 01:00
Middle East: Ceasefire and negotiations
At the time of preparing this article the latest Gaza ceasefire enters its second day. There is tentative relief to millions on both sides and Palestinian and Israeli teams prepare for tough talks in Cairo. Riyad…